Health inequities are produced through the unequal structuring of opportunities and outcomes based on race, class, gender, and other structural determinants. Systems of oppression including white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism actively privilege certain social groups (whites, men, and wealthy) over others (people of color, women, and people with less wealth). This training provides participants with shared language and conceptual frameworks for understanding the role of systemic oppression in creating and maintaining health inequities, and outlines core principles for effective health equity practice.

Presenter

Jessica Santos, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Institute on Assets and Social Policy
Brandeis University

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Define key terms and constructs related to health equity and race, class and gender biased systems of oppression;
• Explain how systems, policies, and ideologies produce and maintain health inequities in the U.S. by race, gender, and class
; and
• Apply the principles of health equity practice to develop strategies to address at least one health inequity.

Session Materials