Beyond the sound of protests: Interpretive policy analysis of racism as a public health crisis declaration
Presenter Type
UNO Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Major/Field of Study
Public Administration
Other
Public Policy
Advisor Information
Dr. Angela Eikenberry
Location
MBSC306 - G (Doctoral)
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
24-3-2023 1:00 PM
End Date
24-3-2023 2:15 PM
Abstract
There has been increasing interest in the role racism plays in shaping health disparities, which are unjust differences in health outcomes. Declaring racism as a public health crisis enables local public health departments to leverage data and mobilize community resources into a plan of action focused on addressing racism as the root cause of health disparities. This Foucauldian-inspired interpretive policy analysis examines the implementation of a Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Crisis. This study asks, “how do local public health actors make sense of racism as a public health crisis”? Key public health actors taking action to address racial health equity subscribe to different narratives about the nature, extent, and even existence of ‘structural’ determinants of health as a public health problem. ‘Structure,’ then, is a complex, uncertain, and controversial narrative issue that shapes practice and identity. This presentation will highlight the emotional experience in the creation of respective racial equity concepts in public health practice.
Scheduling
9:15-10:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.-Noon, 1-2:15 p.m., 2:30 -3:45 p.m.
Beyond the sound of protests: Interpretive policy analysis of racism as a public health crisis declaration
MBSC306 - G (Doctoral)
There has been increasing interest in the role racism plays in shaping health disparities, which are unjust differences in health outcomes. Declaring racism as a public health crisis enables local public health departments to leverage data and mobilize community resources into a plan of action focused on addressing racism as the root cause of health disparities. This Foucauldian-inspired interpretive policy analysis examines the implementation of a Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Crisis. This study asks, “how do local public health actors make sense of racism as a public health crisis”? Key public health actors taking action to address racial health equity subscribe to different narratives about the nature, extent, and even existence of ‘structural’ determinants of health as a public health problem. ‘Structure,’ then, is a complex, uncertain, and controversial narrative issue that shapes practice and identity. This presentation will highlight the emotional experience in the creation of respective racial equity concepts in public health practice.