9 Simple Solutions to Achieve Health Equity: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Patients by Mauvareen Beverley
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D73NNN2V
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Nine Simple Solutions to Achieve Health Equity: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Patients by Dr. Beverley presents actionable strategies to transform health disparity into health equity. Drawing from her extensive interactions with over 1,000 diverse patients, Dr. Beverley introduces innovative approaches, like “The Bridge Team,” to enhance outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Dr. Beverley offers a clear roadmap supported by real-life stories, addressing the critical gap between patient perception and reality. She emphasizes simple, empathetic solutions to prevent complex health issues, stressing the importance of recognizing patients as multifaceted individuals with roles beyond their medical conditions.
This essential guide advocates for cultural competence across all patient demographics, highlighting the often-overlooked needs of the English-speaking Black population who are not included in the need for cultural competence. Dr. Beverley also provides historical insights into the health crises faced by Black communities, underscoring the need for equitable, compassionate care inclusive of individuals with Sickle Cell Disease.
Echoing Hippocrates, Dr. Beverley reminds us: “It is more important to know the person who has the disease than the disease who has the person.” This book is a vital resource for healthcare professionals and patients committed to achieving health equity and improving health outcomes.
About the author
Mauvareen Beverley, M.D. is the President of Mauvareen Beverley, M.D., PLLC, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist. She is an executive-level physician and a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) with over twenty years of experience advocating for improving patient engagement and cultural competence for all populations, especially African American communities. As Assistant Vice President, Physician Advisor for NYC Health + Hospitals, she sponsored the first Conference on Improving the Health of the Elderly Black Population. Under her leadership as Deputy Executive Director of Kings County Hospital, she led her team to implement innovative strategies for improved equitable health outcomes and decreased Congestive Heart Failure readmission from 30 percent to 18.7 percent in less than two years.
Dr. Beverley is a national thought leader and expert in patient engagement and health equity. She has lectured extensively on health disparities, patient engagement and valuing the human experience.
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