Professional Development:The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation: a webinar series

The American Public Health Association is hosting a summer webinar series about racism’s impact on health and disparities.

The second webinar in the series, to be held on August 4 beginning at 11:00am PDT, is called No Safety, No Health: A Conversation About Race, Place and Preventing Violence. It will explore the role of public health in preventing this epidemic and the value of engaging many sectors in the solution. APHA Past President Linda Degutis, former director of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, and Howard Pinderhughes of UC San Francisco, Policy Link, and the Prevention Institute will lead this important discussion.

Participants may earn 1 CPH CE credit hour by attending and completing an online evaluation. More details on the webinars and on CPH credits are available on the APHA’s website.

Upcoming webinars in this series:

No Safety, No Health: A Conversation About Race, Place and Preventing Violence
August 4, 2015, 11 a.m. PDT

Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Access, Quality and Care
August 18, 2015, 11 a.m. PDT

Racism: The Silent Partner in High School Dropout and Health Disparities
September 1, 2015, 11 a.m. PDT