Diversity Related Links

AHIMA Resources

AHIMA members can log in to the AHIMA Body of Knowledge and access these and other articles:

"Workplace Tools for Leading with Diversity with Special Emphasis on Understanding, Motivating, and Engaging a Multigenerational Workforce." Barbara Black, 2009 AHIMA Convention Proceedings

Rachelle Stewart and Jennifer Hornung Garvin. "Reducing Healthcare Disparities: How HIM WorkForce Diversity Helps." Journal of AHIMA, October 2009

AHIMA House of Delegates Resolution on Diversity, 2007

"Partnering for Quality Healthcare," Vera Rulon, RHIT, CCS, Journal of AHIMA, October 2005

"The End of the Nontraditional Job: The Field Keeps Widening for the HIM Skill Set," Susan Parker, MEd, RHIA, Journal of AHIMA, May 2005

“Think Salad, Not Stew: Managing Cultural Differences in Your HIM Department.” AHIMA Advantage, February 2003

"Creating a Diverse Health Information Management Work Force," Jackie Moczygemba, MBA, RHIA, and Ruth Welborn, PhD, Journal of AHIMA, January 2001

"A Diversity Challenge: Understanding Cultural Differences and Communication," Gerri Smothers, MPA, RHIA, CSL, CPHQ, and Alexandra Stelter, Journal of AHIMA, March 2001

"What Is Diversity?" Karen Shepard-Jackson, Journal of AHIMA, April 1999

Looking for more resources? AHIMA members can log in to the Communities of Practice and join the Diversity Community.

Diversity Organizations

American Institute for Managing Diversity

Dialogue on Diversity

Institute for Diversity in Health Management

Student Recruitment, Retention, Mentoring, and Counseling

American Psychological Association, “Resources for Psychology Training Programs Recruiting Students of Color”

The Black Collegian

DiversityWeb

Equal Opportunity Publications

National Academies Press
A search for "diversity in health professions" reveals a list of publications including The Right Thing to Do, the Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in Health Professions.

National Association for College Admission Counseling

Other Resources

Diversity, Inc. Magazine

The National Institutes of Health Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management

University of Maryland Diversity Database