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African-American Contributions To The Field of Integrated Care

Feb 13, 2023
African-Americans have made innumerable contributions to the field of integrated primary care and behavioral health. In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to take a moment to recognize some […]

African-American Contributions To The Field of Integrated Care

February 13, 2023 by chris

African-Americans have made innumerable contributions to the field of integrated primary care and behavioral health. In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to take a moment to recognize some of these accomplishments and celebrate the individuals behind them.

The National Institutes of Health recognizes Dr. Joycelyn Elders as one such pioneer in this field. As an advocate for comprehensive healthcare delivery – which includes both physical health services and mental health services – she worked tirelessly with various agencies at federal, state, and local levels throughout her career to increase access to integrated care for all Americans; however, her focus was particularly on underserved communities that included African-American populations.

Dr. David Satcher also stands out among his peers for his commitment to this cause: he initiated nationwide efforts within Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS) organizations during his tenure as Assistant Secretary For Health from 1998–2001 and later served two terms as Surgeon General from 2001 – 2006 under President Clinton where he continued promoting integration between mental health services and primary healthcare practices via The New Freedom Initiative program intended “to eliminate disparities in access…for people living with mental illness in America” through collaborations among HHS offices including Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Institute Of Mental Health (NIMH).

Additionally, there are numerous grassroots initiatives led by African-Americans across our country working tirelessly every day towards providing quality integrated care services within their respective communities despite limited resources or support. Here within our CFHA community, we celebrate the African-American primary care providers, social workers, psychologists, care managers, psychiatrists, clinic administrators, and others who make contributions each day to improve the health of their communities.

As we celebrate, however, we also recognize the work that needs to be done within the primary care and behavioral health workforce to increase representation. Despite the significant contributions of African-Americans to integrating primary care and behavioral health, they remain underrepresented in both fields. According to data from 2018, African-Americans make up only 5% of all physicians and 5.1% of all psychologists nationwide. This is significantly lower than their population representation (13.6%). By contrast, social work has a higher representation at 19.9% (data from Zippier.com).

With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we dream of a day when patients have ample opportunity to see themselves in the care teams that care for their health and when that healthcare bridges the gaps in outcomes for all groups, but particularly our black brothers and sisters.

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Board of Directors Meet To Solidify CFHA Diversity & Equity Commitments

May 17, 2022
May 14, 2022 (Raleigh, NC) Neftali Serrano, PsyD, Chief Executive Officer After not having an in-person meeting in over three years due to the pandemic the CFHA Board of Directors […]

Board of Directors Meet To Solidify CFHA Diversity & Equity Commitments

May 17, 2022 by chris

May 14, 2022 (Raleigh, NC)

Neftali Serrano, PsyD, Chief Executive Officer

After not having an in-person meeting in over three years due to the pandemic the CFHA Board of Directors met in person in Raleigh, NC at the JC Raulston Arboretum to discuss how to continue to pursue Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) commitments as an association. The day included a discussion on the appointed member process, an important way that boards solicit diversity in their ranks as well as a review of progress on JEDI issues and plans to include expert external facilitation.

The board also engaged in a review of its strategic plan, last updated in 2019. The board generally affirmed the relevancy of the plan including a strategy screen and series of “Big Questions” developed by the board at that time. The in-person quality of the meeting, board members felt, especially helped catch-up newer board members who were not part of that process.

The CFHA board meets 6 times per year and will next have an in-person meeting as per tradition at the annual conference in October. Work on JEDI issues will be on-going in collaboration with the member-led Just Medicine Committee

Board members engaged in a SWOT analysis of CFHAs efforts with regard to JEDI.

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2021 CFHA Conference – Enduring Content

Mar 14, 2022
The recordings for CFHA 2021 Annual Conference are available. CEUs are available for almost every session. Conference – Includes concurrent sessions, plenary sessions $349 – Professionals, members or non-members$49 – […]

2021 CFHA Conference – Enduring Content

March 14, 2022 by chris

The recordings for CFHA 2021 Annual Conference are available. CEUs are available for almost every session.

Conference – Includes concurrent sessions, plenary sessions

$349 – Professionals, members or non-members
$49 – Trainee members (students, post-docs, fellows)

Extended Learning Opportunities More information

$99 – One extended learning opportunity
$198 – Two extended learning opportunities
$297 – Three or more extended learning opportunities

$49 – Trainee members (Students, post-docs, fellows)
$98 – Trainee members (Students, post-docs, fellows)
$147 – Trainee members (Students, post-docs, fellows)

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