Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to participate in a learning journey to increase the shared understanding of racial inequities that impact health, and to discuss strategies to promote a more equitable society.
The event, titled Racial Equity Institute Groundwater Training, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Wolstein Research Building auditorium.
Faculty, researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, social workers, community partners, trainees and students are encouraged to attend.
Attendees will:
- Be informed about their catchment area, disparities and/or community-based research;
- Learn how structures (e.g. health care, education) lead to inequities;
- Build better community-academic collaborations;
- Improve patient and community engagement; and
- Be a part of our institutional transformation.
The event is free, but registration is required. RSVP on Eventbrite using the password “CWRU.”
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Cancer Disparities Research and the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods will host the event.