Seeking Health Equity: Examining Racism as a Social Determinant of Health

Citation:

2017. Seeking Health Equity: Examining Racism as a Social Determinant of Health. Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.

Abstract:

This module will present two unfolding case studies based on real-world, actual events. The cases will require participants to review videos embedded into three modules and a summary module:
Introduction to Concepts of Social Determinant of Health and Seeking Racial Equity 
Case Study on Health and Healthcare Context – Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative (GHDC)​   
Case Study on Social and Community Context – Renaissance Community Cooperative (RCC)
Summary (Optional)

The learning objectives for the modules are related to achieving the Healthy People 2020 Social Determinants of Health Objectives – specifically the (1) Health and Healthcare Context, and (2) Social and Community Context.