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.
Environmental factors and federal policies have had a large impact on the health and cultural identity of our Indigenous populations. With increasing rates of diabetes, obesity, and cancer in Native American communities, strengthening Native food systems offers an opportunity to improve Native economies, health, and culture.
Ethical dilemmas are persistent in all disciplines. Decision making processes can be very complex, often with conflicts and competing values and interests. In this training, examine ethics and ethical based approaches to decision making. Learn about using ethical frameworks to make decisions confidently and justify decisions with transparency.