Advancing Equity and Centering Communities

Gain an understanding of the connection between SUD Prevention and Social Driver of Health variables, and further learn about the associated impacts on trauma, inequities, and systemic racism. This training will also explore strategies and approaches that support the development of a diverse, sustainable, and culturally informed SUD prevention workforce.

Successfully implementing substance use disorder (SUD) primary prevention programing that addresses the social drivers of health (SDOH) and is informed by a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) lens requires learning and unlearning about the structural determinants that fundamentally shape systemic inequities. This requires an understanding of the impacts of systemic racism and oppression, as well as how health disparities and inequities continue to impact historically marginalized communities.

This ABHPC training opportunity applies practical strategies that must be applied when working to center community voice, power, and knowledge in SUD prevention efforts in a truly equitable and culturally-informed manner. Participants will gain an understanding of the connection between SUD prevention and SDOH variables, and will further learn about associated impacts on trauma, social inequities, and systemic racism. This training will also explore strategies and approaches that support the development of a diverse, sustainable, and culturally informed SUD prevention workforce.

Following this training, participants will be better equipped to connect challenges that are associated with health inequities and systemic oppression with outcomes in SUD prevention strategies, as well as be able to identify ways to address these systemic barriers in their primary prevention work.