The program has assessed sites that have information regarding health equity, health data, and health disparities. Explore for more health equity data and to take the next steps for Health Equity in your organization.

• American Hospital Association - Health Equity Roadmap The Health Equity Roadmap | Equity (aha.org)
• American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) https://ifdhe.aha.org/health-equity-resources
• Office of Minority Health and Health Equity https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/index.html
• World Health Organization (WHO) Health Equity https://www.who.int/teams/social-determinants-of-health/equity-and-health
• American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) https://ifdhe.aha.org/health-equity-resources
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)  - Achieving Health Equity https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/features/achieving-health-equity.html
• American Medical Association (AMA) Center for Health Equity https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/ama-center-health-equity
• Florida Department of Health - Minority Health and Health Equity  https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/index.html
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Minority Health https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
• Florida Department of Health - FL Health Charts https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/charts/default.aspx
• Nat'l Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges - Finding Your ACE Score https://www.ncjfcj.org/publications/finding-your-ace-score/
• Edgar Schein - Humble Inquiry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOw0IDrKvuw
• Equity Lens in Public Health - Health Equity Tools 2.0 https://nccdh.ca/images/uploads/comments/Health_Equity_Tools_Inventory_2.0.pdf
• Health Equity Guide.org https://healthequityguide.org/
• National Academy of Medicine - Community Driven Health Equity Action Planning  https://nam.edu/programs/culture-of-health/community-driven-health-equity-action-plans/
• Urbander - Language translation services and more!   https://urbander.com/language-services/ 
• Waiting for Health Equity: Learn More - Center for Health Progress  
• If you have patients that need access to Behavioral Health services, call (877) 229-9098 for 24/7 access to community resource referrals.

Below is a list of books and articles the team recommends as further reading on Health Equity and health disparity concerns.  Feel free to explore for more ways improve your skills.

• Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity, ISBN-13: 978-0309452960 
• Health Equity: A Solutions-Based Approach, ISBN-13: 978-0826177230 
• Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity, ISBN-13: 978-1978824744 
• Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, ISBN-13: 978-0309085328 
• Humble Inquiry, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling, ISBN-13: 9781523092628
• Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, ISBN-13: 978-0767915472

• Article - Community Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215366/
• Article - Advancing Equity in U.S. Hospital Systems: Employee Understandings of Health Equity and Steps for Improvement  https://journals.lww.com/jhmonline/fulltext/2023/09000/advancing_equity_in_u_s__hospital_systems_.6.aspx
• Article - The U.S. Health Equity Crisis - An Economic Case for a Moral Imperative https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2804847
• Article - Achieving Health Care Equity Requires a Systems Approach https://www.jointcommissionjournal.com/article/S1553-7250(23)00269-6/fulltext

If you have never trained others or facilitated a group before, it may seem daunting. You only get better at facilitating through practice! We will discuss facilitation skills in the final in-person session, but we have also gathered several websites that give practical information for facilitating meetings and trainings. Explore for more ways improve your skills.

• Workshopper - Facilitation Skills Articles https://www.workshopper.com/category/facilitation
• Indeed - Facilitation Skills: Definition and Examples  https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/facilitation-skills
• Go Skills - Adult Learning Theory: What Is It & How to Apply It https://www.goskills.com/Resources/Adult-learning-theory
• eLearning Industry - 11 Tips to Engage and Inspire Adult Learners  https://elearningindustry.com/11-tips-engage-inspire-adult-learners
• Learning Style Quiz: What is your learning style? https://www.learningstylequiz.com/
• Training Materials & Courseware Resource - Training Tough Participants https://www.trainingcoursematerial.com/free-trainer-tips-blog/training-tough-participants
• American Academy of Family Physicians - Teach-Back: A Simple Technique to Enhance Patients' Understanding https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p20.html

In-person meetings are not always viable and organizations often utilize web-based meeting programs like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or Skype. If you  need to meet virtually with trainees at your organization, you should become familiar with one or more of these systems. We have included links for new users if you need further information regarding the use of any one of these formats.

• Zoom - Getting started guide for new users  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360034967471-Getting-started-guide-for-new-users
• Microsoft Teams video training https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-teams-video-training-4f108e54-240b-4351-8084-b1089f0d21d7
• Skype Support - Getting Started https://support.skype.com/en/skype/windows-desktop/start/