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Confronting the Crisis of Inequitable Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes. Year Developed: 2023. Source: U.S. News and World Report. Presenter(s): Dr. Elizabeth Cherot, Dr. Janelle Palacios, Morgan Felcner, Dr. Oluwatosin Goje, Dr. Christina Davidson, Michael Morella. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 60 minutes.
Annotation: This webinar includes a panel discussion that examines some of the new tools and solutions emerging to confront these problems head on, as well as the policy moves needed to ensure better outcomes for all mothers and babies.
Learning Objectives: • Discuss racial inequities that are also impacting infant mortality rates • Explore social determinants of health • Learn methodologies to improve health outcomes
Social Determinants of Health. Year Developed: 2021. Source: University of Michigan. Presenter(s): Cleopatra Caldwell. Type: Online Course. Level: Intermediate. Length: Self-paced.
Annotation: This is an introductory course on social determinants of population health with a focus on the United States. The course will introduce you to, or reinforce your knowledge of, issues related to health that consider behavioral, psychological and structural factors in population health beyond the healthcare system. You will examine social, economic, and political factors that contribute to health inequalities and suggest innovative ways to reduce disparities in health when the goal is to achieve health equity. This course will increase your awareness, knowledge, and understanding of issues related to behavioral, psychological, and structural factors that contribute to understanding population health and health inequities. We will discuss conceptual and methodological issues key to health professionals working towards achieving health equity to reduce health disparities at multiple levels of influence. There will be opportunities to practice skills involving cultural humility, deliberative dialogues and professional self-assessments.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequalities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels
Intercultural Communication. Year Developed: 2020. Source: University of Missouri. Presenter(s): Steve Klien. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 26 minutes.
Annotation: This video provides a basic introduction to some key principles of intercultural communication: a contrast between an "other-centered" orientation and "intercultural communication competence," low-context versus high-context cultures, and hofstede's dimensions of cultural difference.
Learning Objectives: • Outline what culture is. • Summarize the challenges of communicating with people from a different culture. • Develop intercultural communication competence.