Health Equity Part I: Cross Cutting Determinants of Health Equity (Webinar)
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Description:
This 3 part webinar series introduced and provided the necessary skills for participants to collaborate across disciplines by building bridges to achieve health equity in their respective communities. The webinar series introduced participants to the essential components and evidence based research designed to move organizations towards health equity. Utilizing a socio-ecological context to identify cross cutting determinants and data collection, organizations can determine if the data is best used to advance policy, strengthen community capacity, build partnerships or target use of resources. Ultimately, this 3 part series encouraged participants to lead organizations with a health equity focus. This was an interactive webinar series complete with case studies, etc. for optimal participant engagement. Health care professionals, social workers, educators and advocates for justice were encouraged to attend this webinar series.
Learning Objectives: Webinar l:
By the end of this webinar, participants were able to:
- Define health equity and other related terms
- Identify the socio-ecological framework and your organization’s role
- Discuss the capacity of your organization as it relates to health equity