How Police Violence is Linked to Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: What Can Family Planning Providers Do? Webinar

This 1-hour webinar described how police violence and racial inequities in maternal and infant health are concurrent and compounding public health crises. The webinar featured Dr. Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor and director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at the University of Minnesota, who draws on the themes of “Stolen Breaths,” a Perspective she co-authored in the New England Journal of Medicine in July 2020. Dr. Hardeman explored how solutions to racial health inequities are rooted in the material conditions in which those inequities thrive. She also presented specific recommendations related to workforce, training, and data to dismantle structural racism in the field of sexual and reproductive health.

Speaker(s):

• Dr. Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at University of Minnesota

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe how police violence and racial inequities in maternal and infant health are concurrent and compounding public health crises.
2. Explain how solutions to racial health inequities are rooted in the material conditions in which those inequities thrive.
3. Describe at least three recommendations to dismantle structural racism in the field of sexual and reproductive health.

Time: 1 hour

Certificate of Completion: Yes - available after completing the evaluation at the end of the recording