The Roots of Health Inequity Online Curriculum Adds a New Unit

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) hired Interactive Knowledge in 2010 to begin creating an extensive online curriculum for an NIH-funded project. The Roots of Health Inequity launched in 2012 and has been used by nearly 100,000 public health professionals and students since then. The course was designed with a feature that allows work units or classes to create their own private group. This provides a private online workspace for sharing comments, assignments and ideas.

In January 2019, we released a new unit to expand the curriculum. Unit 6: Advancing a Public Narrative for Health Equity and Social Justice is a rich resource of interactive activities, readings and resources that introduces important topics on injustices that are ingrained in American culture. The content of this unit helps health professionals recognize inappropriate public narratives, move to subvert them in their communities and reclaim more equitable approaches to health policy and action.

Interactive Knowledge has partnered with NACCHO on this project for nearly 10 years, hosting the website and delivering ongoing support for health professionals who rely on this content for ongoing education. We are currently working with NACCHO to update the entire curriculum and add several useful features.