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Taking a local health and equity approach to climate change
Join us to explore the connections between climate change and our health. We'll examine how policies like redlining have increased inequities related to climate change and how public health practitioners and communities can take action to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Tenants’ rights: A matter of health
This episode explores how organizing around housing issues advances public health priorities. We delve into tenants’ rights groups: how and why they started; how they have protected tenants from abuse; how they’ve improved living conditions; and how they’ve encouraged people to become more politically engaged.
The connection between the gender pay gap and health
In this webinar we will learn more about why the gender pay gap persists and how the COVID-19 pandemic worsened it. We will also learn how to message the need for pay equity while exploring policies and practices at the federal, state, and organizational levels to achieve it.
The Land Back movement and health
This webinar will examine the relationship between reclaiming ancestral land and health and well-being.
The myth of the gender pay gap myth
Type “the gender pay gap” into any search engine and one of the first results that pops up will be: “The gender pay gap myth.” In the final episode of this miniseries, hosts Beth Silver and Ericka Burroughs-Girardi bust myths and break down the toxic narratives around the gender pay gap. They are joined by Dr. Jonathan Heller, a senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, who talks about how toxic narratives maintain systems and policies that keep women undervalued and underpaid. Dr. Jessamyn Schaller, an economics professor and co-author of The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, concludes our series by making the connections between the pay gap and women’s health.
The power of narrative to influence civic health
In this webinar, we will explore how narratives can influence policies and practices that make space for civic participation.
The Power of Storytelling: Giving Life to Voices and Data
How can we use storytelling and data to empower community members, shape community vision, and make our work come alive to the people we want to influence? When personal stories from community members are blended with data and statistics, the combination can be a powerful tool for change in a community. Join us as we learn how a 'Living Storybook’ portrays community member voices, personal...
Transforming Narratives to Create Racial and Health Equity
Narratives around race can give rise to policies and systems that exacerbate and reproduce inequities. The result can create stark differences by race in how well and how long people live. Just what are narratives? How are they created? Why is it important to transform them? We will explore these questions and more during this webinar.
Undoing segregation, featuring “Color of Law” author Richard Rothstein
Explore policies and practices that can improve health, including those that address housing and education.
Unlocking Potential: Engaging Young People in Community Change
Young people are key players leading community change to achieve greater results. Join our co-hosts from the Well Connected Communities initiative to learn how communities across the country are forming youth-adult partnerships to facilitate innovative ideas to improve health and advance equity. During this webinar you’ll hear from youth and field experts about the ways in which young people...