The Anti-Racist Cities & Counties (ARCC) Towards Justice Project: A workshop on racial justice work within governmental public health (Live Session 2-No CE)

Live Workshop - November 21, 2024 from 12:30-2 PM ET (Registration closes at 8 AM ET on Nov. 21. The Zoom link will be emailed prior to start.)

PLEASE NOTE: No CE or certificate are available in this free course.

This workshop will provide an overview of the process used by a university research team and county health department that collaboratively developed the Racial Justice Impact Assessment (RJIA) tool. This tool aims to help the health department answer “how is racism operating here?” and recommend anti-racist policies and practices. The project was grounded in anti-racist concepts including public health critical race praxis, community-based participatory research, and bounded justice. Lessons learned from the workshop can help local and state health department practitioners apply anti-racist principles in their work, using implementation strategies from the RJIA tool. 

We will offer this workshop twice, on Nov. 19 and Nov. 21, so please only enroll in one (1) offering. Registration is first-come, first-served in an effort to ensure meaningful participation.

Note on Accessibility: This live session will have auto-transcription in Zoom. Slides will be provided prior to the session. ASL interpretation will be provided only during the Nov. 19 offering. No recording will be available. For additional accommodation requests, please email us at rvphtc@umich.edu.

Audience

People interested in learning how to operationalize principles of anti-racism are encouraged to attend. We prioritize those working in governmental public health settings in Region V states (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI) and their institution has received Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) funding. We ask for pairs from PHIG recipient agencies to attend together to learn how to apply the ARCC framework in their setting.

Learning Objectives

• Identify potential levers for racial justice work in your public health setting
• Learn about trust building and accountability strategies to strengthen community engagement
• Apply the concepts from the RJIA process to their own local health department

Instructors

• Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, Global Public Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Paul Fleming, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, Faculty Lead of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Charlyn VanDeventer, MPH, Health Equity Manager, Washtenaw County Health Department, MI
• Sunanna Grewal, MSW, Community Member, Washtenaw County, MI

Sponsors

This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government. 

The Region V Public Health Training Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31684 Public Health Training Centers ($970,593). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Region V PHTC, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Technical Information

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Contact us at rvphtc@umich.edu with questions.