Health Equity Learning Resources
Understanding the concept of health inequities and how best to contribute to advancing health equity can be complicated. Our team is learning more about these complexities daily, and we’re eager to share this knowledge widely.
Access our latest learning materials so you can be part of the solution, whether you're a researcher, student, journalist, private citizen, health practitioner, community leader, policy maker, or funder.
Training Courses
We have courses designed for students, researchers, and other health professionals. Learn more about how you can combat health disparities.
Combating Racism through Medical and Management Training (CoMMiT)
CoMMiT is an anti-racism and equity-promotion curriculum to improve healthcare professionals’ and managers’ skills and abilities to deliver and support equitable health care.
Making Medications Matter
Making Medications Matter is a training program designed to improve clinician-patient communication when discussing medication adherence.
For-Credit Courses
Students at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health are eligible to enroll in our for-credit course offerings.
Free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
We have free massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered through Coursera if you are not seeking to complete a degree course. You can earn a certificate of completion for an additional fee.
Foundations of Health Equity Research
This course is designed to introduce students to the core principles of health equity research. Topics include: defining health equity, engaging community and policy stakeholders, patient-centeredness, cultural competence, and dissemination of research findings.
Application of Health Equity Research Methods for Practice and Policy
This course covers innovative methods, practical tools, and skills required to conduct rigorous health equity research and translate evidence-based strategies into practice and policy. Topics include: conceptual frameworks for stakeholder engagement and behavioral intervention development, adapting interventions for socially-at-risk populations, and research methods in healthcare services and social epidemiology.
Health Equity Research & Practice: Local & Global Lessons
This course introduces students to the local and global lessons in health equity research and practice, covering topics such as the effects of structural drivers and systems of power on health equity and inequities in reproductive health and immigrant health. This course then goes on to apply these lessons to health equity research projects in settings around the world.
Community-Engaged Research
Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) is an essential aspect of our work at CHE. By working collaboratively with our partners, we strive to build research projects that reflect authentic community engagement and bidirectional learning.
Learn more about the importance of Community-Engaged Research and how to utilize this approach.
Introduction to Community-Engaged Research
The following presentations provide an overview of the guiding principles of community-engaged research and explore the benefits and practical application of these principles to academic research.
Principles 1 & 2
Focus on local relevance and determinants of health
Seek and use the input of community partners
Principles 3 & 4
Plan for a long-term process and commitment
Foster co-learning, capacity building, and co-benefit for all
partners
Principles 5 & 6
Build on strengths and resources within the community
Facilitate collaborative, equitable partnerships
Principles 7 & 8
Involve all partners in the dissemination process
Build and maintain trust in the partnership
Community-Engaged Research Videos
Hear more about Community-Engaged Research from our community partners! In these videos, we bring together panels of researchers, patient advocates, community members, and local faith leaders to discuss the benefits, challenges, and importance of Community-Engaged Research.
Introduction to Community-Based Participatory Research
In this video, panelists Rev. Debra Hickman, Dr. Janice Bowie, Ms. Rhonda Ford Chatmon, and Ms. Michelle Simmons discuss their diverse experiences with community-engaged research.
Building on Strengths and Facilitating Collaborative Partnerships
In this video, panelists Dr. Deidra Crews, Rev. Debra Hickman, Dr. Chidinma Ibe, and Mr. Leon Purnell discuss their experiences with community-engaged research and share their insights into how researchers can build solid, collaborative partnerships that build on the strengths of each organization.
Involving Partners and Building & Maintaining Trust
In this video, panelists Dr. Chidinma Ibe, Katie Dietz, Dr. Natalie Spicyn, Dr. Jill Marsteller, and Dr. Susan Johnson discuss how researchers can build and maintain trusting relationships with their community partners.
Minority Health Disparities | Michelle's Story
Michelle R. Simmons is a patient, mother and grandmother who understands firsthand the impact of health disparity in her family and in her community. Her commitment to her own health and the health of her family and community, makes her a powerful partner with Johns Hopkins Medicine to reverse the impact of health disparities.
Communities, Social Justice, and Academic Medical Centers
In collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, the University of Maryland, and community members, the AAMC developed a toolkit based on community feedback to help academic health centers engage in action-oriented programming to promote health equity.
In this video, hear from Baltimore City residents as they discuss their community and its health.