Curtis Center Health Equity Seminar | A Model for Anti-Racist Transformation in Public Health Institutions
| Date: | Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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| Time: | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET) |
| Location: |
On Wednesday, April 9th (one day before the event), you will receive an email from the [email protected] containing the Zoom Webinar Registration Link. |
| Coordinator: | Kirstn Tatar ([email protected]) |
| CE Contact Hour(s): |
1 Regular CE contact hour(s) |
Description
Presenter
Paul J. Fleming, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Dr. Fleming focuses his work on the root causes of racial health inequities and strategies to address them. He conducts community-based participatory research focused on the health needs of Latinx immigrants in Michigan and examines how to best integrate anti-racist principles into public health training and practice. He also is a member of Public Health Awakened and contributes to community organizing efforts to promote health through social change.
Description
This presentation will focus on a model for anti-racist transformation in public health institutions. It will present the rationale and approach of the Racial Justice Impact Assessment Tool that was co-created as part of the ARCC Towards Justice Project, a collaboration between researchers at the University of Michigan, the Washtenaw County Health Department, and Washtenaw County community members. The presentation will describe the process of co-creating the Racial Justice Impact Assessment and the results of piloting it at the health department. More broadly, the presentation will highlight ways that public health institutions can move towards anti-racist policies and practices.
Learning Objective
- Participants will be able to describe an example of how a local health department can transform its policies and practices
Agenda
1:05 - 1:10pm | Background on Racism as public health issue
1:10 - 1:20pm | Role of governmental public health in addressing structural racism
1:20 - 1:40pm | The ARCC Towards Justice Project with a local health department
1:40 - 1:45pm | Conclusions and Takeaways
CE Approval Statement
The University of Michigan School of Social Work, provider #1212, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Michigan School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/15/2023-5/15/2026. Social workers participating in this course will receive 1 online continuing education contact hour.
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