Hennepin Healthcare hires first chief health equity officer Her role at the hospital system is to help eliminate racial disparities in care. February 22, 2021 3:27pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Nneka Sederstrom has been hired to be the first chief health equity officer at Hennepin Healthcare, the health care system announced Monday.
Her appointment comes at a time when there is a growing understanding in health care that systemic racism within institutions contributes to health disparities for people of color and Black and Indigenous communities. We feel strongly that to change the trajectory of our community, we need to change how healthcare is delivered from the ground up, Hennepin Healthcare CEO Jennifer DeCubellis said in a statement.
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