The Anti-Racist Cities & Counties (ARCC) Towards Justice Project: A Case Study (On Demand-CE)

CE and certificate of completion are free.

This recorded webinar will showcase a community-based collaborative research partnership between a midwestern local health department and a university research team. The partnership worked to create processes to help address racism at the institutional level and better integrate marginalized community members into decision-making. Through a six-session collaborative process with representation from county-wide community members, local health department leadership, and relevant staff, the work group produced a Racial Justice Impact Assessment (RJIA) Tool. The project was grounded in anti-racist concepts including public health critical race praxis, community-based participatory research, and bounded justice. 

This training was originally presented on November 13, 2024.

Note on Accessibility: This training includes closed captions, a written transcript, and a copy of the slides. 

Audience

Public health professionals in all settings, particularly those in governmental public health settings, who are interested in learning how to operationalize principles of anti-racism

Learning Objectives

• Identify one model of a local health department/academic partnership
• Recognize process orientation and trust building as anti-racist practices
• Describe the Racial Justice Impact Assessment (RJIA) tool and process

Instructors

• Charlyn VanDeventer, MPH, Health Equity Manager, Washtenaw County Health Department, MI
• 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
• Sunanna Grewal, BSW, Community Member, Washtenaw County, MI

Continuing Education Credit

CE and certificate available for free.

• 1.0 CHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 1.1.3, 1.1.5, 1.3.4, 8.1.4)*
• Certificate of Completion

*We report credits to NCHEC on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and October.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider (ID# 99038) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

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.

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