The Chicago-based Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA) has announced a $1.5 million grant to address health disparities through public hospitals and community health centers.

Awarded through Kaiser Permanente’s fund at the East Bay Community Foundation in Oakland, California, the grant will help foster the education and engagement of board and executive leadership of healthcare groups. The grant also will support the BDHEA’s Board Diversification and Inclusion Project, which aims to increase representation on healthcare boards.

“Our duty as healthcare board members extends beyond oversight; it’s a commitment to the heart of care,” said BDHEA board chair Caretha Coleman. “This grant empowers our shepherds of health equity to forge a path toward justice, ensuring that those facing the harshest conditions and barriers find high-quality, equitable care.”

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