DEI COMMITTEE IMBEDDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION INTO HEABC’S DAILY OPERATIONS In 2021, HEABC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee brought together a diverse group of staff members to participate in a series of facilitated sessions to develop recommendations with respect to how to move forward with HEABC’s DEI work. The DEI Committee’s main focus over the last several months has been to identify training and development opportunities for HEABC staff to provide foundational knowledge around topics such as unconscious bias, creating an inclusive workplace, allyship, mental health, cultural safety and humility in relation to health care and Indigenous-specific anti-racism. The Committee will be running the following training in 2022: •
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training for Leaders, consisting of two half-day workshops (Fall 2022)
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training for team members—half-day session (Summer/ Fall 2022)
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Mental Health First Aid training for 10 HEABC staff members who would then become organizational resources—currently underway with some staff already trained
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Cultural Safety & Humility Workshops (April/ May 2022)
The committee has organized the above training to offer the most equitable number of opportunities to staff and leaders who wish to begin, or deepen, their understanding of DEI work. Through these training opportunities, HEABC will begin to build DEI into the organization’s day-to-day operations and ensure that these principles inform how we continuously grow into a more inclusive organization. The uptake by staff has been very high for those opportunities currently available and the committee is looking forward to continuing that momentum into the summer and fall.
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