In collaboration with D.C. Health, a Mayoral Task Force invited JBRF to delve into the longstanding systemic challenges affecting healthcare workforce development in Washington, D.C. What emerged in the form of a report were key stressors and strategic recommendations to enhance healthcare accessibility, reduce unemployment, and empower underrepresented populations, particularly focusing on improving opportunities for Black women in the healthcare sector.
Revealing the complex challenges of inequity in Washington, D.C.’s healthcare workforce, this narrative delves into the unique perspective of the Mayor’s Healthcare Task Force. Uncovering historical barriers, implicit biases, and the subtle intricacies of structural unemployment, readers are invited to unravel the nuanced issues hindering genuine equity in healthcare employment and outcomes in the nation’s capital.