Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH, president-elect of the American Public Health Association will discuss social determinants of health as they relate to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community on Monday, January 24, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Following her talk, John Wong, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Nursing and Department of Occupational Therapy, will moderate the Q&A. Register. This event is open to the public. Please circulate widely.

David Stovall, PhD, a professor in the departments of Black Studies and Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will be the next Baugh visiting faculty scholar. He will present on Thursday, February 17, Noon–1:15 p.m. Dr. Stovall's discussion will engage the relationship between racism and health. As communities of color in large cities are bearing the brunt of the current COVID pandemic, health professionals throughout the country are slowly coming to grips with the fact that structural racism deeply impacts health outcomes. Through the use of critical public health and critical epidemiology, we are able to understand that while many understand the current health crisis to be new, others have known it has been with us for time immemorial. Register. This event is open to the public. Please circulate widely.

The most recent Power, Privilege, and Positionality event was held on Wednesday, January 12. Justice Shorter, a Disability Justice advocate and Black Disabled Lives Matter amplifier, and Subini Annamma, an associate professor of education at Stanford, were on a panel moderated by Jammy Millet, associate director of social justice education and student engagement. This was the last iteration of PPP focusing on the intersection of race, disability, and health.

JEDI Fellow Kana Sakai is the recipient of the Stephanie Macaluso '88 Leadership Award. This award recognizes one SON student annually, at the completion of the Generalist Level curriculum, who best exemplifies the following qualities:

Gayun Chan-Smutko, associate chair in the Department of Genetic Counseling at MGH Institute of Health Professions, is a co-recipient of the Audrey Heimler Special Projects Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors. The award will fund a year-long project in 2022, “Intra-Professional Anti-Racism Dialogue Series,” or IPADS, for 100 practicing genetic counselors across the U.S. Guy has been a member of the JEDI Council, BSU Leading for Change REJI committee, MGB Community of Practice, IHP Community of Practice, and many JEDI-focused committees and groups. Thank you for all of your contributions ot the IHP as well as in the field of genetic counseling!

JEDI Council member Sarah McKinnon, OTD, director of the Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at MGH Institute of Health Professions, received the 2021 Linda Savino Political Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Association of Occupational Therapy for her contributions in the area of political activism.

Cox, R. & Roy, K. (2021) Social determinants of education to meet the diverse learning needs of students Incorporating Intersectionality in Nursing Education. Podium presentation at 2021 AACN Diversity Symposium November 9-10

Roy, K., Hunt, K., Fletcher, K., & Sakai, K. (2021) Social justice in nursing education: a way forward. Poster presentation at 2021 AACN Diversity Symposium November 9-10.

Gona, C., Pusey-Reid, C., Reidy, P., & Tagliareni, E. (2021) Navigating the road to racial justice and equity in a school of nursing : a faculty development program. Podium presentation at the 47th Annual NONPF Conference.

Reidy, P., Tagliareni, E., & Nicholas, P. (2021) Building Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in a School of Nursing . Poster presentation at the 2021 American Academy of Nursing Health Policy Conference, Washington DC on October 8, 2021

Pusey-Reid. E., Gona, C., Reidy, P., & Tagliareni, ME (2021) The Journey Towards Social Justice and Equity in a School of Nursing (SON) Poster presentation at the AACN Transform 2021 in Dallas Texas on December 2nd

Swales, S., Sakai, K., King, C., & Reidy, P. (2021) JEDI Curriculum Integration: Bridging the Gaps in Nursing Education Programs" has been selected for a Poster Presentation at AACN's Transform 2021 Conference in Dallas, TX.

We would like to seek your feedback to better understand your experiences as a PPP facilitator so that we can continue to make improvements: Microsoft Forms. The feedback facilitators provided us after the last PPP helped us to make process and training improvements. For instance, we created a checklist for all facilitators of upcoming deadlines. We also made modifications to the PPP breakout discussion and dedicated time during the PPP facilitator training to discuss logistics.

This the last PPP around the theme of health at the intersection of disability and race, I will be assessing this PPP series as well as the structures that we implemented. If you would like to be involved in deeper conversation and brainstorming during this revision time, please use this form to provide your email address.

Please email jedi@mghihp.edu to share any news, updates, JEDI-related projects with us. If there are JEDI-related resources you use and would like to share with others, please let us know. We would love to celebrate with you as well as share information about resources with the IHP community in our Newsletter!

In this issue of Academic Medicine, "a collection of articles has been assembled on the topic of ethical issues in health professions education research and closely related ethics topics" (p.1). Learn more.

This report was published in December 2021 and describes how, "Massachusetts data, despite its limitations, reveals deep and pervasive health inequities and disparities experienced by racial and ethnic groups in the Commonwealth today, resulting from a long history of structural racism and health and social systems not designed to support everyone equitably" (p. 3). View report.

NASPA recently published this issue brief by Ali and Westley Chamberlain. "The number of proposed state-level policies targeting transgender and gender nonbinary individuals has sharply increased over the last several years. The continued consideration of restrictive state-level policies threatens the well-being of students on and off campus. This brief offers key takeaways about the current landscape of state-level legislation pertaining to transgender and gender nonbinary students, highlights insights from existing resources, and recommends strategies to advocate for students." Learn more.

This is just a friendly reminder to complete your MGB HealthStream trainings before the January 28th deadline.

The Financial Aid Office is available to assist students who may be experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The Financial Aid Committee will review each application submitted to determine if a student is eligible for funding. We encourage students who have experienced financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 crisis to apply.

The JEDI Fellows created a JEDI Community D2L page. Self-enroll to get all of the latest JEDI events in one place. The JEDI team curated a Padlet with resources (password: IHPJEDI) and a few book lists on Bookshop.

CCPH in partnership with the Detroit Urban Research Center is hosting a national webinar as part of Detroit URC's Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership Academy. The webinar is being organized as a virtual round-table of academic and community CBPR practitioners discussing how they have pivoted during the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice, and how they have handled the challenges and opportunities of rapidly developing and long-standing partnerships using a CBPR approach. January 20th at 3pm ET. Register.

January 20 at 4pm ET: During this 60 minute interactive webinar, experts will answer your most pressing questions on effective social media communication strategies and share the best practices for leveraging social media in your community -- especially with limited resources and small budgets. Two local communities will also highlight equity centered approaches that ensure public health communications reach our most vulnerable populations, feature culturally competent content and resources, and combat misinformation. Register.

Save the Dates! January Regional Meetings (Hybrid Events) | 9:30am – 11:00am

• January 25th - Springfield region - Western New England University

• January 26th - Boston region – Northeastern University

• January 27th - Worcester region – Holy Cross

Featuring Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington. Register.

Join a conversation with, poet, artist, & writer Tema Okun to discuss the application of her widely shared work "White Supremacy Culture" January 27, 7-8pm. Sliding scale $10-25. Learn more.

FREE conference on January 29, 9 am to 3 pm EST. There are a number of speakers who will discuss a range of topics spanning from imposter syndrome, professional development, to women in leadership. This event is open to MGH Institute of Health Professions affiliates and others who are in the health professions. Register.

Colleges of the Fenway and NEHERC co-host this monthly coffee hour for faculty and staff of color at colleges and universities in MA. It happens every first Friday of each month. Register.

February 9, 2022 | 12 PM ET | // Virtual // The Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) and the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health & Social Medicine are pleased to invite Dave Wilson to the Indigenous Health & Well-Being Colloquium series. Zoom link - no registration required..

MGH IHP has an institutional membership to Academic Impressions, so this conference is free for IHP faculty and staff.

MGH IHP faculty and staff register for free.