Championing Health Equity in Washington State: A Q&A with the State’s Inaugural Health Equity Director

CHCS November 28, 2022
Bryna Cortes and Tiffany Enos, Center for Health Care Strategies

Across the nation, state agencies are focusing more intentionally on efforts to advance health equity and prioritizing strategies to address gaps in health outcomes and access. Agency staff are increasingly being charged with leading health equity efforts within and across their agencies. While tasked with leading these transformational change efforts, these leaders face unique challenges related to building coalitions, securing buy-in, and adeptly responding to resistance, all while having few national networks and professional development opportunities.

The Center for Health Care Strategies spoke to Quyen Huynh, DNP, FNP, ARNP, FAAN, a current Medicaid Pathways Program participant, health equity champion, and family nurse practitioner, to share her approach to leading health equity efforts across the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA)....

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