Introduction to Health Equity and Racial Justice (On Demand-CE)

PLEASE NOTE: You must pay a $5 fee to enroll in this CE version of the course. 

If you are NOT seeking CE or a certificate of completion, please enroll in the free version: https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/ihera0921noce

By grounding health equity work in a clear analysis of the root causes of inequities, we are better equipped to identify the strategies required to achieve health for all. This recorded webinar will serve as an introduction to exploring a racial justice and power framework as a way to center equity in organizational practices.

This training was recorded in June 2021.

Audience

Public health professionals in all settings, including governmental public health, non-profits, health systems, etc. as well as across disciplines, whether health education, nursing, environmental health, leadership, etc.

Learning Objectives

• Internalize shared language as it relates to discourse on racism, power, and health equity
• Describe the historical context of systemic racism in the U.S. and how/why it is maintained
• Articulate the intersection of racial justice and public health

Instructors

Ana Téllez, Capacity Building Program Director, Human Impact Partners

Lili Farhang, Co-Director, Human Impact Partners

Continuing Education Credit

• 1.0 CHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 1.3.3, 5.1.1, 8.1.4, 8.1.6)*
• 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.

Planning Committee

Phoebe Kulik, MPH, CHES; Dany Zemmel, MPH; Makeda Porter, MSW

Sponsors

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 ($924,899). 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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