{"id":186,"date":"2024-03-06T01:20:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=186"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:09:06","slug":"7-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/7-2\/","title":{"raw":"7.2 Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity","rendered":"7.2 Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity"},"content":{"raw":"LTC homes are occupied by residents, families, and staff from varying and diverse backgrounds.\u00a0To support and meet the needs of the diverse population that work, visit and live in long term care settings, LTC organizations must integrate the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)[footnote]Employment and Social Development Canada, 2018[\/footnote][footnote]Government of Alberta, 2020[\/footnote].\r\n\r\nInclusion is everyone's business and all LTC staff have a role in creating LTC environments that are congruent with the principles of EDI. EDI principles can be prioritized to ensure equal access to health care for all LTC residents regardless of their backgrounds[footnote]HSO, 2023[\/footnote]. In providing &amp; designing services, the principles of EDI must be considered to ensure services meet the unique needs of everyone involved:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Equity \u2013 considers what an individual needs to perform, engage, and participate to the same extent as everyone else<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Diversity \u2013 acknowledges and respects the unique characteristics of an individual, a group, or a community<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Inclusion \u2013creating cultures and environments where everyone feels heard, valued, and respected, regardless of their health care needs, disabilities, or abilities<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nOrganizational actions that promote the principles of EDI include the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Organizational Culture<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Resident and Family Engagement<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Community Capacity Building<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Service Provision<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Education and Training<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Human Resources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Planning and Policy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion in LTC: Assessment and Planning Tool:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Complete as a team to assess the organization's EDI strategies and areas for growth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>There is an action plan template so the team can make smart goals associated with the areas of growth identified<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Can help build team capacity and understanding of EDI[footnote]CLRI, 2020[\/footnote][footnote]CSA, 2022[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>LTC homes are occupied by residents, families, and staff from varying and diverse backgrounds.\u00a0To support and meet the needs of the diverse population that work, visit and live in long term care settings, LTC organizations must integrate the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Employment and Social Development Canada, 2018\" id=\"return-footnote-186-1\" href=\"#footnote-186-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Government of Alberta, 2020\" id=\"return-footnote-186-2\" href=\"#footnote-186-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inclusion is everyone&#8217;s business and all LTC staff have a role in creating LTC environments that are congruent with the principles of EDI. EDI principles can be prioritized to ensure equal access to health care for all LTC residents regardless of their backgrounds<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"HSO, 2023\" id=\"return-footnote-186-3\" href=\"#footnote-186-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a>. In providing &amp; designing services, the principles of EDI must be considered to ensure services meet the unique needs of everyone involved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equity \u2013 considers what an individual needs to perform, engage, and participate to the same extent as everyone else<\/li>\n<li>Diversity \u2013 acknowledges and respects the unique characteristics of an individual, a group, or a community<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion \u2013creating cultures and environments where everyone feels heard, valued, and respected, regardless of their health care needs, disabilities, or abilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Organizational actions that promote the principles of EDI include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organizational Culture<\/li>\n<li>Resident and Family Engagement<\/li>\n<li>Community Capacity Building<\/li>\n<li>Service Provision<\/li>\n<li>Education and Training<\/li>\n<li>Human Resources<\/li>\n<li>Planning and Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in LTC: Assessment and Planning Tool:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete as a team to assess the organization&#8217;s EDI strategies and areas for growth<\/li>\n<li>There is an action plan template so the team can make smart goals associated with the areas of growth identified<\/li>\n<li>Can help build team capacity and understanding of EDI<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"CLRI, 2020\" id=\"return-footnote-186-4\" href=\"#footnote-186-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"CSA, 2022\" id=\"return-footnote-186-5\" href=\"#footnote-186-5\" aria-label=\"Footnote 5\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-186-1\">Employment and Social Development Canada, 2018 <a href=\"#return-footnote-186-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-186-2\">Government of Alberta, 2020 <a href=\"#return-footnote-186-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-186-3\">HSO, 2023 <a href=\"#return-footnote-186-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-186-4\">CLRI, 2020 <a href=\"#return-footnote-186-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-186-5\">CSA, 2022 <a href=\"#return-footnote-186-5\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 5\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":517,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-186","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":63,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":652,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/186\/revisions\/652"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/63"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/186\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=186"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=186"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}