Cultural Competency in Healthcare

October 20, 2022, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm CT

This training will inform healthcare providers, patients, and all who are interested in related matters about several current challenges facing patients and providers. The history of maternal/ gynecological healthcare, disability access, and low socioeconomic status healthcare options will be discussed. Particular interest will be given to the intersectionality of race and gender regarding the Black maternal/infant mortality rate, and why this group sees such poor outcomes regardless of education level or socioeconomic status. Participants will learn about the true cause of disparity in healthcare treatment along with what is needed to make healthcare equitable.

Speaker

Ebony Mack hails from NYC where she received a BA in psychology from City University of New York. She obtained her MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2018 and was honored to be the speaker at the ceremony for her graduating class in Social Work. She also became a member of the Phi Alpha honor society that year.

Ebony’s perspective is derived from being an adoptive parent, an adoptee, and a social worker. She has over fifteen years of professional experience that includes seven years helping families and children navigate the journey of adoption. She is a proud mom of her 22 year old son, who came to her family at age 17, and her daughter, who was just born in December 2018.

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