Mapping Health Equity. By Deena Ayesh, Leonora Naser Saravia, and Juliet McMullin (UCI)
Session Objectives:
At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
Recognize and understand institutional definitions of health equity
Analyze community narratives of health equity by using the social mapping project data.
Assess key differences between institutional and community definitions of health equity by developing distinct categories that reflect the conceptual definition and the implementation of health equity.
Recognize systemic and local power dynamics in the practice of health equity.
Preparation Time:
Facilitator Preparation:
Suggested Prep Time: 120 minutes
Facilitator Pre-Reading:
Braveman P. (2014a). What are health disparities and health equity? We need to be clear. Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.: 1974), 129(Suppl 2), 5–8.
Hoyer, Deborah MPH; Dee, Elizabeth MPH; O'Leary, Meghan S. MPP; Heffernan, Megan MPH; Gelfand, Katherine BS; Kappel, Rachel MPH; Fromknecht, Catharine Q. BS. How Do We Define and Measure Health Equity? The State of Current Practice and Tools to Advance Health Equity. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 28(5):p 570-577, September/October 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001603
Haapanen, K. A., Christens, B. D., Freeman, H. E., Speer, P. W., & Crowell-Williamson, G. A. (2023). Stories of self, us, and now: narrative and power for health equity in grassroots community organizing. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1144123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1144123
UCI paper article (In Progress)
Minkler M, Rebanal RD, Pearce R, Acosta M. Growing Equity and Health Equity in Perilous Times: Lessons From Community Organizers. Health Education & Behavior. 2019;46(1_suppl):9S-18S. doi:10.1177/1090198119852995
Participant Preparation:
Suggested Prep Time: 60 minutes
Participant Pre-Reading and Materials: Listen to the Deeply Rooted Podcast, Episode 1 (Duration: 29 min)