MARCH Updates, News, and Resources |
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Greetings!
Happy March! In case you missed it, CHTI hosted a training in February that discussed how to center language in health equity efforts, you can watch the recording here.
This month, we are offering a training on the history of public health as it relates to pandemics and pandemic responses. The trainers will delve into strategies that have helped effectively address pandemics (and other disease outbreaks), highlighting both large-scale and local examples. Register here! And, stay tuned for our next training (coming in April) titled "Reimagining Safety in Our Communities." You can read more below!
That's all for now, and as always, you can reach out to us anytime.
Cheers!
-The CHTI Team
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MARCH TRAINING OPPORTUNITY! |
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Wednesday March 23rd, 2022
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Online via Zoom
Topics: Public health history, lessons learned from past disease outbreaks, community efforts to address COVID-19.
Description: Public health has evolved over time and plays an important role in people’s lives. Take COVID-19 for example, which has had a disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) and has made the case for greater investments in policy, systems, and environmental changes and in equitable public health practices. In this training, participants will explore the role of public health in pandemics and how centering equity protects us all versus just some.
Audience: Coalition members and leaders, public health professionals and historians, community members.
Trainers: Daisy Ortega and Tonayo Crow, Health Resources in Action
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Understand the history of public health, especially as it pertains to epidemics/pandemics and disease outbreaks.
- Explore a timeline of public health to make connections between past and present.
- Identify public health strategies and tools that can be used to address threats to health (e.g. disease).
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APRIL TRAINING OPPORTUNITY! |
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Tuesday April 5th & Thursday April 7th, 2022
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Online via Zoom
Please Note: We will meet together on April 5th & 7th, and encourage participants to try and make it to both days if possible.
Topics: Unpacking what we mean by “safe communities” in the context of public safety, exploring the historical context of systemic racism on the creation and location of communities in the U.S.
Description: Communities are the backbone of our social system, and ideally, provide a safe place for people to live, work, and play. Yet the history of systemic racism in America illustrates how BIPOC communities were not only built to be segregated, but have continued to experience harm disproportionately to white communities: BIPOC communities are more often hit hardest by natural disasters (e.g., Hurricane Katrina) and disease (e.g., COVID-19) ; often experience over-policing; and are more likely to miss out on the resources that are poured into whiter spaces. This begs the question: what does a “safe” community look like, especially for people of color? In this two-day training, the trainers will first examine the history of racist housing policy in the United States, emphasizing the intentional disenfranchisement of Black and Brown communities and the implications for our health and racial equity work. They will then move into deeper, heart-space questions about our communities, and how we might imagine them differently. How could your community look different, in ways you’ve never thought of before? What are ways you can plug in to create changes? Participants should come prepared to learn and to dig creatively into some deeper questions about safety and resiliency.
Audience: Coalition leaders, multi-sector partners and members leading conversations in their communities and coalitions.
Trainers: Mo Barbosa and Michael Leonard, Health Resources in Action
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Identify examples of how Black and Brown communities have been historically disenfranchised in the U.S.
- Think creatively about changes they want to see in their own communities.
- Name strategies to amplify community voice in conversations around justice and equity.
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PARTNER EVENTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Click on the calendar to see more great partner offerings for the month! |
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Click to see this month's grant and funding opportunities! |
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That's all for this month! Contact us for more information about opportunities to grow through training and resources, or if you'd like to submit a resource or event for inclusion in the next update.
Sincerely,
Daisy Ortega, Gina Rodriguez, Kelly Danckert, Tonayo Crow, and Jasper Lee
Community Health Training Institute
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