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Pronouns matter in health care (and everywhere).

1/27/2023

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Pronouns matter in health care (and everywhere).

A significant number of patients have reported negative experiences in health care settings due to their gender identity. It's time for a change.

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Announcing Violet’s 2023 Clinical Review Board.

Violet is proud to announce its 2023 Clinical Review Board responsible for auditing and ensuring the clinical efficacy of our first-of-its-kind cultural competence continuing education for health care professionals.

1/19/2023

Announcing Violet’s 2023 Clinical Review Board.

6 tips for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cultural competence training.

Cultural competence can help your team overcome the many obstacles presented in staffing, patient retention, and more.

12/22/2022

6 tips for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cultural competence training.

Violet partners with 25 digital health organizations and hospitals to build health equity.

Violet, the first-ever health equity platform, announced today that the company is proudly finishing the 2022 fiscal year with 25 partnerships, just six months after announcing and securing its seed round.

12/21/2022

Violet partners with 25 digital health organizations and hospitals to build health equity.

Violet has partnered with Arise since pre-launch, showing commitment to inclusive care from the start.

With Violet, Arise is establishing its commitment to inclusive care from the very beginning.

12/15/2022

Violet has partnered with Arise since pre-launch, showing commitment to inclusive care from the start.

Why clinicians need to be weight inclusive.

Shame and stigma have never been an effective way to help a person become healthier. But when it comes to the topic of weight, this approach still persists within the health care system.

12/15/2022

Why clinicians need to be weight inclusive.
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Violet's cultural competence insights.

Violet's cultural competence insights.

Explore Violet’s journey to building the first cultural competence benchmarking for clinicians.

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Violet's cultural competence insights.

Violet's cultural competence insights.

Explore Violet’s journey to building the first cultural competence benchmarking for clinicians.

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Brightline x Violet case study.

Brightline x Violet case study.

Discover how Brightline increased their ability to deliver inclusive care with Violet.

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Brightline x Violet case study.

Brightline x Violet case study.

Discover how Brightline increased their ability to deliver inclusive care with Violet.

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Violet, the first health equity platform, partners with Ontrak Health to improve inclusive care.

Ontrak Health will implement Violet’s continuing education for care coaches learning how to better support every health plan member served by their program.

12/13/2022

Violet, the first health equity platform, partners with Ontrak Health to improve inclusive care.

Soft skills training is just as important as medical school.

Learning soft skills requires practice, ongoing commitment, and a willingness to be vulnerable. It may be challenging at first, but the benefits are wide-ranging for both patients as well as clinicians and health care organizations.

12/12/2022

Soft skills training is just as important as medical school.

Overcoming unconscious bias in health care.

Here's how clinicians can begin addressing their unconscious biases.

12/2/2022

Overcoming unconscious bias in health care.

Microlearning for doctors earning CE/CME credits.

Violet implements microlearning for the busiest of clinicians wishing to provide inclusive care and earn credits.

11/21/2022

Microlearning for doctors earning CE/CME credits.

What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?

To liberate the most marginalized is to liberate us all.

11/20/2022

What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?

4 major barriers to accessing health care in the U.S.

There are a number of barriers to health care created by oppression, stigma, and income level.

11/11/2022

4 major barriers to accessing health care in the U.S.

Tips for marketing health equity.

Let patients know you're dedicated to delivering inclusive care. Marketing your values is an easy way for patients to find the right care.

11/4/2022

Tips for marketing health equity.

Medical gaslighting: What clinicians and patients need to know.

When a clinician denies a patient’s experience, complaints, or concerns about their health, that breach of trust is known as medical gaslighting.

11/2/2022

Medical gaslighting: What clinicians and patients need to know.

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 2

Creating a good health care environment is not only about aesthetics. It includes putting up posters, signs, and other emblems to signal inclusivity and belonging, but, most importantly, your care team must understand patients’ needs.

10/21/2022

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 2

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 1

First impressions are everything. When patients enter your office, they want to feel valued and at ease. Creating a welcoming and inclusive care setting is exactly what they desire. It’s also what they deserve.

10/21/2022

Welcoming and inclusive care settings. | Tia x Violet Part 1

Advocating for caregivers in clinical settings.

When barriers to care keep patients out of the doctor’s office, their health conditions worsen and they may experience delays in critical diagnoses. When experts study these barriers to care, they rarely ask about childcare explicitly.

10/14/2022

Advocating for caregivers in clinical settings.

As a disabled Afro-Latine Transgender person, I find liberation in the Embodied Care Movement.

For oppressed people, decolonizing health care isn’t a political stance–it’s necessary for our survival.

10/13/2022

As a disabled Afro-Latine Transgender person, I find liberation in the Embodied Care Movement.
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Eden Health x Violet announce a new partnership.

Eden Health's clinicians are upskilling and credentialing their cultural competence through Violet’s continuing education platform.

10/7/2022

Tips for making telehealth inclusive.

Telemedicine has made it easier for patients to access care, but as the adoption of this technology has expanded exponentially in the age of COVID-19, it’s now more important than ever for clinicians to be able to deliver virtual care in an inclusive way.

10/5/2022

What are social determinants of health?

There are many external factors that impact an individual’s overall health that clinicians may not immediately consider. These are known as social determinants of health (SDOH).

10/1/2022

All in a day’s work: Improving access to inclusive mental health care.

This summer, Headway launched a pilot with Violet, the first identity-centered care platform aiming to standardize culturally competent care for diverse communities.

9/14/2022

4 ways to ask about menstruation during doctor’s appointments.

Menstruation is a key indicator of underlying health conditions that are easily missed if clinicians (beyond OB/GYNs) aren’t well-versed. Delivering inclusive care requires knowledge about all people’s bodies.

9/13/2022

Our partnership with Octave.

We can’t wait to keep building the future with Octave, innovating their care delivery and prioritizing health equity for all.

9/12/2022

Misinformation and homophobia in the time of monkeypox (MPV).

The spread of misinformation can have a dangerous impact on culturally diverse communities.

9/7/2022

Doctors didn’t speak their language, so I became my parents’ translator.

Non-native English speakers need extra support to navigate the U.S. health system. Too often, they have to rely on their own family members and friends to translate during appointments, if they’re not alone. At least my parents have me.

9/6/2022

What does BIPOC mean?

Learn more about what makes BIPOC an inclusive term that many people prefer when referring to their racial identity, and what factors drove its increased usage.

8/31/2022

Here’s what you can do to stop clinician burnout.

Current rates of clinician burnout are estimated to be at a staggering 42%, with significant consequences for the delivery of health care and the well-being of those who deliver it.

8/29/2022

Violet, the first cultural competence credentialing and upskilling platform, raises $5.3M to power inclusive health care.

The seed round was led by SemperVirens along with industry-leading investors including Northwell Holdings, the venture arm of Northwell Health, The Venture Collective, HopeLab, and Naomi Allen (Brightline Founder & CEO).

8/16/2022

"Thank you to our community."

I brought together a diverse team of health equity experts to create Violet: the first-ever platform for standardizing and increasing cultural competence in clinicians.

8/16/2022

Doctors, can you identify monkeypox (MPV) in dark skin tones?

The online tool by Violet and Health In Her HUE includes images of clinical signs and symptoms of monkeypox (MPV) in Black and Brown skin.

8/9/2022

How clinicians can honor Indigenous patients.

Upholding Indigenous traditions in care settings is a small step in decolonizing health care and showing respect.

8/9/2022

Violet’s Abortion Access Toolkit for health care providers.

Believe in reproductive rights for all people? Use this guide to navigate abortion access for your patients in a post-Roe v. Wade world.

8/1/2022

I’m celebrating this Disability Pride Month by coming out.

I live day-to-day with chronic pain and chronic anxiety that the pain I’m feeling is an indication of something more.

7/28/2022

Cultural competence in health care is a top priority.

We’re here to help you improve your team’s cultural competence in sustainable and tangible ways. Let us help you address inequities in the health care system by delivering inclusive care.

7/27/2022

Violet’s internal guide to language: Part 2

The language we use matters when describing those who may experience discrimination in health care settings.

7/25/2022

Life post-Roe: Prepare for a worsening Black maternal health crisis.

Social determinants of health are rooted in this country’s racism and we cannot ignore it as we’ll begin to see starker maternal health disparities than ever before in recent history. The sooner we join Black advocates and work towards abortion access for all, the sooner we can overcome inequities and give patients the care they deserve.

7/20/2022

What we can do differently during National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and beyond.

We're bringing much-needed attention to the specific mental health challenges of BIPOC communities across the United States. During this awareness month, it is vital to reevaluate mental health care for BIPOC communities.

7/18/2022

Health equity definition and history.

Learn about the evolution of health equity, including which institutions, like Violet, are leading the way towards achieving the goal of equitable access for all.

7/5/2022

The minority stress framework and LGBTQIA+ mental health.

Jack Turban, psychiatrist, explains the minority stress framework and its effect on LGBTQIA+ people.

6/28/2022

The end of Roe v. Wade will worsen health disparities for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.

The overturn of Roe v. Wade will worsen health disparities, which particularly affect BIPOC, LGBQ, and TGNC communities.

6/24/2022

Violet’s internal guide to language: Part 1

Violet is publishing our own internal guide to language which includes definitions and usage for gender and sexuality terminology.

6/15/2022

Is your sexual history intake process inclusive?

When providers document sexual history, they’re often taught to begin with the gender-normative question: "Do you have sex with men, women, or both?" It's time for an upgrade.

6/14/2022

Celebrate AAPI month by looking forward in the rear-view mirror.

Jennifer Lagemann—a first-generation American and health care writer—shares her family’s experience as an Asian American during AAPI Heritage Month.

5/23/2022

All therapists can work with clients of the BIPOC community.

Kaylyn Williams, a behavioral health therapist with Brightline, discusses ways to be more culturally competent with BIPOC patients.

5/16/2022

Why I created a framework to measure cultural competence.

Violet Head of Clinical, Kay Nikiforova talks about their process for measuring cultural competence in health care providers and why it’s of vast importance.

4/27/2022

Everyone can be an ally for gender-affirming health care. Here’s how to start.

B. Harriman writes of how to make gender-affirming health care a great experience from start to finish.

3/31/2022

3 ways to provide better health care to women.

Here's how you can help women this International Women's Day.

3/8/2022

What we mean when we say “Support Transgender Youth”.

We sat down with Jessica Halem to discuss the anti-trans bills.

3/3/2022

Violet stands against the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” and “Stop WOKE Act” bills.

We stand against the two discriminatory bills in Florida.

2/25/2022

Our partnership with NOCD.

We’re excited to announce that NOCD has chosen Violet as a partner to deliver more culturally inclusive care to their patients.

2/10/2022

Supporting diverse communities.

At Violet we take an intersectional approach to recognizing patient identities. Here's more about how we conceptualize the communities we support

12/28/2021

The cultural competence umbrella.

Violet's approach to codifying cultural competence

7/11/2021

Understanding pronouns.

What they are, why they matter, and what to do if you make a mistake.

6/29/2021

The future of Violet.

We're shifting the focus of our work at Violet. Read more about what we're doing and why...

4/20/2021

The therapist lens.

Richard Wenthen, LMSW, shares why identities matter in and out of the therapy room.

2/3/2021

Patient perspective: Getting the care you deserve.

B, shares their experience navigating healthcare.

2/3/2021

Why we started Violet.

We believe your identities should be seen, understood, and celebrated.

1/13/2021

Addressing stigma in mental health care.

What is mental health stigma and how can we help address it?

11/13/2020

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