Health equity in public health refers to the concept of everyone having a fair and equal opportunity to achieve good health. It recognizes that some individuals and communities face greater barriers to accessing healthcare and achieving good health outcomes than others. Health equity strives to address these disparities by identifying and addressing the underlying social, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to them. Public health interventions and policies that promote health equity focus on reducing these inequities and ensuring that everyone has access to the resources and opportunities necessary to achieve optimal health.
The Region IV Public Health Training Center (PHTC) provides training for emerging public health leaders in the eight states that comprise HHS Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
To assist the public health workforce in their efforts to advance health equity in their organizations and communities, the Region IV PHTC has created a list of health equity trainings, resources, toolkits, and assessments from the Region IV PHTC, the Public Health Training Center Network, and other organizations.
HEALTH EQUITY KEY TERMS, ARTICLES AND TRAININGS
KEY TERMS
- Glossary of Health Equity Terms (American Hospital Association)
- Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts Glossary (American Medical Association)
READINGS
- Leading Health Indicators 2030: Advancing Health, Equity, and Well-Being
- How Do We Define and Measure Health Equity? The State of Current Practice and Tools to Advance Health Equity
ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
- What is Health Equity? (American Public Health Association)
- Health Equity Series (Wisconsin Center for Public Health Education)
- Health Equity in the Face of Change: Tools for a National Campaign Against Racism (Region IV Public Health Training Center)
- Promoting Health Equity: The Role of Community-Based Strategies (Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center)
- Operationalizing Equity: An Introduction to the Culturally Effective Organizations Framework (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Health Equity and Social Justice 101 and the Roots of Health Equity (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Historical Impact of Population Health Disparities and Finding a Path Toward Equity (Region IV Public Health Training Center)
SELF-PACED TRAININGS
- Health Equity (Western Region Public Health Training Center)
- Roots of Health Inequity (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Population Health and Health Equity (Region V Public Health Training Center)
- Health Equity and Prevention Primer (The Prevention Institute)
ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND ACTIONABLE INITIATIVES
READINGS
- The Political Determinants of Health (Daniel E. Hawes)
- All Quality Improvement is Health Equity Work: Designing Improvement to Reduce Disparities (The American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Guiding Principles to Promote an Equity-Centered Approach to Public Health Communication (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Advancing Public Narrative for Health Equity and Social Justice (National Association of County and City Health Officials)
- Accountability Principles (Race Forward & Puget Sound Cohort)
TRAININGS
- Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Workplace through Mentorship (Region IV Public Health Training Center)
- A Commitment to Advancing Health Equity (Region 2 Public Health Training Center)
- Advancing Health Equity Through Power Building and Narrative Change (Region V Public Health Training Center)
- Engaging Indigenous Communities in Health Equity Activities (New England Public Health Training Center)
- Messaging Health Equity to Decision Makers (Northwest Center for Public Health Practice)
- Data-Driven and Equity-Driven Tools to Assess Climate, Health, and Equity Locally (Region IV Public Health Training Center)
- An Equity Guided Approach to Public Health for Leaders at All Levels (New England Public Health Training Center)
PODCASTS
- Health Disparities Podcast (Movement is Life)
- Health Equity Forum Podcast (US Food and Drug Administration)
FRAMEWORKS, TOOLKITS AND GUIDANCE FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
- Addressing Health Equity in Evaluation Efforts (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Addressing Health Equity in Public Health Practice: Frameworks, Promising Strategies, and Measurement Considerations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- A Practical Guide to Implementing the National CLAS Standards (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid)
- Health Equity Resource Series (American Hospital Association)
- Health Equity Toolkit (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Roadmap to Advancing Health Equity (Advancing Health Equity)
- Equity Diversity Inclusion Action Toolkit for Organizations (American Public Health Association)
- Communities in Action: Pathway to Health Equity (National Academies)
- Countering the Production of Health Inequities (The Prevention Institute)
- ABLe Change Equity Impact Assessment (Michigan State University)
- Applying Social Determinants of Health Indicator Data for Advancing Health Equity (Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative)
- Measuring What Works to Achieve Health Equity: Metrics for the Determinants of Health (The Prevention Institute)
- Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
- Racial Equity Toolkit (The Greenlining Institute)
- Race, Equity, & Justice Initiative Organizational Race Equity Toolkit (Just Lead Washington)
- Health Equity Framework (ETR)
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
- Conducting Intensive Equity Assessments of Existing Programs, Policies, and Processes (Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
- Changing Internal Practices to Advance Health Equity (Region V Public Health Training Center)
- Tangible and Actionable Strategies to Address Internal Health Equity (Public Health Performance Improvement Network)
- Transforming Organizational Culture Assessment Tool (MP Associates)
- Racial Equity Toolkit: Applying a Racial Equity Lens to Your Organization (Housing Development Consortium)
- State Health Department Organizational Self-Assessment for Achieving Health Equity (National Association of Chronic Disease Directors)
- Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity (Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity)