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3) Look at CalvertHealth’s Parish Nurses program as a model.

4) More CalvertHealth’s mobile health vans and for mobile health vans for each county.
5) Establishment of an Equity Coordinator position for each county.

6) Encourage faith organizations to develop health awareness, advocacy training, nutrition
programs, parish nurses, support groups for medical personnel, and anti-bias training.

7) Encourage local business to support health programs with training for their workers.
8) Community Health Need Assessments are required by the Affordable Care Act every four
years. The results should be widely addressed and the proposed proactive actions should be
actively supported by all aspects of health care, businesses, schools, organizations,
governments and faith communities.

9) Improve communications with the general public. Encourage local news outlets to pay more
attention to health care issues and initiatives in Southern Maryland.

10) Work with the library systems to promote education and information.
11) A working collaboration between public health, hospitals, private practices, emergency health
units (EMT’s) and the county commissioners or councils should be expected and transparent.

Education
Education and training are keys to addressing many health care inequities.

1) Teach, at all levels of education, accurate history regarding African Americans and people of
color in Southern Maryland including how past events have impacted their health and
economic situations today. Assure that the history is available in the schools, libraries and the
historical societies.

2) Substantial bias and racism training should be provided for all medical providers at all levels
with follow-up and monitoring.

3) Hospitals need to assume responsibility for the education and behaviors of their medical staffs
in offsite offices.

4) Doctors should receive training in cultural competencies.

5) Providers should educate themselves on how to effectively interact with people of color.

6) Provide advocacy training for individuals for self-advocacy and to support friends and family.

7) Provide trained advocate positions within doctors’ offices and health care institutions.

8) Provide education for younger adults and children explaining why older generations have been
reluctant to seek health care.

9) Individuals need to understand the process within the system that allows for reporting of
incidents.

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