How Does the Law, Past & Present, Affect Health Equity?

Access two new trainings from the Public Health Law Academy

We are pleased to introduce a new two-part training series that offers insight into how public health laws affect social determinants of health and health equity.

To promote health equity, it is important to first understand how laws drive structural racism, which creates and reinforces health inequities. Public health practitioners can then use this knowledge to counteract laws and policies that have contributed to multi-generational harm.

Brought to you by ChangeLab Solutions and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Law Program, these new training videos form the foundation for all of our Public Health Law Academy trainings.

Exploring the Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity & the Law: Part 1

Part 1 discusses key concepts like health equity and structural discrimination, grounded in examples from a variety of locales and sectors. This training uncovers how structural racism is rooted in our country’s legal history; examines how laws, both past and present, contribute to health inequities; and explores how inequities can be repaired.

Exploring the Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity & the Law: Part 2

Part 2 explains how health departments can take action to close inequitable gaps in health outcomes by using the tools of law and policy to improve social determinants of health. Specifically, this training discusses the role of health departments in supporting equity-centered policies and illustrates how concepts of health equity and social determinants of health can be applied in practice.