Applying Healthcare Accountability Commitments
Toolkit: HIA3-AHCC
Healthcare Accountability Initiative toolkit
Applying Healthcare
Accountability Commitments
Designing and Applying Healthcare Accountability Commitments
Introduction
Accountability must show up in day-to-day work, not just strategy statements. This section helps teams apply anti-racist and power-shifting commitments to projects, partnerships, and investments.
Aligning
project goals with accountability commitments
Identifying
risks of harm or extraction
Designing
for shared governance and transparency
Embedding
accountability checkpoints throughout implementation
Activities for this tool
Activities to map an anti-racist and power-shifting project:
Project Accountability Planning Tool
Sample actions to advance healthcare accountability
Final Reflections
When harm, misalignment, or power imbalance occurs, accountability requires more than learning — it requires repair. This work may surface discomfort, grief, or resistance, particularly for those operating within institutions that have historically held power. These reactions are not failures of the process; they are signals that deeper learning is underway.
This framework supports teams to: