Geraldine Young

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About Geraldine Young

J R Young Health Equity Institute, a nonprofit, charitable organization, established to improve education and health equity in the Mississippi Delta and beyond starting at its heart, Greenville, MS. The mission is to create excellence in inclusive, equitable healthcare education by supporting and preparing diverse students, faculty, healthcare providers, patients, families, communities, and organizations to provide competency-based, equitable, team-based care and advocate for social and distributive justice in healthcare. The vision is to make global healthcare education and health equity a reality regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, socioeconomic status, nationality, religion, geographical location, ability/disability and/or veteran status. The purpose is to create programs and initiatives grounded in healthcare education, research, clinical practice, and administration to reach education and health equity. The concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, antiracism, interprofessionalism, and quality improvement will be an integral part of these programs and initiatives. Flexible classroom and executive offices serve as the platforms for development, implementation, evaluation, progress monitoring, and delivery of health education and services to ameliorate health disparities and improve equity and outcomes. The objective is to build an education institute and support a diverse college of health professions to service the Mississippi Delta and beyond to address the social determinants of health and health disparities (inequities). The overarching goal is to create a culture of belonging in education and healthcare. Please support and partner with J R Young HEI on the trajectory to build a model for a healthier Mississippi Delta. This model will be disseminated statewide, nationally, and internationally to improve education and health equity.#educationalequity #healthequity #workequity #researchequity #competencybasededucation #interprofessionaleducation #partnerships As the founder of J R Young HEI, Dr. Young embodies the ground-breaking knowledge, skills, and attitude to lead in the paradigm shift of nursing and healthcare. She has dedicated over 20 years of her career to educating the next generation of nursing leaders. She has innovatively supported the nursing profession in weathering social change and the pandemic. Dr. Young is in a position to address educational and health disparities to tackle the complex healthcare delivery system and transform care to improve health equity.