Legislative Session Starts; MMA to Focus on 5 Major Issues
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State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
September 18 Forum to Address Trauma-Informed Care and Health Equity
August 15, 2024
The MMA will present a virtual forum on “Trauma-Informed Care: An Approach to Advancing Health Equity” from noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, September 18.
The experience of systemic racism is a source of trauma. This forum will explore how providers can provide trauma-informed care that promotes equity and healing.
The session will feature subject matter experts Marie Nutter, BSN, RN, CNOR and Viann Nguyen-Feng, Pd.D., MPH. It will be moderated by Maria Svetaz, MD, MPH, who authored one of the first-ever racism and health position papers for any national academy.
The forum objectives include:
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Understand how racism is a source of trauma that can impact health outcomes.
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Recognize how race-related trauma can impact health behaviors and interactions with health care.
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Identify ways that physicians can use trauma-informed care to advance health equity
To register for the free event, click here.
Thank you to our forum sponsor: COPIC.
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