Healthcare Systems Addressing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism
Alvaro D. Cubides
Los Angeles County – Department of Health Services
ALVARO D. CUBIDES is dedicated to advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). He specializes in engagement and organizational development. With extensive HR and curriculum development experience, he founded ADC Consulting to tackle organizational discrimination. He has developed academically grounded DEI methodologies that address human differences in the workplace. Cubides holds a BA in Religious Studies, focusing on intersectionality. He holds a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
Project
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) collaborates with FUSE to address racism as a public health crisis through its Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism (EDIA) Initiative. FUSE Executive Fellow Alvaro D. Cubides will lead a comprehensive system-wide EDIA capacity-building program for all 30,000 DHS workforce members to eliminate healthcare disparities based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. By April 2025, Cubides will conduct a landscape analysis, design and implement a strategic training curriculum, engage stakeholders, and establish an evaluation process, contributing to the DHS’s goal of embedding EDIA principles for more equitable health outcomes across Los Angeles County.