Disparities in health are prevalent and persistent across the United States. Poverty, discrimination, access to jobs and other resources present obstacles to health and wellbeing for many people. This training is the first module in a series that introduces the concept of health equity and how to apply it in examining and addressing public health issues.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Define health equity
- Explore life expectancy and public health
- Identify ways to use a health equity lens in public health and clinical work
- Discuss frameworks for improving health equity
Target Audience: Public health workforce, health department staff, clinicians
Duration: 30 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 Continuing Competency Credits for CHES, 0.5 CPEUs for Registered Dietitians
CHES Provider number: 99036; CPEU Provider number: 21216Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: April 2022
Author(s): Toncé Jackson, EdD, RDN
Arranged by: Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
Skill Level: Advanced
CHES Event ID#: PSS99036_HEQUITY
Category 1 Credits: 0.5
Continuing Competency Credits: 0.5
Advanced Credits: 0
Activity #: 170641
Performance Indicators: 12.1.2, 12.1.4, 12.2.1, 12.3.3
RD Total Credits: 0.5
Level 1: Yes
Level 2: Yes
Level 3: No