NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute

HIV Education & Training Programs

This on-line self-paced training is designed to navigate a leadership team through the process of applying a health equity lens to the work of their organization. The training walks the leadership team through 12 distinct steps, providing guiding questions to explore at each step in the process of applying a health equity lens. The training allows the team to conveniently gather their responses to these questions for use in ongoing organizational change and development. 

Objectives:

As a result of participating in this training, an organization’s leadership team will be able to:

1. Explore 12 distinct steps for applying a health equity lens
2. Access important health equity resources and resources for becoming an anti-racist organization
3. Identify action steps for refining programs and services to best meet the needs of all communities served
4. Identify steps to develop or enhance partnerships to meet community-level social determinants of health needs
5. Apply strategies for developing a data-driven plan and monitoring ongoing progress toward promoting health equity. 

Intended Audience: 

This program is intended for the leadership team of a health care institution, community-based organization or other non-profit organization involved in delivering health or human services. Members of a leadership team might include: the executive director, program managers, supervisors, HR personnel, quality improvement staff, members of the board of directors, community advisory board, and others. 

The training is also open to anyone who is interested in health equity, organizational development and improving services to meet the needs of all communities.

Prerequisite: 

None. It is recommended that individuals complete the Health Equity On-Line training prior to taking this course.  

This online, self-paced training that consists of two separate modules is designed to increase physician and non-physician health and human service providers’ knowledge of medical negligence and systemic discrimination as a source of medical mistrust and introduce strategies for employing a health equity-informed approach to build current day trust and engagement in care.  This course takes approximately 2 hours to complete. 

Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

· Define key terms related to medical mistrust;

· Recall at least 3 historical examples of systemic discrimination and medical negligence that create and reinforce feelings of medical mistrust;

· Describe how current day systemic discrimination and medical practices create and reinforce feelings of medical mistrust;

· Identify 2 scenarios where medical mistrust could arise and impact an interaction with a client;

· Recall 3 communication strategies rooted in Self-Determination Theory to promote client trust.

Intended Audience:

Physician and non-physician health and human services providers

Prerequisite:

It is recommended that participants complete the “Health Equity” Online Training prior to taking this course.