Race & Health Equity Resource Guide

This resource guide was initiated by the PHIWM Board's Race & Health Equity Committee and augmented by regional partners and collaborations. Through discussions, activities, and the development of a resource library, the committee and regional partners work to support professional development and personal growth by fostering a learning community. These resources were gathered from various platforms that lend differing perspectives and scholarly insights.

We hope organizations and stakeholders will utilize this guide to strengthen their understanding of race and health equity, serve as a guide for difficult conversations, and utilize this tool as a form of education to help aid and support the development of equitable communities.

Help us keep this tool up to date! Given that conversations around race and equity will continue to evolve as well as the resources used to support growth and learning the committee seeks your comments, additions, or upgrades. Contact us with your suggestions, comments, and updates.

Putting Resources into Practice: A Race and Health Equity Blog

We would love to hear from you! Let us know what your favorite resource is and how you have used it to advance race and health equity.

"...there is no safe or high quality care without health equity.”

Learn how Doug Salvador, MD, MPH has used the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide. Doug is the Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Baystate Health, and he serves on PHIWM's Board of Directors.

"Recognizing our own implicit biases..."

Learn about Amanda Lesnick and the Gándara Center's journey to advance race and health equity.

"What PHIWM and regional partners have put together is basically a whole curriculum for us educators to use and empower our students..."

Learn how Gloria Caballero Roca plans to use the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide. Gloria is a Professor at Bard Micro College and serves on the PHIWM Board of Directors.

“On the road to social justice, philanthropic supports for racial equity must do three things to drive change: Lift, Clear, and Push..."

Read Nigel Greave's charge for philanthropic organizations to advance health and racial equity.

"...it is important to avoid the single stories while actively seeking out intersectional information since systems of oppression work together to harm all of us."

Learn about Leela Ramachandran's favorite resource in the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

"I find it so critical that anti-racism resources are coupled with accountability supports..."

Learn about one of Lisa Ranghelli's favorite resources in the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

"One of my favorite resources is the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley..."

Learn about Kimberly Robinson's favorite resources in the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide. Kimberly is the Executive Director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and serves on PHIWM's Board of Directors.

"...we can work towards more systemic organizational change together."

Read how Sarah Morgan, Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development at Health New England, is using the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

"Identifying mental health risk factors and the inequities driving poorer health outcomes among youth are key..."

Read how Kimberley Lee, PHIWM Board Member and Chief of Creative Strategy and Development at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center, is using the resources from the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

Language is incredibly powerful tool in efforts to advance racial equity.

Read how Briana Wales-Thaxton, VP for People and Culture at Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, is using the resources from the Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

A Mental Model to Diminish Conflict and Identify Biases

Read how Executive Director Jessica Collins is using the resources from our Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

Teaching Medical Students About Health Equity

Read how Sarah Perez McAdoo, MD, MPH, uses PHIWM's Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

I strive to think of how we can do "something different" in all the work we do!

Learn how Victoria Ramos is using resources in our Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

Guiding Internal Discussions about Race and Health Equity

See how Cristina Huebner Torres PhD, MA, Chief Research & Population Health Officer at Caring Health Center, Inc. is using the resources from our Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

"...ensure every corner of our city is strongly represented."

Learn how Joshua A. Garcia, Mayor of Holyoke, is using resources in our Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.

"Don't look away!"

Read what Nikki Burnett, Executive Director at Educare Springfield, has to say about PHIWM's Race and Health Equity Resource Guide.