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Racial Disparity in Healthcare for Racial Disparity in Healthcare for Children with Special NeedsChildren with Special Needs

Delanor Manson, RN, BSN, CNA, MA, Delanor Manson, RN, BSN, CNA, MA, CPHQCPHQ

Eugene Foster, Ed.D.Eugene Foster, Ed.D.

Deirdre Cummings, M.Ed., J.D.Deirdre Cummings, M.Ed., J.D.

Commission for Children withSpecial Health Care Needs2007 Conference

AGENDA/ ObjectivesAGENDA/ Objectives What is institutional racism- what are we talking What is institutional racism- what are we talking

about? (Delanor)about? (Delanor) What are other areas of the Cabinet doing about What are other areas of the Cabinet doing about

this? (Delanor) this? (Delanor) What are the national trends/ Kentucky trends? What are the national trends/ Kentucky trends?

(Delanor)(Delanor) Why do institutions need to take a look at this? Why do institutions need to take a look at this?

(Eugene)(Eugene) What is the Commission doing? What does the What is the Commission doing? What does the

data tell us we are doing right? (Eugene)data tell us we are doing right? (Eugene) Where do we go from here? (Deedee)Where do we go from here? (Deedee) What do we need to work on further? (Deedee)What do we need to work on further? (Deedee) What can I do? (Deedee)What can I do? (Deedee)

Commission for Children withSpecial Health Care Needs2007 Conference

We have made certain assumptions about certain We have made certain assumptions about certain groups…groups…

and it has defined the way we treat and it has defined the way we treat the families we serve.the families we serve.

At the Cabinet we believe that every At the Cabinet we believe that every child should experience our health child should experience our health and service system EQUALLY.and service system EQUALLY.

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Our lens…Our lens…

As Americans there As Americans there are subtle viewpoints are subtle viewpoints

in our lens that we in our lens that we need to examine.need to examine.

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The Race QuizThe Race Quiz

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Images tell a storyImages tell a story

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Systems that support childrenSystems that support childrenFamily

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Advocacy groups

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Churches, religious groups

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Healthcare

NeighborsEducation

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Children of Color ExperienceChildren of Color Experience

Disproportionate Disproportionate RepresentationRepresentation:: Percentage of Percentage of children of a certain race in general census children of a certain race in general census population compared to the percentage of population compared to the percentage of children of the same group in a system.children of the same group in a system.

Disparate Treatment and Disparate Treatment and Outcomes:Outcomes: When comparing When comparing minority to non-minority, children of color are minority to non-minority, children of color are treat differently and outcomes based on the treat differently and outcomes based on the treatment are different.treatment are different.