Celebrating Capital Pride Week in the National Capital Region!
During Capital Pride in August, and year round, Team CHEO is sharing information, resources and upcoming events to help foster belonging and inclusion for our 2SLGBTQ+ communities. We encourage you to take this time to advance your understanding of the issues faced by, and stand alongside, 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
Here’s a few ideas to get you started: Team CHEO will be attending the Capital Pride Parade on Sunday, August 28 — staff, medical staff and their family and friends are welcome to join us. Visit CHEOnet for more information and to RSVP.
Staff and medical staff are encouraged to add their preferred pronouns in email signatures and/or zoom names. Patients and families are encouraged to let their care team know their preferred name and pronouns.
Coming to CHEO? Feel free to wear your CHEO pride t-shirt, or pride flag stickers, pins and more!
- Visit the Capital Pride website to learn about events taking place over Capital Pride week, including a Family Drag Storytime, Family Pride Zone and more.
Read through QueerEvent’s timeline of Pride milestones in Canada
- Find featured resources from Rainbow Health Ontario
Check out Family Services Ottawa’s Around the Rainbow website for services and suggested resources
About Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity at CHEO
Our EDII Task Force is working in close collaboration with existing committees, groups and circles across our three organizations, including:
- Indigenous Circle
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Committee
- Accessibility Committee
- French Language Committee
Meet our team
Hear from Sheila James, CHEO's Director of Equity and Access:
Meet the EDII Steering Committee members
Our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity strategic goals
We have five strategic goals guiding our work across CHEO, the CHEO Research Institute and the CHEO Foundation. Each strategic goal has a working group helping to implement recommendations and activities in their area.
Our five strategic goals are:
- We are our community: Team CHEO is representative of the communities we serve across all three of our organizations
- Everyone belongs: We foster a sense of belonging
- Know better, do better: We have a culture of continuous training, education & research around Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity
- Working together: We build and maintain relationships with the broader community that reflect Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity
- Equitable access and care for all: Every child, youth and family has equitable access to and delivery of effective and appropriate health-care services and experiences