TA 104: Building Skills for Anti-Racism Work: Supporting the Journey of Hearts, Minds, and Action
TA 104: Building Skills for Anti-Racism Work: Supporting the Journey of Hearts, Minds, and Action
Overview
In this course, we will build skills to counter structural racism and improve health equity. We will examine the ways racism and anti-racism operate in our organizations and systems, with a focus on addressing inequities in health and health care. You will learn strategies for starting or continuing your work in this area individually and collectively. This course largely focuses on the history of anti-Black racism and resistance in the United States. These specific learnings can fuel work to address inequities worldwide so that all people can achieve their full potential.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Define anti-racism and four types of racism.
- List ways that structural racism creates and reinforces inequities in the US.
- Name examples of structural and institutional racism in health and health care.
- Define implicit bias and list ways to reduce and mitigate.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Racism and Anti-Racism in the US: History and Context
We will begin by defining racism and the way it operates not simply through individuals, but through our organizations, policies, and structures. Then, we will focus on anti-Black racism from the 1600s to today.
- Lesson 2: Focus on Health and Health Care
This lesson will focus on racism and anti-racism in health and health care. We will talk about the history of mistreatment and mistrust between communities and health care providers, as well as other institutions that play a crucial role in health and well-being. We will look at implicit bias and the ways racism can influence our actions without our awareness. And, we will hear about “curb cut thinking” and how we can address inequities facing groups experiencing disadvantage to improve health and health care for all.
- Lesson 3: What You Can Do Course
This lesson will offer several strategies for getting started or continuing your work as an individual and in your workplace, school, or community. Finally, we’ll share resources to continue to learn, explore structural and systemic change, and improve health equity and well-being.
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour 35 minutes
Continuing Education Credits
Course completion typically earns 1.5 Continuing Education credits. Please read the full details to ensure that this course offers your desired credit type. Learn more about Continuing Education credits
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In support of improving patient care, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 credits for nurses and pharmacists.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits.
Subscriptions
This course is available in the following IHI Open School subscriptions: