Health Leads Newsletter May 2022

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New Heart of Health Equity Episode Featuring Dr. Kyu Rhee of Aetna CVS Health
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In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Month, host Ashlei A. Rodgers, MPH ([link removed]) interviews Dr. Kyu Rhee ([link removed]) , Senior Vice President & Aetna Chief Medical Officer at CVS Health. Hear their candid conversation about CVS’ commitment to health equity, the intersection between public health and the private sector, data philanthropy and the importance of positive AAPI representation.
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Mental Health Resources for
the AAPI Community
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Not only is it AAPI Heritage Month, but it is also Mental Health Awareness Month. Racism and xenophobia, discrimination, harassment, and violence have a serious impact on the well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Check out this helpful list of mental health resources by Very Well.

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Building Thriving, Connected Communities via
Community Referral Networks

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How can community referral networks advance racial health equity? VP of Research & Development Sheena Nahm McKinlay ([link removed]) shares our community centric approach to redesigning these systems - making it easier to get connected to essential resources like food, housing, and childcare - in this explainer video.
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Heading Upstream to the
Social Determinants of Health

How do the ways healthcare systems address individual health-related social needs drive societal awareness around what we need to do for SDOH?" Our Chief Medical Officer Damon Francis ([link removed]) is featured with former Health Leads Director Therese Wetterman ([link removed]) in this Managed Healthcare article discussing upstream interventions to turn SDOH into action & lasting change.

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Health Leads is Hiring!

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We're excited to be expanding our team! We are searching for a:
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Join us and play a role in ensuring that every person has the agency to achieve health with dignity. Learn more about our org, read the job descriptions and apply below! Not a fit for you? Please share this job in your network!
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What We're Watching and Reading
Our top picks in honor of AAPI Heritage Month!
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Minor Feelings - An Asian American Reckoning ([link removed])

Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America. Its relentless and riveting pursuit of vital questions around family and friendship, art and politics, identity and individuality, will change the way you think about our world.

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AAPI Women Lead - Community Care Series ([link removed])

AAPI Women Lead and #ImReady Movement hosts this online series of workshops, interviews, exercises that are led by our community leaders to help us understand what is going on with the pandemic and what we can do (including health and wellness lessons), specifically as Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

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Smithsonian - We Are Not A Stereotype ([link removed])

This "We are not a stereotype: Breaking Down Asian Pacific American Bias" video series by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American center explores and challenges the complexity surrounding the term Asian Pacific American, breaking it down into topics that span multiple timelines, geographies, and identities.

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