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Health Equity Champions: Resource Library Module 1

Starting in 2020, Prince George’s County Health Equity Workgroup (HEW) in partnership with the University of Maryland’s Terrapin Think Tank created an interactive curriculum for Prince George’s County residents to learn more about health equity advocacy through Health in All Policies. The following resources have been identified by Workgroup partners as a starting point for Prince Georgians in ongoing learning and reflection of equity in Prince George’s County.

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Module 1: Introduction to Health Equity

Health Equity Vocabulary:

Prince George’s County Health Department and the Prince George's Healthcare Action Coalition are committed to health equity. Below is a list of vocabulary to familiarize yourself with before we explore other tools and resources to assist you as you champion for health equity.

Health Equality:: Health Equality: Everyone has the same opportunities to care. Examples include a community center offering free or low-cost checkups to everyone.
Health Equity:: Health Equity: People have specific opportunities based on their needs, focusing on social justice - providing people who are disadvantaged with assistance to access more resources. An example may be the community center charging people based on their ability to pay. A person who cannot afford care may receive it for free while another person may pay for the same care if they can pay.
Health Disparity:: Health Disparity: A difference that affects a person’s ability to achieve their best health. Examples of health disparities include race, gender, education, employment, income, disability, geographic location, food insecurity, and sexual orientation.

Source: Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference? | Online Public Health (gwu.edu)
Social Determinants of Health:: Social Determinants of Health: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.

Source: Social Determinants of Health - Healthy People 2030 | health.gov

Health Equity Champions Resource Library Module 1

Module 2: Quality Health Information

Health Literacy Vocabulary:

Below is a list of vocabulary related to "Quality Health Information" to familiarize yourself with before we explore other tools and resources to assist you as you champion for health equity.

Healthy People 2030 describes health literacy with two areas of focus: organizational health literacy and personal health literacy. Read more about how health literacy is related to health equity in Healthy People 2030’s National Goals and Objectives: Health Literacy - Healthy People 2030 | health.gov

Source: Healthy People 2030

Organizational Health Literacy:: Organizational Health Literacy: The degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.

Source: What Is Health Literacy? | Health Literacy | CDC Resource for additional learning: 5 Things to Know About Health Literacy
Personal Health Literacy:: Personal Health Literacy: The degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.

Source: What Is Health Literacy? | Health Literacy | CDC Resource for additional learning: 5 Things to Know About Health Literacy
Plain Language:: Plain Language: Grammatically correct language that includes complete sentence structure and accurate word usage. Plain language is not unprofessional writing or a method of "dumbing down" or "talking down" to the reader.

Source: Plain Language | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Plain Language Resource: Plain Language Materials & Resources | Health Literacy | CDC
Cultural Humility: Cultural Humility: Active engagement in an ongoing process of self-reflection that informs deeper understanding and respect of cultural differences. Increased cultural humility can lead to behaviors, programs, policies, practices, and services that are more culturally appropriate.

Source: Embracing Cultural Humility and Community Engagement | Global Health Equity | CDC

Title	Topics	Resource Date
Health Equity: How Opportunities for Health are Shaped by Race and Ethnicity: A tool to normalize the conversation on why equity matters and the importance of addressing the conditions that restrict opportunities for good ...	Economy / Economic Climate, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Community	August 22, 2024
Prince George’s County: 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment Prince George’s County Community Health Assessment outlines the leading health concerns and disparities in Prince George’s County. Location: Prince George's (County)	Community, Health, Community / Demographics	December, 2022
The Lens of Systemic Oppression: Addressing equity at the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and structural levels The lens of systemic oppression allows us to sharpen our focus on the ways in which any given form of oppression can negatively impact people’s ...	Health, Health / Health Care Access & Quality	August, 2024
Individual-Level Factors: Understanding Power, Privilege, and Implicit Biases Power and Privilege: Wheel of Privilege and Power Understand power, privilege, and implicit biases.	Health, Community	August, 2024
Systemic and Structural Factors That Threaten Health Equity Explore 10 self-paced learning modules created by the National Association of County and City Health Officials and learn systemic factors that ...	Health, Community	August, 2024
Health Equity in Healthy People 2030 Health Equity in Healthy People 2030 are the national priorities and measuring of evidence-based interventions to address the health needs of all ...	Community / Social Environment	August, 2024
Advocacy and data towards health equity: Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative approach that integrates and articulates health considerations into policymaking across sectors ...	Health, Community	August, 2024
National and Local Agencies Addressing Health Equity Explore the national and local agencies addressing health equity.	Community / Civic Engagement	August 22, 2024

Health Equity Champions: Resource Library Module 1

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Module 1: Introduction to Health Equity

Health Equality:

Health Equity:

Health Disparity:

Social Determinants of Health:

Module 2: Quality Health Information

Organizational Health Literacy:

Personal Health Literacy:

Plain Language:

Cultural Humility

Health Equity: How Opportunities for Health are Shaped by Race and Ethnicity:

Prince George’s County: 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment

The Lens of Systemic Oppression: Addressing equity at the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and structural levels

Individual-Level Factors: Understanding Power, Privilege, and Implicit Biases Power and Privilege: Wheel of Privilege and Power

Systemic and Structural Factors That Threaten Health Equity

Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

Advocacy and data towards health equity:

National and Local Agencies Addressing Health Equity

Coalition Meeting Details

Behavioral Health Workgroup

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