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The Importance of Representation in Healthcare
Key Takeaways Representation in healthcare is important to achieve overall healthcare equity and better medical outcomes for all patients. Barriers to healthcare representation include cultural and social barriers, workplace environment and economic constraints. Understanding why diversity is important in healthcare can help address systemic barriers and promote inclusion in healthcare.
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The Importance of Representation in Healthcare
Key Takeaways Representation in healthcare is important to achieve overall healthcare equity and better medical outcomes for all patients. Barriers to healthcare representation include cultural and social barriers, workplace environment
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The Great Divide: Understanding Income Inequality
Key Takeaways Income inequality is an economic indicator that reveals the imbalance between the income top earners take home vs. that of middle-class and lower-income earners. Income equality could be
![Dark and light human silhouettes representing the difference between conscious and unconscious bias](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Robert-f-Smith-com-Implicit-Bias-vs-Unconscious-Bias-Understanding-the-Connection.jpg)
![Dark and light human silhouettes representing the difference between conscious and unconscious bias](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Robert-f-Smith-com-Implicit-Bias-vs-Unconscious-Bias-Understanding-the-Connection.jpg)
![Dark and light human silhouettes representing the difference between conscious and unconscious bias](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Robert-f-Smith-com-Implicit-Bias-vs-Unconscious-Bias-Understanding-the-Connection.jpg)
Implicit Bias vs. Unconscious Bias: Understanding the Connection
Key Takeaways The terms “implicit bias” and “unconscious bias” are often used interchangeably to describe forms of prejudice that an individual might hold but might not be unaware of holding.
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Exploring Effective Approaches to Bridging the Digital Divide
Digital connectivity has become a vehicle for progress as our professional and personal lives increasingly rely on it.
![Image of a woman helping a young girl sitting at a desk work on her laptop.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide1.jpg)
![Image of a woman helping a young girl sitting at a desk work on her laptop.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide1.jpg)
![Image of a woman helping a young girl sitting at a desk work on her laptop.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide1.jpg)
Understanding Examples of the Digital Divide
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has transformed the way we live, work and communicate. This digital transformation has connected people globally, but it has also increased digital inequity, leaving some groups
![Image of people from diverse backgrounds shaking hands and embracing.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RFSA-Blog-282-Equity_v2.jpg)
![Image of people from diverse backgrounds shaking hands and embracing.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RFSA-Blog-282-Equity_v2.jpg)
![Image of people from diverse backgrounds shaking hands and embracing.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RFSA-Blog-282-Equity_v2.jpg)
Equality vs. Equity: Unpacking the Dynamics of Both
The terms “equity” and “equality” are often thought to be interchangeable, but their definitions and functions are actually different. Understanding the differences between equity vs. equality can help you know
![A white router with wires plugged into it placed on top of a wood countertop](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Robert-f-Smith-com-Disconnected-Understanding-the-Digital-Divide-and-its-Impact_v1.jpg.jpeg)
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Disconnected: Understanding the Digital Divide and its Impact
Technological advancements in recent decades have reshaped the fabric of our daily lives, changing the way we connect, learn, heal and transact. It has become so ingrained that we have
![Image of a Black woman in a pink t-shirt going over money and paperwork in a living room setting.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RFSA-blog-277-Reducing-Income-Inequality_v1.jpg)
![Image of a Black woman in a pink t-shirt going over money and paperwork in a living room setting.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RFSA-blog-277-Reducing-Income-Inequality_v1.jpg)
![Image of a Black woman in a pink t-shirt going over money and paperwork in a living room setting.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RFSA-blog-277-Reducing-Income-Inequality_v1.jpg)
The Great Divide: Understanding Income Inequality
Key Takeaways Income inequality is an economic indicator that reveals the imbalance between the income top earners take home vs. that of middle-class and lower-income earners. Income equality could be
![Dark and light human silhouettes representing the difference between conscious and unconscious bias](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Robert-f-Smith-com-Implicit-Bias-vs-Unconscious-Bias-Understanding-the-Connection.jpg)
![Dark and light human silhouettes representing the difference between conscious and unconscious bias](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Robert-f-Smith-com-Implicit-Bias-vs-Unconscious-Bias-Understanding-the-Connection.jpg)
![Dark and light human silhouettes representing the difference between conscious and unconscious bias](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Robert-f-Smith-com-Implicit-Bias-vs-Unconscious-Bias-Understanding-the-Connection.jpg)
Implicit Bias vs. Unconscious Bias: Understanding the Connection
Key Takeaways The terms “implicit bias” and “unconscious bias” are often used interchangeably to describe forms of prejudice that an individual might hold but might not be unaware of holding.
![Four hands working together to stack wooden blocks](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide2.jpg)
![Four hands working together to stack wooden blocks](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide2.jpg)
![Four hands working together to stack wooden blocks](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide2.jpg)
Exploring Effective Approaches to Bridging the Digital Divide
Digital connectivity has become a vehicle for progress as our professional and personal lives increasingly rely on it.
![Image of a woman helping a young girl sitting at a desk work on her laptop.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide1.jpg)
![Image of a woman helping a young girl sitting at a desk work on her laptop.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide1.jpg)
![Image of a woman helping a young girl sitting at a desk work on her laptop.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobertFSmith_digitaldivide1.jpg)
Understanding Examples of the Digital Divide
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has transformed the way we live, work and communicate. This digital transformation has connected people globally, but it has also increased digital inequity, leaving some groups
![Image of people from diverse backgrounds shaking hands and embracing.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RFSA-Blog-282-Equity_v2.jpg)
![Image of people from diverse backgrounds shaking hands and embracing.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RFSA-Blog-282-Equity_v2.jpg)
![Image of people from diverse backgrounds shaking hands and embracing.](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RFSA-Blog-282-Equity_v2.jpg)
Equality vs. Equity: Unpacking the Dynamics of Both
The terms “equity” and “equality” are often thought to be interchangeable, but their definitions and functions are actually different. Understanding the differences between equity vs. equality can help you know
![A white router with wires plugged into it placed on top of a wood countertop](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Robert-f-Smith-com-Disconnected-Understanding-the-Digital-Divide-and-its-Impact_v1.jpg.jpeg)
![A white router with wires plugged into it placed on top of a wood countertop](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Robert-f-Smith-com-Disconnected-Understanding-the-Digital-Divide-and-its-Impact_v1.jpg.jpeg)
![A white router with wires plugged into it placed on top of a wood countertop](https://robertsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Robert-f-Smith-com-Disconnected-Understanding-the-Digital-Divide-and-its-Impact_v1.jpg.jpeg)
Disconnected: Understanding the Digital Divide and its Impact
Technological advancements in recent decades have reshaped the fabric of our daily lives, changing the way we connect, learn, heal and transact. It has become so ingrained that we have