The long history of racial injustice in the U.S. and our healthcare system impacts today’s maternal and infant health outcomes. A contributing factor in these racial disparities is providers’ implicit biases. The focus of this course is to address the impacts of implicit bias by defining it, acknowledging its existence, increasing self-awareness and learning how to reduce one’s own implicit biases.
1 Hour On-Demand Learning
Cost: Complimentary
Continuing Education offered: CME, CNE, CHES, MCHES, Public Health
NJHA examines the implicit biases that feed these disparities in a new course, Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternal and Child Health. The four-part course breaks down the conscious and unconscious biases within all individuals; describes their impact on healthcare access and treatment for Black and brown women; and explores interventions to defuse them. Dr. Meika Neblett, MD, lead of equity in clinical care at RWJBarnabas Health and chief medical officer and chief academic officer at Community Medical Center, serves as faculty.
