The challenges associated with ending structural racism and advancing health equity—even within a single organization—can seem daunting. Rather than siloing staff who are committed to anti-racism efforts into advisory capacities, Mass General Brigham’s United Against Racism initiative incorporates anti-racism advocacy into leadership. Employees have the funding, staffing, and resources to address—rather than merely study—the effects of racial inequities. The results provide a template for others looking to make meaningful progress against systemic racism in healthcare.

Learn how employees at Massachusetts’s largest employer:

• Use a “solve rather than describe” strategy to tackle racism in healthcare
• Ended racialized approaches to procedures like kidney transplants and Cesarean sections
• Broke down linguistic and other barriers between medical staff and patients
• Partner with local government and community groups to bring healthcare to neighborhoods affected by structural racism