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CHEST’s vision of being the global leader in advancing best patient outcomes in chest medicine cannot be achieved without also achieving health equity. CHEST is committed to partnership with our entire community, both internal and external, in achieving their fullest health potential by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, or any other consequences of social position or socially influenced circumstances experienced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color.
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In spring 2024, CHEST formed a new task force to surface a more comprehensive and concrete understanding of the areas in which documented and experienced health disparities exist across the landscape of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
The goals of the Health Equity Task Force are to:
Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, FCCP Chair
Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA Deb Banerjee, MD, FCCP Aaron Baugh, MD Gustavo Cortes Puentes, MD Brinda Desai, MD Alanna Kavanaugh, EdD, CCRN Chien-Ching Li, PhD, MPH
Adam (Adan) Mora, MD, FCCP Eduardo Núñez, MD John Odackal, MD Lorriane Odhiambo, PhD Stella Ogake, MD, FCCP Annie Rusk, MD Geneva Tatem, MD, FCCP
“Health inequities aren’t going away just because we want them to. We have to be deliberate in addressing them.” – Dr. Sederstrom
CHEST strives to eliminate health disparities by understanding barriers to accessing quality health care, acknowledging the impact of social determinants of health, and promoting healthy environments that help prevent lung disease before it starts. See how we have spoken out on issues that improve access to health care.