Learning Resources

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.
Applications of Innovative Methods in Health Equity Research

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 
Application of Health Equity Research Methods for Practice and Policy
Health Equity Research & Practice: Local & Global Lessons

Community-Engaged Research References

Explore the following multi-media collection to learn more about Community-Engaged Research! Want to learn more? Check out the Engage the Community page on the CDC website.

 

Community-Engaged Research Reference Slides

These slides provide an overview of Community Engaged Research.

Introduction to ​Community-Engaged Research​
Building on Strengths in Communities and Facilitating Collaborative Partnerships
Sustainability and Bidirectional Capacity-Building
Dissemination and Trust-Building​

Community-Engaged Research Videos

These videos delve into discussions surrounding Community-Engaged Research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications and Newsletters

We share the latest news, knowledge, and lessons learned from our work in action. These include a collection of peer-reviewed academic journal articles, opinion pieces, commentaries, and a free subscription to receive our monthly or quarterly news updates and stories, annual, reports, and books.