Diversity Resources
The Catholic Health Association and the Catholic health care ministry are committed to diversity — both in the workforce and in meeting the needs of diverse patients.
CHA is a co-founder of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management and continues to work closely on its initiatives. CHA has a Special Committee on Diversity that addresses the issue and the CHA Board of Trustees approved several recommendations from the committee in 2005. Those recommendations reaffirm our commitment to expanding representation of historically underrepresented groups in health care, on the board, and on board and administrative committees, and on staff.
CHA additionally addresses the issue through advocacy and education.
Articles in Catholic Health World and Health Progress examine the commitment to diversity in the health care workforce.
- Communication Strategies Vital to Vision, Mission (Health Progress, November-December 2010)
Elaine Bauer, M.A., FACHE
- Beyond Accommodation - Diversity Is Part of Who We Are (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Fr. Charles E. Bouchard, OP, S.T.D.
- Cultural Competence an Ongoing Quest (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Jeff Thies, M.A., M.Div., D.Min.
- Managing Diversity A Look at Where We Are (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Karen M. Sandrick
- Medical Ethics Zimbabwe-Style (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Fr. Thomas Nairn, OFM, Ph.D.
- Medical Interpreters Can Save Money, Lives (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Susan C. Thomson, M.A., M.B.A.
- A Parish Nurse Works With Refugees from Burundi (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Mary Beth Basch, B.S.N., RN
- Programs Groom Managers and Candidates for Boards (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Patrick T. Reardon
- A Rich Tapestry Weaving in Commitment (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Michael Rodgers, M.S.
- Six Montha and Counting (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Mark Crawford
- Welcoming All Honoring Their Beliefs (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Julie Trocchio, RN, M.S.
- What's That You Said? (Health Progress, July-August 2010)
Patricia Corrigan
- Let's Look Ahead, Prepare For Trends (Health Progress, March-April 2010)
Elaine Bauer, M.A., FACHE
- Communication Helps Seniors Age in Place (Health Progress, November-December 2009)
Morgan Gable
- Building Diversity at Catholic Healthcare West (Health Progress, July-August 2008)
Lloyd H. Dean
- Taiwanese and American Nurses Benefit From Exchange Program (Health Progress, January-February 2008)
Florence Folami, RN and J. Suzie Couch, RN
- Diversity is a Leadership Responsibility (Health Progress, September-October 2007)
Joseph R. Swedish
- A Fresh Look at Two Past Achievement Citation Winners (Health Progress, July-August 2007)
Beverly Littlejohn and Ron Sorenson
- Regaining Minorities' Trust (Health Progress, May-June 2007)
Fr. Peter Clark, SJ, Ph.D., Sr. Megan Brown, RSM, DMin and Mathew Mathew, MD
- Diversity is at the Core of Who We Are (Health Progress, January-February 2007)
Yvonne Tisdel
- Making Global Solidarity Local (Health Progress, July-August 2006)
Brian R. Corbin
- Catholic Teaching and Disparities in Care (Health Progress, January-February 2006)
Scott McConnaha
- Practicing What We Preach (Health Progress, January-February 2006)
Paul Sokoloff, MPA, RN
- Putting Safety at the Core (Health Progress, January-February 2006)
Lynette Ballard
- The Ethics of Recruiting Foreign Nurses (Health Progress, November-December 2005)
Bridget Carney, Ph.D., RN
- Rural Clergy and Holistic Care (Health Progress, September-October 2005)
Margot K. Hover, Dmin
- Good Help in St. Petersburg (Health Progress,January-February 2005)
Sr. Carol E. Stovall, SSJ
- Health Planning for Immigrants (Health Progress, January-February 2005)
Karen Cameron and Eletta Hansen, RN, MPH
- Improving Care for Immigrants (Health Progress, January-February 2005)
Rhoda Weiss
- The Most Vulnerable Among Us (Health Progress, January-February 2005)
Sr. Louise O Lears, SC, Ph.D. and Sr. Jean Abbott, CSJ, LCSW
- Not Just a Fashionable Trend (Health Progress, January-February 2005)
Everard O. Rutledge, Ph.D., FACHE
- Toward Immigration Reform (Health Progress, January-February 2005)
Mark Franken
- A Warm Welcome for Refugees (Health Progress, January-February 2005)
Terrance Mcguire, Ed.D.
- Diversity in Multi-Institutional Settings (Health Progress, November-December 2004)
Sr. Karin Dufault, SP, RN, Ph.D.
- Diversity is a High Priority at CHI (Health Progress, September-October 2004)
Everard O. Rutledge, Ph.D., FACHE
- Recruiting Diverse Board Members (Health Progress, July-August 2004)
Everard O. Rutledge, Ph.D., FACHE
- Diversity in Catholic Health Care (Health Progress, May-June 2004)
Everard O. Rutledge, Ph.D., FACHE
- Prejudice and the Medical Profession (Health Progress, September-October 2003)
Fr. Peter A. Clark, SJ, Ph.D.
- The Church and Diversity (Health Progress, May-June 2003)
Philip J. Boyle, Ph.D.
- Removing Bias from Health Care (Health Progress, January-February 2003)
Everard O. Rutledge, Ph.D.
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