Using inclusive language is one way to address bias in order to create a safe, positive environment for employees and clientele. A positive environment will engage both staff and the public, increasing productivity and satisfaction. Public health and health professionals will be challenged to improve their understanding of implicit bias and inclusive language to implement a more equitable workplace in this course.
Learning Objectives:
Define, recognize, and review examples of implicit bias;
Identify microaggressions and microaffirmations and examine microaggressions in the workplace;
Discuss people-first language and inclusive language and practice inclusive language for public health professionals.
Duration: 30 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 Continuing Competency Credits for CHES, and 0.75 for CPEUs.
Data visualizations are a powerful tool for telling stories about public health, but how we create them can shape how we understand and address health issues. In this training, you'll learn how to apply a health equity lens to your data visualizations and ensure they accurately and respectfully represent the diverse populations described.
Use of opioids such as heroin, morphine, and prescription pain relievers has expanded to levels of dependency in many individuals. Several factors contribute to the breadth and complexity of this urgent problem: severe chronic pain, greater use of prescriptions, aggressive marketing by pharmaceutical companies, among others.