University of Minnesota Health Equity Work Group

Interested in LGBTQ health? MDH will be having a community conversation Nov 15th 6:30-8:30pm at the Hamline University campus. Read more:

Join LGBTQ community members and organizations to discuss and inform LGBTQ health priorities with Minnesota Department of Health Center for Health Equity, in the community, and how to best partner in the upcoming years!
*Light refreshments provided*

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-health-minnesotas-road-ahead-tickets-51841481266

An exciting event to check out this Fall!

The Multicultural Student Engagement Presents
Power & Privilege Series: An evening with Angela Davis

September 19, 5:00 PM, Northrop Auditorium

Event is free for students. Event tickets will be open to staff, faculty and the general public on September 15th.
For Tickets: z.umn.edu/angeladavis

Through her activism and scholarship over many decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world. Her work as an educator – both at the university level and in the larger public sphere – has always emphasized the importance of building communities of struggle for economic, racial, and gender justice.

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Health Equity Minor has added a new course!

For Fall 2018, Professor Christina Ewig and Debra Fitzpatrick will be teaching PA 5690 Gender and Intersectional Networking Series (GAINS). This course will prepare students with skills to overcome barriers that perpetuate disparities in leadership across both public and private sector jobs. By exploring institutional barriers across gender and race, students will build upon individual leadership skills and how to enact change.

Students of all genders interested in addressing personal and institutional barriers to advancement that are rooted in gender inequalities and their intersections with race and other forms of inequality are welcome to enroll.

PA 5690 satisfies the minor requirements for the Health Equity Minor.

REMINDER: Today is our annual Health Equity Work Group picnic! We hope to see you there.

11:45am-1pm, Northrop Plaza

This fall, Dr. Kathleen Call and Dr. Carissa Slotterback will be teaching a new class, Health Impact Assessment: A tool to promote health equity (PubH6703/PA5290). See flyer for more details.

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a tool that uses the best-available evidence to uncover the health impacts of policies, plans and projects in order to influence decisions before they are finalized. HIAs focus on social determinants of health. Strong community engagement grounds the HIA in the health issues and topics important to those who will be impacted by the decision, leading to more equitable, healthier communities. This is a skills focused course that introduces students to the six steps of an HIA, along with relevant data sources and methods. HIA practitioners will share their insights and experiences conducting HIAs in Minnesota.

Join us in attending Dr. South-Paul's lecture, "Leadership in the Era of Diversity."

The lecture will be on June 21st at 12:15 in Moos 2-690. See flyer for more information!

Reminder:The Health Equity Work Group is looking for a new graduate research assistant for the 2018-2019 school year! Apply here if interested: https://z.umn.edu/3hrj

DEADLINE: JUNE 5TH

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The Health Equity Work Group is looking for a new graduate research assistant for the 2018-2019 school year! Apply here if interested: https://z.umn.edu/3hrj

Health Justice Now! Achieving Health Justice and Equity in Minnesota

Living Spirit United Methodist 4501 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Tuesday, April 24th, 7:00-8:30 pm

Twin Cities DSA Healthcare Working Group is committed to achieving a just and equitable single-payer health care system in the US. We are working to build community support and power through our Medicare For All campaign.

Two expert speakers will present on efforts of Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Nurses Association in closing health disparities, improving population health equity, and building a more just health care system.

Join us tonight for our Health Equity Job Panel!

Graduate Q***r & Trans Studies Colloquium launch event!
Sponsored by the Stephen J. Schochet Endowment
Through the Gender and Sexuality Center for Q***r and Trans Life

Friday, April 27, 2018
4-5 PM
Ford Hall 400
Annakay Wright, PhD student in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, presents “Resurrection at the Fractured Locus: Incarcerated Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Folk of Color and Decolonial Abolition Praxis”