Global advocacy platform born out of need during COVID-19 expands offerings with the goal of helping better support patients as they navigate health care systems Today, Bristol Myers Squibb and GRYT Health unveiled the “Advocacy Exchange,” an evolution of the existing COVID Advocacy Exchange, an enduring community built to support patient advocacy organizations by providing access to educational resources, .
Sheila Thorne, President & CEO Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group (MHMG)
In 2002, the U.S. Congress declared that a National Minority Health Month should be established to focus on the disproportionate impact of disease, disability, and premature death in people of color in America. As a leading expert on multicultural healthcare marketing, Thorne was a member of the Task Force, led by Dr. David Satcher, the 16
th United States Surgeon General, that drafted the resolution and was able to get April designated as National Minority Health Month and documented in the Congressional Record.
A recent report from KFF states that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that race/ethnicity was known for just over half (55%) of people who had received at least one dose of the vaccine. Among this group, nearly two-thirds were White (64%), 12% were Hispanic, 9% were Black, 6% were Asian, 1% were American Indian or Alaska Native, and
Robin Twyford directed the ever-popular
Iolanthe, a tale of fantasy, fun and love as the House of Peers clashes with the Fairy Kingdom. The show was staged at Forum 28 and theatre critic Helen Wall was there on opening night and wrote The Mail’s review. She said that Barrow Savoyards had created just the right world of magic mixed with the absurd. The curtains opened on a scene from a Victorian child’s pop-up book, a rural idyll peopled by the most cheeky, mischievous, feisty fairies imaginable. They were led by Sheila Thorne, as a splendid Queen of the Fairies, singing her first major Gilbert and Sullivan role and making the most of the comic opportunities in the part, while Helen Troughton as Iolanthe sang beautifully and lent just the right amount of pathos to the story.
COVID Advocacy Exchange (CAE)
Thorne, an international expert on global cultures and health disparities, inequities, and cultural competency and former senior marketing executive, has held rank in many of the top U.S. health marketing communications companies. Thorne stands ready to share her expertise in much-needed conversations surrounding racial and ethnic health and healthcare disparities. Systemic racism and oppression have led to pervasive and persistent health disparities in America. The alarming number of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in communities of color because of COVID-19 were no surprise to enlightened healthcare professionals, states
Sheila Thorne. The reasons for health disparities are complex. However, race is considered a significant risk factor for many chronic diseases. Add to this, George Floyd s death last year has also made the conversation about race and racism even more impossible to ignore. It presents an extraordinary opportunity to take
Barrow Amateurs completely sold out the whole week’s run of Annie at Forum 28 in 1999. The show opened with society newcomer Sally Kemp as the red-headed orphan whose optimism inspires a United States president. The St Bernard’s School pupil was chosen for the role after nearly 400 girls turned up for the audition. GATHERED: The cast of Barrow Amateurs’ production of Annie, staged at Forum 28 in 1999 Children’s casting committee member Bill Calvert said during the auditions that the task was proving to be extremely difficult when there were so many talented girls to choose from. Grainne McKenna, Rachael Jackson, Amy Larcombe, Chelsea Fitzgerald, Michelle Smith, Paige Cook and Brogan Anderson won parts as Annie’s fellow orphans.