“I hope we take this conversation upstream, to address the root causes of health disparities” - Dr. Michael Lu on how #healthequity won’t be achieved through #publichealth programs, but through changing policies (like paid family leave) and institutional racism + sexism #APHA2018
We're wrapping up our #APHA2018 experience and reflecting on how we'll apply what we've heard from @profjohnapowell, @dr_tonyiton, and others in our work to advance health equity here in California:#TaxesMakeHealthHappen #Prop13 #New40YearLegacy
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"Let youth lead campaigns because we can be more powerful than you alone can be!" Rosa Olascoaga #APHA2018 #BuildPower4Equity
Elements of building a successful coalition:
- no one leader
- both residents and non-residents
- identifying adult allies to connect to resources and networks
- centering youth priorities
#APHA2018 #BuildPower4Equity
Important to recognize and work with constraints of youth-led advocacy:
- quick turnover due to school and work
- seen as 'kids' who are not taken seriously by decision-makers (using 'youth' instead to harness power)
#APHA2018 #BuildPower4Equity
We're excited to see youth-led work up on stage at Indigo CG at the Hilton for the next hour and a half! Proud to have been a part of the skatepark advocacy campaign, and to contribute participatory public health research
Follow along #APHA2018 on #BuildPower4Equity
"We have to be the friendliest team in town -- because we [as the public health department] are not by default to the table... We need to add value and bring solutions to make a dent in social determinants of health equity" Shireen Malekafzali from @SMCHealth #APHA2018
If you, like us, missed the beginning of this session bc you were at the #EndPoliceViolence #APHA2018 rally, watch this short video of @MCHDPIO's valuable health equity work!
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🏃♀️We made it to Indigo 204B at the Hilton, to catch the Health Equity Awards session highlighting California public health departments @SMCHealth @MCHDPIO @lapublichealth and the Public Health Alliance of Southern California #APHA2018 #HealthEquity
Addressing law enforcement is a public health issue! Step up APHA. @PublicHealth #thisispublichealth #APHA2018 #HealthEquityNow #endpoliceviolence
We are ready to take on transformative narrative as a core part of our public health work, and especially to double down on this critical work after tonight's powerful plenary w @MHarrisPerry @profjohnapowell @aijenpoo and Dr. Eldar Shafir
#APHA2018 #BuildPower4Equity #BringItOn
“We can change policies... but until we change the narrative about the value of this work and the humanity of the people that do it, we are always going to be at a disadvantage.” - @aijenpoo #apha2018
Q from Lili to panelists: How is the context of power showing up in your work? #apha2018 #BuildPower4Equity
"Prompting my staff in govt to always be asking: who has the power to see what you don't see? There is expertise that rests in lived experience." @DrAlethaMaybank from @nycHealthy #APHA2018 #BuildPower4Equity
"In the pursuit of equity, we have to think of it as a process -- so we are not harming people on the way to improving health" Dr. Sandra Witt from @CalEndow #APHA2018 #HealthEquity
"Organizing for health justice can be the entry point for organizing for justice more broadly" Dr. Paula Braveman from @ucsf #APHA2018
Our co-director, Lili Farhang, kicking off a panel of health equity champions from @nycHealthy, @CalEndow, @the_mphi, and @ucsf #APHA2018 #BuildPower4Equity
🚨🚨🚨 Starts in 10 minutes: Our movement for health equity: where have we come from and what does our future hold? Join us in the Indigo Ballroom, CG - Hilton! #APHA2018 #WokePublicHealth #HealthEquity
Learning about exciting developments for #workersrights at #LoydaAlvarado talk on day laborers as change agents #apha2018 #spiritof1848 #thisispublichealth
Also, a quick way to use your #publichealth superpowers for good is to submit public comment opposing the expansion of the 'public charge test' for immigrants. #APHA2018, tell the Dept of Homeland Security why it's bad for health using this tailored form:
bit.ly/PHApubliccharge
FYI #APHA2018: another example of data gathering to inform local policies and practices to protect immigrant health is our recently released research with @LUPE_rgv on the health impacts of forced family separation via deportation in the Rio Grande Valley:
FamilyUnityFamilyHealth.org
We are inspired by the leadership from @LindaRaeMurray, @j_bloyd, #PublicHealthWoke, #NancyKrieger and others at the #Spiritof1848 session on activism in public health! #APHA2018
Good morning, #APHA2018! We're proud to partner with orgs like @LUPE_rgv to conduct our research and use our #publichealth voice to advocate for health-first policies and practices! Watch to learn more, get #WokePublicHealth, and #SpeakforHealth:
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Say it loud and proud, #publichealth: for us to create healthy communities and achieve #HealthEquity, WE NEED TO ADVOCATE for our communities and ourselves! Get motivated with this #APHA2018 video and join the #WokePublicHealth movement @PHAwakened
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Hi, #APHAHealthEquity chat! We're jazzed about this yr's theme! Sign up for our email updates at the bottom of this page so you catch all our #APHA2018 sessions/events:spoiler alert: @PHAwakened is hosting another Resistance & Refreshments happy hour)
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