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The "Dialogue on Race Nursing" is a pioneering initiative by the Louisiana Action Coalition (LAC), aimed at advancing health equity across Louisiana. Grounded in the principles of the existing "Dialogue on Race Louisiana, Original Series," this project is designed to bring a profound and necessary conversation about race into the healthcare field.

Objectives:

  • Inclusivity and Compassion: Through a specialized curriculum, the Dialogue on Race Nursing seeks to provide nurses, doctors, and healthcare leaders with the understanding, empathy, and skills required to transcend racial and ethnic boundaries in healthcare.

  • Real-world Relevance: Adapted from the proven Dialogue on Race Louisiana Original Series, the curriculum ensures content that has been tested and refined through real-world dialogues, making it not only theoretical but also practically applicable.

  • Statewide Impact: The project will engage with healthcare institutions and see its implementation across organizations in Louisiana, bringing a compassionate, inclusive, and high-quality approach to healthcare in the state.

DORN Brainstorming Team

July 31, 2023

Progress Points

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  • April 2023: Sheri Wilson, an Assistant Professor at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, was hired as the project manager.

  • June 5, 2023: The Dialogue on Race, Original Series began, marking the start of an immersive experience for LAC supporters.

  • July 24, 2023: Completion of the Original Series, with valuable insights and lessons to be translated into the new "Dialogue on Race for Nursing."

  • July 31, 2023: An intensive brainstorming planning meeting was held to begin crafting the nursing-specific curriculum.

  • October 20, 2023: The DORN Workgroup had it's first 3 individuals complete Dialogue on Race Louisiana Facilitator training representing the regions of Baton Rouge and Shreveport.

  • January, 2024: The DORLA team drafted the first curriculum of the new DORN program

  • April 9, 2024: DORN and DORLA collaborated on it's first dialogue event. Race in Conversation: Racism and the Historical Roots of Nursing was held via Zoom and had 22 participants

  • May 14, 2024: The DORLA team completed the first full participant materials document with collaboration from the LAC DORN workgroup. The Participant Materials packet can be downloaded here: https://www.dor.la/dorn-original-series-materials

  • May 28, 2024: LAC and DORLA hold the first DORN series session in Baton Rouge. The first series offered a hybrid of local and virtual format for the first session. The remaining series will take place every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks. 

Upcoming Series

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Campaign for Action

The Campaign for Action is working on both the national level and in every state, engaging with consumers, nurses, other clinicians, insurers, health care systems, employers, educators, funders, and public policy makers—all the stakeholders who need to be involved in system change.

 

Vision: Everyone in Louisiana has an opportunity to live a healthier life.

Mission: The LAC is the conduit that engages stakeholders, in collaboration with nursing, to achieve a culture of health and health equity in Louisiana.

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Louisiana Action Coalition

543 Spanish Town Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

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Kelsi Guidry, Director

lacnursing@gmail.com

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