What to know
CDC's Office of Health Equity exists to ensure that health equity is embedded in all our public health work. OHE is pleased to provide the Foundations of Health Equity training plan. This self-guided, online training plan is designed to facilitate foundational knowledge and skill development on topics related to health equity, health disparities, and structural and social determinants of health.
Training plan
The Foundations of Health Equity training plan contains thirteen, on-demand trainings that cover six health equity-related domains, including organizational policy, infrastructure, communication, community engagement, and racism. The training plan can benefit individuals who are new to health equity or may want to learn about new concepts and approaches.
Domain 1: Embrace equity as the foundation of organizational commitments, policies, and practices
Domain 2. Establish and maintain infrastructure to advance equity
Domain 3. Communicate effectively to advance equity
Domain 4. Engage communities and mobilize partners to enable effective and sustainable organizational efforts
Domain 5. Advance health equity in the context of structural and social determinants of health
Domain 6. Embody anti-racism and anti-oppression in all aspects of the organization and its interventions