A Cultural Humility Lens in Community Engagement Work
The understanding that people are experts of their own culture. Their experiences, knowledge, practices, and norms are valid and accurate.
Governmental Public Health Agencies: At the Center of the U.S. Public Health System
Relatively little of our national conversation on health is about public health, which is right in line with our spending on public health; less than 3% of that spending goes toward governmental public health, i.e. public spending through federal, state, and local agencies and services provided by them.
Your Neighborhood, Your Health
Redlining. Highway expansion. Gentrification. Traffic safety. What do these built environment issues have to do with working towards equity in public health? The short answer is, everything. Learn how public health professionals can make a difference.
Health Equity: Self-Reflection and Not Stopping There
Reflecting on one’s own identity, catching one’s own implicit biases, and advocating for social justice in small and large ways is the work of a lifetime. These must be ongoing practices and won’t be fulfilled by completing any particular training. Yet, cultivating strategic skills that empower people and agencies to partner across sectors and engage in policy, systems, and environmental change is an important place to start.