Nominations accepted through March 21
As Dartmouth Health nears one year since the creation of its Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), we reflect on what has been accomplished, and look forward to much more work to be done, in our mission to nurture a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Much of this inspiration comes from people right in our communities who step up and lead the way to creating a more just and equitable society.
In the spirit of honoring these heroes, Dartmouth Health's Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Employee Resource Group (BIPOC ERG), which works to promote belonging, safety, and unity by relationship building and contributing to the community in meaningful ways, announces Dartmouth Health's first-annual Community Impact Social Justice Awards. The three categories for nominations include a community member, a youth community member under age 24 and a Dartmouth Health employee. Nominees should meet the following criteria:
- Actively engaged in demonstrated social justice action aimed at making the lives of others and/or communities better
- Engaged in empowerment of marginalized individuals and/or communities
- Engaged in community organizing and systems change that promote human rights and social justice action
- Demonstrated evidence of ongoing inclusive change in the community/communities within which the individual(s) work
"Our BIPOC ERG is truly 'walking the talk' of our DEIB mission, and our upcoming Community Impact Social Justice Awards is an outstanding example of this group showcasing the individuals making our communities better," said Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD, FACOG, MBA, vice president of DEIB at Dartmouth Health. "At Dartmouth Health, we are invested in the health of the communities we serve and whole-heartedly support those who are doing the critical work within those communities to make them fairer and more inclusive."
Nominations for the Community Impact Social Justice Awards are being accepted through Tuesday, March 21. To nominate someone, go to our Community Impact Social Justice Award Nomination Form. The awards ceremony will be held at the New Hampshire Audubon Society, located at 84 Silk Farm Road in Concord, on Saturday, April 29, at 6 pm. To purchase tickets, go to our Community Impact Social Justice Awards event page. For more information, email BIPOC-ERG@hitchcock.org.
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Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.