Framing the Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity to Advance Health Equity

In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in which speakers shared strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities to advance racial and health equity. Participants discussed increasing awareness about the role of historical contexts and dominant narratives in interpreting data and information about different racial and ethnic groups, framing messages for different social and political outcomes, and readying people to institutionalize practices, policies, and partnerships that advance racial and health equity. This publication serves as a factual summary of the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR FRAMING THE DIALOGUE ON RACE AND ETHNICITY TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
• ROUNDTABLE ON POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
• Reviewers
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• 1. Introduction
  • WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP AND PROCEEDINGS
• 2. Racism and Health Inequities
  • RACE IN THE UNITED STATES
  • RACISM OVER THE LIFE COURSE
• 3. Urban Renewal and the Production of Inequalities
  • BEFORE DISINTEGRATION
  • URBAN RENEWAL
  • SOCIAL DISINTEGRATION
  • A CITY IN MIND
• 4. Get Ready for Equity
  • DEVELOP AN EQUITY LENS
  • EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
• 5. Why Frames Matter
  • METHODS AND MODELS FOR UNDERSTANDING RACE AND HEALTH
  • REFRAMING COMMUNICATION TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY
• 6. Institutionalizing Racial Equity
  • CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY
  • CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION
  • NORMALIZE, OPERATIONALIZE, AND ORGANIZE FOR RACIAL EQUITY
  • DISCUSSION
• APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A. References
  • Appendix B. Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix C. Speaker and Moderator Biographical Sketches

Rapporteur: Darla Thompson.

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Framing the dialogue on race and ethnicity to advance health equity: Proceedings of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23576.