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OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine January 2023 Perspective Highlights Reflections Innovation and Technology Nursing Division Women’s Health Education Global Local Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Article of the Month Video of the Month Our Beautiful Planet Welcome Congratulations Among the Letters Perspective Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Written by Mary Shah, MLS, AHIP Many people focus, especially in the last few years, on the importance of inclusion, equity, and diversity. You can make the argument that in the financial sector, it strengthens group dynamics and cohesion while resulting in stronger decisions and increased profit margins with greater employee and customer engagement. You can make the argument for diversity from the question of biology: that a larger gene pool increases the chance of survival and protects the species as well as the environment on which the species depends. For me, it is the right thing to do. I was raised to revere Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and practice connecting with people based on the content of their character. I have also been on the receiving end of serious hatred because of this practice. Instead of discouraging me, this confrontation has strengthened my resolve. I believe that I have an obligation to do what I can to make sure that if someone is affected by a decision, they have input and control over the process. In hearing more perspectives, I learn more and can take a larger view. Rather than blindly accept the classic status of Albert Camus’ “The Stranger,” about a French man who murders an unnamed Algerian, I learn more about humanity from Kamel Daoud’s “The Meursault Investigation” which details the same murder from the perspective of that murder victim’s brother. Rather than read Wilbur Smith’s “Cry Wolf” about three westerners trying to save Ethiopians from the Italian invasion during World War II, I gain greater insight from reading Maaza Mengiste’s “The Shadow King,” a fictionalized account of what the Ethiopians did to try to overcome the invasion of the Italians. Global Health Family Calendar Photo News Photo Gallery Resources Lake Champlain, Burlington, VT (Majid Sadigh) 2
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine January 2023 Perspective Highlights Reflections Innovation and Technology Nursing Division Women’s Health Education Global Local Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Article of the Month Video of the Month Our Beautiful Planet We mustn’t blindly accept everything from another person’s perspective. It is essential that we listen to one another with trust and respect. In making this connection, we will—as the African proverb states—go further together. References 1. Ely, R. J., & Thomas, D. A. (2020). Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business 2. Case. Harvard Business Review. https://doi.org/https://hbr.org/2020/11/ getting-serious-about-diversity-enough-already-with-the-business-case 3. Xu, S., Böttcher, L., & Chou, T. (2020). Diversity in biology: definitions, quantification and models. Physical biology, 17(3), 031001. https://doi. org/10.1088/1478-3975/ab6754 4. Malavisi, A. (2019, August 10). “Engaging Philosophy with Global Health Ethics,” Health and Human Rights Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://www.hhrjournal.org/2019/08/engaging- philosophy-with-globalhealth-ethics/ 5. King, M. L., & Washington, J. M. (1992). I have a dream: Writings and speeches that changed the world. HarperSanFrancisco. 6. Camus, A., & Ward, M. (1989). The stranger. Vintage International. 7. Daoud, K., & Cullen, J. (2015). The meursault investigation. Other Press. 8. Smith, W. A. (2018). Cry wolf. Zaffre Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre Ltd. 9. Ba, M., Gebremedhin, L. T., Masako, P., Msigallah, F., Kone, K. E., & Baird, T. L. (2021). Diversity and solidarity in global health. The Lancet. Global health, 9(4), e391–e392. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00029-2 Welcome Congratulations Among the Letters Global Health Family Calendar Photo News Photo Gallery Resources Bobcat, New Milford, CT (Rose Schwartz) 3
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