


View the webinar slides (all are PDF): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Michelle van Ryn, PhD, LMFT, MPH, professor of health services research at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, director of the Research Program on Equity and Quality in Healthcare Encounters Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, FACP, adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois School of Public Healthīrian Smedley, PhD, co-founder and executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, study director of the landmark report "Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care" They talked about how the levels of racism play out within the health care system, unconscious bias in health care and what’s being done to address those inequities to improve the public’s health. Join APHA Past President and social justice advocate Linda Rae Murray, Brian Smedley, co-founder and executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity and Michelle van Ryn, director of the Research Program on Equity and Quality in Healthcare Encounters for a timely discussion. These health disparities threaten our nation’s health. But racial and ethnic minorities still are more likely to have unequal access, receive poorer quality care and have worse health outcomes. The Affordable Care Act has led to expansions in health insurance coverage. Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, FACP, Michelle van Ryn, PhD, LMFT, MPH, and Brian Smedley, PhD

Webinar #3 | Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Access, Quality and Care View the webinar slides (all are PDF): Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Conclusion We explored the role of public health in preventing this epidemic and the value of engaging many sectors in the solution.

Hear from APHA Past President Linda Degutis, former director of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Howard Pinderhughes of UC San Francisco, Policy Link, and the Prevention Institute for an important discussion about race, place and preventing violence.
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Violence impacts our overall health and well-being and prevents communities from realizing their full potential. Linda Deguitis, DrPH, MSN, Howard Penderhughes, PhD, Benita Tsao, MPH, Marc Philpart, MPA, MPH, and Sheila Svannah, MAĬommunity violence is a preventable public health issue and shaped by many factors, including racism. Webinar #2 | No Safety, No Health: A Conversation About Race, Place and Preventing Violence Webinar slides (all are downloadable PDFs): Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Conclusion This framework is useful for understanding the basis for race-associated differences in health, designing effective interventions to eliminate those differences and engaging in a national conversation. APHA President-Elect Camara Jones will told the Gardener's Tale and presented a framework for understanding racism on three levels. She also reflected on the evidence and research needs related to how racism limits our ability to make America the healthiest nation. APHA President Shiriki Kumanyika discussed how racism is one of the most challenging tools of social stratification we face when trying to improve the health of the public. This kick-off webinar featuring APHA’s executive director, president and president-elect looked at some of the nation’s leading health inequities. Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, and Camara P. Webinar # 1 | Naming and Addressing Racism: A Primer
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We encourage review of the 2015 series before viewing the Advancing Racial Equity webinar series. These webinars provide a foundation on racism as a public health issue. NEW: The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation: A Webinar Guide(PDF) provides a summary of each webinar in the 2015 series, speaker presentations and resources mentioned. Join the leadership of the American Public Health Association in a webinar series about racism's impact on health and disparities. We know that racism, both intentional and unintentional, affects the health and well-being of individuals and communities and stifles the opportunity of many to contribute fully to the future and growth of this nation.
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Stigma, inequalities and civil rights injustices remain in our society today.* Unfortunately, skin color plays a large part in how people are viewed, valued and treated.
