At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Examine evidence-based methods that reduce health-related social inequities within the population.
Investigate potential partnerships that enhance social justice advocacy.
Social justice and health equity are at the core of essential public health services and are foundational principles of the health education profession. The pandemic exposed persistent problems in health disparities and laid bare ways that pervasive racism continues to thwart progress in achieving health equity and social justice for all. This track encourages abstracts that focus on partnerships and collaborations for social justice; new approaches to advocacy and dismantling inequitable policies and structures affecting races, ethnicities, genders, and LBGTQ+ populations; innovative ways for training social justice advocates; and examples of equitable health policies and programs that increase prevention, early detection, and treatment of health issues. Abstracts that address health education and health promotion pedagogy, research and practice in cross-cultural, international, and global environments also are encouraged.
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