Avera offers programs and initiatives to promote health equity and human flourishing among all persons with special attention to those whose social condition puts them at the margins of society and makes them particularly vulnerable to discrimination.

Avera employees are engaged through educational programs on topics such as Catholic social teaching, self-awareness and developing cultural competence. Employees from diverse backgrounds are assisted in their transition to working at Avera through mentorship and programs such as English as a second language classes.

• Community Health Workers: The CHW serves as a liaison between health services and the community to facilitat
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