Race & Health Equity Resource Guide

This resource guide has been developed by the PHIWM Board's Race & Health Equity Committee, but we continue to add new resources as they are created and shared by regional partners and collaborations. The Race and Health Equity committee strives to support the work of PHIWM and the board members by offering training opportunities and leading discussions around race and health equity through a variety of formats. Through discussions, activities, and the development of a resource library, the committee works to support professional development and personal growth of board members by fostering a learning community. This resource guide is designed to support this work. These resources were gathered from various platforms that lend differing perspectives and scholarly insights.

Our hope is that this will also serve as a resource beyond PHIWM and its board. The committee hopes community 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.

"...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.