HCHC - DEI Self Assessment Survey

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) 

    Employee Survey

    Welcome to the HCHC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Employee Survey.

    This survey is an important tool for all HCHC clinical staff and non-clinical staff members to complete. This DEI effort is designed to help increase employee competency in two areas:  SOGIE/LGBTQ and racial diversity.

    This survey should take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete and will help us:

    • Track our organizational progress toward increasing employee knowledge and skills in the two stated areas.
    • Determine HCHC's training needs to increase employee knowledge and skills working with SOGIE populations and diverse racial groups.

    Please note:
    While this survey focuses on two areas of diversity (SOGIE status and racial diversity), future surveys may cover additional areas of diversity such as age, physical ability, class background, etc.

    All of your answers will remain anonymous.

    As you complete the survey, try not to worry if you don't know the answers. This survey is not a test and you will not be scored for your responses to survey questions. If you find that you do not know an answer to a particular question, simply mark in the space provided that you do not know. You can also let us know if you'd like more information or training about a particular topic.

    We ask that you answer to the best of your ability and please do not look up answers to any of the survey questions.

    We are aiming for 100% participation from all HCHC employees so that accurate results from this survey can be used to inform our future DEI training needs and help us to continuously track our DEI progress.  

    This survey includes the following five sections:

    • Section 1: Workplace Culture
    • Section 2: SOGIE Knowledge
    • Section 3: SOGIE Skills 
    • Section 4: Racial Diversity Knowledge
    • Section 5: Racial Diversity Skills 

    Your participation in this effort is greatly appreciated!

    Sincerely,

     

    Eliza Lake, CEO

    Hilltown Community Health Center

  • Let's start with an explanation of DEI

    DEI = Diversity - Equity - Inclusion

  •  What is DEI?

     

    DIVERSITY – diverse organizations are made up of people from different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

    EQUITY – equitable organizations recognize that employees have different cultural identities, life experiences, and access to opportunities and are responsive to these differences. 

    INCLUSION - inclusive organizations reflect the cultural diversity that exists in society and support the needs of people from diverse cultures, value their unique contributions, and encourage a sense of belonging for all employees. 

     

  • Have fun!

  • Section I -

    Workplace Culture 

    Please share your opinion of HCHC's workplace culture and your understanding of HCHC's expressed values and commitment to staff involvement in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the workplace. 

  • 1. HCHC values and respects cultural diversity amongst its employees.*
  • 2. HCHC values and respects the racial identities of all its employees.*
  • 3. HCHC values and respects the sexual identities of all its employees.*
  • 4. HCHC values and respects the gender identities of all its employees.*
  • 5. HCHC values and respects the gender expressions of all its employees.*
  • 6. HCHC values the infusion of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts into the workplace.*
  • 7. HCHC values all employees becoming involved with the organization's DEI Committee.*

  • Section 2 

    SOGIE - KNOWLEDGE

    This next set of questions will ask you to reflect on your knowledge about LGBTQ / SOGIE populations.

    Please complete each question without looking up the answer. It is okay to not know an answer. Your truthful response to each question will help inform us of staff training needs and track our organizational DEI progress.

  •  OK, next........

     

  • 21. What is your professional role at HCHC? (please check only one)*

  • Section 3A

    SOGIE - PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

    CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

    This next set of questions will ask you to reflect on some of the professional skills clinical staff can use to demonstrate competence when working with LGBTQ / SOGIE populations.

    Please complete each question without looking up the answer. It is okay to not know an answer. Your truthful response to each question will help inform us of staff training needs and track our organizational DEI progress.

    THIS SECTION IS FOR CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

  • 22a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 23. I ask my patients their sexual orientation with comfort and ease.*
  • 23a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 24. I inquire about my patients' gender identity and gender pronouns with comfort and ease.*
  • 24a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 25. I sensitively inquire about experiences of discrimination with my SOGIE patients.*
  • 25a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 26. I suggest culturally relevant medical or behavioral health interventions for my SOGIE patients.*
  • 26a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 27. I am comfortable taking a sexual health history from a patient whose sexual orientation is different from mine.*
  • 27a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 28. I am comfortable taking a sexual health history from a patient whose gender identity is different from mine.*
  • 28a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 29. I introduce myself to new patients using my name and my gender pronouns.*
  • 29a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 30. If asked, I would know how to explain the organization's commitment to staff using patients' chosen names and gender pronouns.*
  • 30a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 31. I am able to communicate with comfort and ease about issues related to SOGIE identity and experience.*
  • 31a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*

  •  Section 3B -

    SOGIE - PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

    NON - CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

    This next set of questions will ask you to reflect on some of the professional skills non-clinical staff can use to demonstrate cultural sensitivity and competence when working with LGBTQ / SOGIE populations.

    Please complete each question without looking up the answer. It is okay to not know an answer. Your truthful response to each question will help inform us of staff training needs.

    THIS SECTION IS FOR NON - CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

  • 32a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 33a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 34a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 35a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 36a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*

  • Section 4 

    RACIAL DIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE

    This next set of questions will ask you to reflect on your knowledge and awareness of racial diversity.

    Please complete each question without looking up the answer. It is okay to not know an answer. Your truthful response to each question will help inform us of staff training needs and track our organizational DEI progress.

  • OK, ONE MORE TIME......

  • 47. What is your professional role at HCHC? (please check only one)*

  • Section 5A

    RACIAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

    CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

    This next set of questions will ask you to reflect on the professional skills clinical staff can use to demonstrate competence when working with people from diverse racial and cultural groups.

    Please complete each question without looking up the answer. It is okay to not know an answer. Your truthful response to each question will help inform us of staff training needs and track our organizational DEI progress.

    THIS SECTION IS FOR CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

  • 48a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 49. I inquire about my patients' racial/cultural understanding of their health/mental health condition(s).*
  • 49a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 50. I document my patients' racially/culturally informed perspective of their own health/mental health condition(s).*
  • 50a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 51. I develop health/mental health recommendations that factor in my patient's racial/cultural backgrounds.*
  • 51a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 52. I sensitively inquire about experiences of racial discrimination in the lives of my patients of color.*
  • 52a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 53. I am able to recognize that some health-related symptoms described by my patients of color may be caused by race-related stress.*
  • 53a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 54. I am comfortable taking a sexual and/or relational history from a patient whose racial/cultural identity is different from mine.*
  • 54a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 55. I am able to determine when my patients speak a language other than English so I can ensure they understand all verbal information and written materials given to them.*
  • 55a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 56a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 57. I am able to skillfully communicate with others on topics related to racial equity.*
  • 57a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*

  • Section 5b 

    RACIAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

    NON - CLINICAL STAFF ONLY

    This next set of questions will ask you to reflect on the professional skills non-clinical staff can use to demonstrate competence when working with people from diverse racial and cultural groups.

    Please complete each question without looking up the answer. It is okay to not know an answer. Your truthful response to each question will help inform us of staff training needs and track our organizational DEI progress.

     THIS SECTION IS FOR NON - CLINICAL STAFF ONLY 

  • 58a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 59a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 60a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 61. I am comfortable interacting with patients from racial/cultural backgrounds different from my own.*
  • 61a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 62. I am comfortable sharing my own racial/cultural identity with patients, if I am asked.*
  • 62a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 63. I am able to explain why it is important to accurately collect and document patients' racial and ethnic identity information.*
  • 63a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*
  • 64. I know how to skillfully communicate with others on topics related to racial equity.*
  • 64a. I'd like more information or training about this topic.*

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    BEFORE YOU END THE SURVEY  

  • I am interested in joining HCHC's DEI Committee.*

  • CONGRATULATIONS!!

    WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SURVEY!

     

     

     Healthcare organizations that embrace diversity and work toward increasing employee cultural competency tend to attract and retain diverse talent and patients more successfully.

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