Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children’s Minnesota, shared how the organization is addressing numerous issues impacting the health of kids and the community in a recent CEO Viewpoint interview with Scottsdale Institute.
Emma Wenzel, clinic manager at our Partners in Pediatrics Maple Grove clinic, has been working at Children’s Minnesota helping kids for seven years now. She is sharing all her favorite things about her career below.
We need more Black blood donors. To understand why, you need to know the history.
Adriene Thornton, health equity manager, has been working at Children’s Minnesota helping kids for 26 years now. She is sharing all her favorite things about her career below.
The honor from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on LGBT Health and Wellness recognizes the outstanding work Dr. Goepferd has done in advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth and families in Minnesota and the region.
James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Minnesota, was selected for a panel discussion focusing on the importance of recruiting and retaining professionals of color.
If you’re not convinced yet that there’s a mental health crisis in Minnesota, maybe this statistic will persuade you: In 2021, Children’s Minnesota saw a 30% increase in the number of kids coming to our emergency departments with mental health concerns. Let that sink in for a moment. And then there’s this: In 2021, for the first time, suicidal ideation was one of the top 5 diagnoses at Children’s Minnesota. The numbers are even tougher for certain groups of kids.
Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce that James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Minnesota, was selected among Savoy Magazine’s 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.
In the Talking Pediatrics podcast Health Equity Actions: When Racial Bias is Built Into Our Medical Tools, guest host Adriene Thornton dives into this complex area of health equity with Siman Nuurali, a change management consultant at Children’s Minnesota. Thornton is the manager of health equity at Children’s Minnesota.
James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Minnesota, will talk about best practices and share what he’s learned during a panel discussion at an upcoming “DEI Update” forum sponsored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.