Connect with the Sullivan Alliance- 07-24-2014 Looking for new mental health info for diverse populations? @APAPsychiatric has new materials: http://t.co/gtMQv2UDGc #APADiversity
- 07-24-2014 July is Diversity Mental Health Month. Check out this great infographic from @APAPsychiatric http://t.co/2mag8KKU6E
- 07-17-2014 Read//RT the July SA Leadership blog "On campus to online: What are my choices for learning? @rsgold @UMDPublicHealth http://t.co/Z3zyiiMXCH
- 07-02-2014 Hiring a dental therapist helped a community health clinic cut month-long wait times by nearly half. http://t.co/nOF5CmXKd9 #oralhealth
The Sullivan Alliance seeks to strengthen the capacity and quality of the nation’s health workforce by increasing the numbers of ethnic and racial minorities within the health professions. Alliance activities focus on the intersection of health, education and health workforce.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, formed The Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions in January 2005. With operations expanding around the country and the world, the Alliance established itself as a separate 501c.3 non-profit organization in 2011.
1 in 3 Americans
is a member of a racial or ethnic minority group. For those under the age of 20, the percentage rises to 43%. For those under age 1, it is 50.4%.
U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2043
there will be no majority population in the United States. Yet, today only 12.3% of physicians, 7% of dentists, 10% of pharmacists, and 11% of Registered Nurses are of a racial or ethnic minority group.
The lack of minority health professionals
has a profound impact on access to care and quality of care - and is a major contributor to health disparities in the United States.
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