Pediatrics Grand Rounds: Health Equity Lectureship

Friday April5,2024

12:30–1:30p.m. atPediatricGrandRounds

Mt.Oxford

2ndFloorConferenceCenter

Children’sHospitalColorado

orviaZoom:

https://bit.ly/PedsGR24

“Reflectingonthe HealthEquity Journey”

Diversity,Equity andInclusion

TheDepartmentofPediatrics valuesanequitable environmentthatallows everyoneachancetothrive andsucceed.Webelieve diversity,inclusion,equity andwellnessleadto excellence,andweare committedtosupportand fosterprogramsthatrespect andvalueeveryindividual’s uniquecharacteristics, promoteacultureofwellness andcreateopportunitiesto servethecommunity.

BenjaminDanielson,MD

ClinicalProfessorofPediatrics

UniversityofWashingtonSchoolofMedicine

BartonDistinguishedEndowedChairfor YouthJusticeandHealthEquity Director,AlliesinHealthierSystemsforHe AbundanceinYouth

BenjaminDanielson,MD,wastheseniormedicaldirectorforover20 yearsattheOdessaBrownChildren’sClinic,wherehecombinedpatient care,clinicleadershipandcommunityadvocacy.Danielsonserveson variousboardsofhealth-relatedorganizations,philanthropic organizationsandcommunitygroupsdedicatedtohealthissues.He chairstheGovernor’sInteragencyCouncilonHealthDisparities,cochairedtheGovernor’sTaskForceoncreatinganOfficeofEquity,chairs theGroupHealthFoundationBoard,isaboardmemberonKingCounty’s ChildrenandYouthAdvisoryBoard,andhasbeenonKingCounty’s BoardofHealth.

DanielsonwasamemberoftheWashingtonStateHealthBenefit Exchangeinthefirstseveralyearsfromitsinception.Heisonanumber oforganizationalboardsincluding:theUniversityofWashington Foundation,AmaraAdoptionandFosterCareServices,andtheCenter forChildrenandYouthJustice.Hehasprovidedmanyaddressesin numerousvenuesincludingtheUniversityofWashington’s CommencementAddressin2018.

TheunifyingthreadinDanielson’sactivitiesrelatestopromotingwellbeinganddignity,especiallyforcommunitieswhohavebeenpushed aside.Hehasfoundopportunitieswithinandoutsideofsystemsto advocateinpartnershipwithgroupsandindividualswhoarededicated andpassionateaboutcreatingabetterworld.Herealizesheistheleast usefulmemberofthecircleshejoins,andheisinspired–everyday–by thechildren,families,communitiesandorganizationswithwhomhe interacts.

Pediatricsandsupportingcommunities organizesanannualweekofeventsto celebratedifferencethatculminateswith ourHealthEquityLectureship.