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Advancing Health Equity: Insights from PH WINS

URL 1: https://www.nwcphp.org/training/advancing-health-equity-insights-ph-wins

URL 2: https://www.nwcphp.org/sites/www.nwcphp.org/files/documents/htip20240227-web.pdf

Date Developed: 2024. Source: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Presenter(s): Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN, and Dany Zemmel, MPH. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate. Length: 60 minutes.

Annotation

In this one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN, a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Center for Health Workforce Studies, and Dany Zemmel, MPH, the Training and Engagement Manager at the Region V Public Health Training Center, will focus on the components of public health practice that are important for health equity competencies. They will also discuss recommendations to improve workforce development and training, such as explicit naming of the effects of structural racism, application of new concepts, and skill development. These skill areas include identifying, influencing, and implementing policies, community engagement, and cross-sector partnership building. xxx

Learning Objectives

• Describe two to three factors associated with greater knowledge of and confidence in addressing health equity among governmental public health staff

• Identify at least two characteristics associated with staff-reported involvement in work to address racism as a public health crisis

• Discuss recommendations to improve workforce development and training focused on advancing health equity

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Registration is required.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. 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 HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.