How does Black Feminist theory and praxis apply to combating health inequities?

Textbook: Master of Public Health Competencies: A Case Study Approach, Chapter 6

Intersectionality

Webpage: Communication Theory: Intersectionality
This resource outlines the paradigm of intersectionality and how it relates to Black feminism.

Video: What Is Health Equity? (3:24) (CC)
(You first viewed this video in Module Three, but you might want to review it before completing this module’s discussion.)

Website: Health in All Policies (HiAP)
As a future practitioner, you will find these CDC resources useful. Refer to them as needed. Specific sections of the website are not assigned as readings.

Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health PDF
Read Chapter 1; skip Tables 1.1 and 1.2; study Figure 1.1; skip Figure 1.2.

Prompt

For this discussion, you will analyze a case study in public health from the textbook, Master of Public Health Competencies: A Case Study Approach, edited by Santella. Please review the following case study from this text:

Chapter 6: “Centering Wellness: Using Black Feminist Literature as a Public Health Pedagogical Tool for Personal Healing, Community Health, and Social Justice”

This case study was based on real public health initiatives. Therefore, your engagement in this discussion will help you hone workforce-related skills for public health practice.

For your initial/main post, please address all of the following:

How does Black Feminist theory and praxis apply to combating health inequities?
We tend to center “illness” in public health, rather than focusing on “wellness.” How does the concept of wellness relate to health inequity for Black communities? Provide an example.

In relation to health status, provide an example of structural discrimination (racism, specifically) at the (1) organizational; (2) community; and (3) societal levels.

 

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