Equity in Research

The underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in clinical trials is tied to structural racism practices historical in healthcare institutions. As leaders of a top children’s health system, Seattle Children’s is committed to and working on upholding our core value of equity by enacting an anti-racist approach to address this underrepresentation. It is our responsibility to actively address issues of bias and discrimination to ensure research conducted is inclusive and respectful of the communities we serve. We believe that including perspectives from diverse research participants throughout the entire research process is not only necessary to achieve health equity but will also further our commitment to excellence and yield meaningful results for both clinical research and the communities impacted by the research we conduct.

Seattle Children’s complies with applicable federal and other civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently based on race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry), age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.