Shifting power: Understanding community building for health equity

Individual Author(s) / Organizational Author
Barsoum, Gigi
Heller, Jonathan
Publisher
Partners for Advancing Health Equity
Date
November 2023
Abstract / Description

Recognizing that structural racism, sexism, and other structural marginalization as the root cause of health inequities is a major step forward in the field of health equity. However, it is not enough. Efforts to make changes on the structural level require shifts in power that center the views, experiences, and desires of the communities that experience harm. Understanding and collaboration across multiple sectors are needed to build community power to affect change.
This webinar showcased work that uplifts the idea that building power in communities is key to changing structural drivers of health inequities and health equity. Audience members left with a renewed understanding of the role of power inequities and approaches to shifting power.

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Document URL
Reference Type
Webinar
Geographic Focus
National
P4HE Authored
Yes
Topic Area
Policy and Practice