NIH UNITE Structural Racism and Health Workshop: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health

Dates

  • July 18, 2024 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • July 19, 2024 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Purpose and Background

The Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health workshop brought together researchers, clinicians, and community partners with expertise in fields such as social and natural sciences, law and criminal justice, education, public policy, social work as well as biomedical, behavioral, and public health. They engaged with participants from diverse perspectives in discussions, shared research data, and facilitated interdisciplinary collaborations to examine elements of upstream determinants of adverse health outcomes and strategies to address the negative health impacts of structural racism where it may exist.

Workshop objectives included the following:

  1. Review historical data and perspectives surrounding structural racism.
  2. Showcase research on new methodologies, advancements in understanding the drivers of structural racism, and strategies for cultivating meaningful partnerships.
  3. Share best practices and lessons learned from interventions aimed at addressing structural racism.
  4. Through breakout discussions, identify recommendations for advancing what is known about structural racism and health and how to collaboratively approach solutions.

Agenda

Day 1 (Thursday, July 18)

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: Workshop Overview | Frank Bandiera, National Institute on Aging and Tiffany Wallace, National Cancer Institute

10:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion with UNITE N-Committee Co-Chairs and Members | Monica Webb Hooper, NIMHD; Kathy Etz, NIDA; Janine Austin Clayton, ORWH; Shannon Zenk, NINR

11:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: NIH Welcome Remarks and Introduction to Structural Racism and Health Research | Eliseo Perez-Stable, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.: Keynote I | Roland Thorpe, Johns Hopkins University

12:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.: Session I | History of Race, Race-Making, and Racism from the Humanities, History, and Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • 12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.: Amy Bailey, University of Illinois Chicago
  • 12:50 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Discussion and Q&A
  • 1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.: Lunch Break

1:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.: Session II | New Data and Measures From a Variety of Disciplines to Expand the Study of Structural Racism and Health

  • 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Ester Villalonga Olives, University of Maryland
  • 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Tyson H. Brown, Duke University
  • 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Quyn Nguyen, University of Maryland
  • 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Q&A
  • 2:45 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.: Break

2:55 p.m - 4:15 p.m.: Session III | Social and Structural Racism as Drivers of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

  • 2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Introduction
  • 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.: Ana Diez Roux, Drexel University
  • 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Paris Adkins-Jackson, Columbia University
  • 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Sterling Fulton, Center for Black Health and Equity
  • 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Ayesha Meer, Asian Mental Health Collective
  • 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Discussion

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Wrap-Up Discussion | Tilda Farhat, NIMHD

Day 2 (Friday, July 19)

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.: Welcome Remarks | Kathy Etz, NIDA

10:05 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: Keynote Address II | Rachel Hardeman, University of Minnesota

10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.: Sessions IV | Cultivating Change – Research Relationships Among Interdisciplinary Researchers, Community Partners, Government Agencies, and the Private and Non-Profit Sectors (panel discussion).

  • Adaobi Anakwe, Drexel University
  • Christin Farmer, Birthing Beautiful Communities
  • Stephen Thomas, University of Maryland College Park
  • Cheryl Boyce, National Institutes on Health

11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.: Lunch Break

12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Session V | Best Practices, Gaps, and Opportunities in Intervention Research Addressing Structural Racism and Health Disparities

  • 12:10 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Introduction
  • 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Michelle Morse, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • 12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Derek M. Griffith, Georgetown University
  • 12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Ruth Shim, University of California Davis
  • 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Addie Rolnick, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
  • 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Discussion

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Session VI | Embracing the Complexity Between Socioeconomic Status, Race and Ethnicity, and Structural Racism: Recommendations Looking Ahead

  • 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Breakout Sessions

    • Methodology and Measures
    • Consequences of Structural Racism That Affect Health
    • Strategies for Productive Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships
    • Interventions
  • 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Break
  • 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Report-Out from Breakout Discussions
  • 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Final Thoughts, All Planning Committee Members

Contact Information

Melissa Hill ( melissa.hill@roseliassociates.com )

Reasonable Accommodation

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the meeting organizer listed under Contact information. Please make your request no later than 1 week before the event.

Summary

Workshop summary forthcoming.