University Times

UPMC has received the 2009 Global Diversity Innovation Award from the World Diversity Leadership Council for its Center for Inclusion in Health Care initiative and for its designation of October 2009 as Dignity and Respect Month in Pittsburgh.

Introduced in 2008 to promote workplace inclusion at UPMC, the dignity and respect campaign invites employees to pledge that inclusion is at the core of what they do every day and to be mindful of their interactions with others. The Center for Inclusion in Health Care, created in 2008, offers 30 tips developed by employees to assist in that endeavor and serves as a resource center for UPMC employees, business partners and the community.

The October 2009 community initiative engaged numerous organizations, including the Pittsburgh Foundation, Leadership Pittsburgh, UPMC Health Plan and the Office of the Mayor, and resulted in almost 5,000 pledges during Dignity and Respect Month.