In part 2, we will discuss the manifestations of anti-Black racism on the health, well-being and lives of Black people, and provide opportunities to reflect on anti-Black racist public health practices as a step towards accountability. As a result of participating in this webinar, participants will Identify the physiological impacts of racism Unlearn race-based medicine […]
Intersectionality can refer to a concept, a framework, an approach, an analytical strategy and/or a social justice movement. The term is increasingly used (and misused) in both public health and in societal discourse. Public health approaches claiming to be rooted in intersectionality are often whitened, omitting race and racism; or flattened, lacking a focus on
Health promotion is a universal approach for creating a healthy society. The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion lays the foundation to achieving health built on five core actions: build healthy public policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community actions, develop personal skills, and reorient health services. The Charter has provided the foundation for public and population
In part 1, we will discuss the roots and legacy of anti-Black racism in society and the field of health. This session will further explore concepts of whiteness and privilege to situate systems of inequity. As a result of participating in this webinar, participants will Learn about the Black Health Education Collaborative Understand how anti-Black
In this series, participants will explore how anti-Black racism impacts health and identify concrete opportunities for public health action.
Health equity, social and structural determinants of health, proportionate and targeted universalism, decolonization… Do you find it challenging to explain these concepts and to apply them in practice? This interactive session will present the Glossary of Essential Health Equity Terms to enhance effective communication and action on the social and structural determinants of health and
As we wrap up our conversation series on recovery and regeneration, we come together for a final session on hope. Moving into summer, we turn our attention to making peace with the natural world and reconnecting with one another to explore how doing this can help us seize hope. We reflect on how recent crises have endangered hope and
In this webinar we will reflect on how public health practitioners can show courage through listening, by disrupting the status quo and in speaking out against systems built on core values inconsistent with health equity.
This fifth webinar in the series will reinforce the importance of reorienting health services for older adults to promote health equity, address the social determinants of health, and shift from an illness to a wellness approach.
Explore perspectives on power, and specifically the various ways that power influences, frames or directs public health efforts. We will unpack the many shapes that power can take and the mechanisms through which power reasserts itself following disruptions to maintain the status quo.
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