Under the Skin: Transforming Public Health Practice Through Health Equity (archived webcast) USTPA1211

The one-hour webcast on December 8, 2011 originated from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor.  

Under the Skin: Transforming Public Health Practice Through Health Equity

Speaker: Renee Canady, PhD, MPA, Health Officer, Ingham County (Michigan) Health Department

Dr. Renee Canady directs the Ingham County Health Department’s local public health operations and programs as well as a primary care network of community health centers. Previously, Dr. Canady was a faculty member at Michigan State University College of Nursing. A Medical Sociologist by training, her research interests include health disparities, cultural competency, and the social context of mental and physical illness in women. In 2011 Dr. Canady was selected to serve as a national spokesperson on the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report.

Description

This presentation will discuss the rationale for explicitly addressing underlying racism, sexism and classism in order to be successful in efforts to eliminate racial, gender and socioeconomic disparities in health. The efforts of the Ingham County (Michigan) Health Department to focus on the role of public health in promoting social justice and the work of the health department in developing and implementing dialogue regarding oppression and social justice as vehicles for change will be described.

Objectives

• Recognize linkages between institutional oppression and health inequalities.
• Explain the rationale for explicit attention to addressing underlying racism, sexism and classism to eliminate health inequities.
• Identify the potential for dialogue about issues related to oppression and social justice to increase health equity.

Who should view the live webcast?

Public health practitioners with responsibilities in health equity and others interested in the topic.

Technical Information

How to Access the Webcast: Click "Register," add the archived webcast as a course, then click on "View this Course."
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Sponsors

The presentation was sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health, Public Health Students of African Descent, and the Office of Public Health Practice.  The Michigan Public Health Training Center sponsored the webcast. 

12/16/2011