Webinar

Equity Partnership: Children’s National Hair for You Program

02/25/2026 18:00:00 UTC   |   60 mins

Learn how Children's National Hospital established a practice standard competency to support proper hair care and scalp assessment for hospitalized adolescents and children of every ethnicity. In alignment with its commitment to health equity, the Hair for You program ensures all patients can care for their hair in ways that are culturally congruent and informed by the biological needs of their hair texture.

Developed by an interprofessional team, this comprehensive curriculum and policy framework aims to increase equity, strengthen knowledge and attitudes, and improve care behaviors across the organization.

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What you will take away

  • How to design and implement hair care competencies that reflect culturally responsive, biologically informed care
  • How a comprehensive curriculum can shift knowledge, attitudes, and frontline care behaviors
  • How an interprofessional team can align policies to drive systemwide impact

Featured speakers

Darcel Jackson

Darcel Jackson
Manager of Patient and Family Centered Care
Children’s National Hospital

Darcel Jackson is the Manager of Patient and Family Centered Care at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. She works to ensure that patient and family voices are meaningfully integrated into clinical practice and quality improvement efforts across the organization. Darcel co-developed the Hair For You initiative to help establish scalp assessment and hair care practices that reflect the diverse textures, traditions, and needs of the children we serve. With more than 18 years of experience in healthcare transformation, and lived experience as a parent of a child with medical complexity, she brings both professional leadership and personal insight to advancing dignity, partnership, and shared decision-making in pediatric settings.

Dr. Reneé Roberts-Turner, DHA, RN, NE-BC, FADLN

Dr. Reneé Roberts-Turner, DHA, RN, NE-BC, FADLN
Executive Nursing Leader
Children’s National Hospital

Dr. Reneé Roberts-Turner, DHA, RN, NE-BC, FADLN, serves in executive nursing leadership at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. She oversees Nursing Excellence, professional practice, research, and quality initiatives across the organization. Dr. Roberts-Turner developed and led the implementation of the Hair For You competency, a nursing practice standard integrating scalp and hair assessment into routine clinical care. Her work focuses on strengthening holistic nursing practice, advancing professional standards, and improving measurable patient outcomes across pediatric settings.

Deirdre Mylod, PhD

Deirdre Mylod, PhD
Executive Director, Institute for Innovation, SVP, Research & Analytics
Press Ganey

In a joint role as Executive Director, Institute for Innovation, and Senior Vice President, Research & Analytics at Press Ganey, Deirdre is responsible for advancing the understanding of the entire patient experience, including patient satisfaction, clinical process, and outcomes. Mylod partners with leading healthcare providers to study and implement transformative concepts for improving the patient experience.

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