Full course description
Description
This training explores the pervasive impact of structural racism in healthcare, focusing on its role in shaping health disparities and inequities. Participants will delve into frameworks such as social determinants of health, adverse childhood experiences, and structural competency to understand and address systemic barriers to equitable healthcare.
Target Audience
Healthcare professionals, medical educators, and public health practitioners aiming to understand and mitigate health inequities.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Define structural racism and its various levels, including institutional and structural.
- Analyze the impact of structural racism on health outcomes and life expectancy disparities.
- Evaluate frameworks such as the weathering hypothesis and social determinants of health.
- Develop strategies to address systemic inequities in healthcare.