Ruth Clements Speaks at National Action Network Event Addressing Health Inequities
Ruth Clements Speaks at National Action Network Event Addressing Health Inequities
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 21, 2024 / Quest Diagnostics East Region President Ruth Clements explained how routine diagnostic testing is crucial to closing gaps in healthcare as part of health panel at the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in April.
馬薩諸塞州北安普敦/ACCESSWIRE/2024年5月21日/Quest Diagnostics東部地區總裁露絲·克萊門茨在4月的國家行動網絡（NAN）大會上作爲健康小組的一部分解釋了常規診斷測試對於縮小醫療保健差距至關重要。
Hosted by Choose Healthy Life (CHL), Ruth joined "The State of Black Health: Building a New Normal," to discuss the gap in care for the black community. The panel was moderated by Choose Healthy Life founder Debra Frazer-Howze and included NYC Commissioner of Health Dr. Ashwin Vasan, Rev. Dr. Que English, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford (Harvard Medical School), and others.
露絲由Choose Healthy Life（CHL）主持，參加了 “黑人健康狀況：建立新常態”，討論了黑人社區在護理方面的差距。該小組討論由Choose Healthy Life創始人黛布拉·弗雷澤·豪茲主持，其中包括紐約市衛生專員阿什溫·瓦桑博士、Que English牧師、法蒂瑪·科迪·斯坦福博士（哈佛醫學院）等。
In her previous role as Vice President/General Manager of Infectious Diseases & Immunology (IDI) at Quest, Ruth was instrumental in the COVID-19 response planning for Quest Diagnostics. She explained that the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in black communities in 2020 finally shined a light on existing inequities in health outcomes.
露絲曾在Quest擔任傳染病與免疫學（IDI）副總裁兼總經理，在Quest Diagnostics的 COVID-19 應對計劃中發揮了重要作用。她解釋說，2020年，COVID-19 對黑人社區的不成比例的影響終於揭示了健康狀況中存在的不平等現象。
"For me, being in charge of the COVID response for Quest, which was a hectic time, I could not ignore the facts," said Ruth. "The facts that people who looked like me were dying unnecessarily because they didn't have access to testing, they didn't have the right information, and they didn't have doctors that looked like them that they could trust. Misinformation in the community around COVID that killed people was just heartbreaking to me."
露絲說：“對我來說，負責Quest的COVID應對工作，那是一個忙碌的時期，我不能忽視事實。”“事實是，長得像我的人之所以不必要地死亡，是因爲他們無法獲得檢測，沒有正確的信息，也沒有長得像他們的醫生值得信任。社區中有關COVID的錯誤信息使我心碎。”
Quest launched Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) in 2020 during the heart of the pandemic response. Quest made a commitment to do its part to address the systemic inequity fueling the health equity gap and work towards meaningful progress by working with dedicated partners like Choose Healthy Life.
在疫情應對的核心時期，Quest於2020年推出了 “追求健康公平”（Q4HE）。Quest承諾儘自己的一份力量來解決加劇健康公平差距的系統性不平等問題，並通過與Choose Healthy Life等專業合作伙伴合作，努力取得有意義的進展。
The Q4HE team continues to work toward removing the barriers deepening health inequities in under-resourced communities and improve equity in testing and screening, which includes Blueprint for Wellness.
Q4HE團隊繼續努力消除加深資源不足社區健康不平等的障礙，並改善包括健康藍圖在內的測試和篩查的公平性。
Blueprint for Wellness is Quest's comprehensive biometric screening that measures more than 25 key indicators of health, including blood glucose, cholesterol and hemoglobin A1C.
健康藍圖是Quest的全面生物識別篩查，可測量超過25個關鍵的健康指標，包括血糖、膽固醇和血紅蛋白A1C。
"We are connecting people to care," said Ruth. "For us, it is about people knowing their health risks as well as their health strengths and taking action and following that up with care."
露絲說：“我們正在將人們與醫療機構聯繫起來。”“對我們來說，這關係到人們了解自己的健康風險和健康優勢，並採取行動並謹慎採取後續行動。”
In 2023, Q4HE provided 6,113 no-cost Blueprint for Wellness tests in marginalized communities.
2023 年，Q4HE 免費提供了 6,113 份邊緣化社區健康測試藍圖。
"It is a privilege as Quest to be a part of this initiative," said Ruth. "Healthcare is a team sport- we have to do this together."
露絲說：“作爲Quest的一員，能夠參與這項計劃是一種榮幸。”“醫療保健是一項團隊運動——我們必須共同努力。”
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