Anti-racism resources

Healthcare

Sep 1

UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach with Elena Fromer • 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted our lives and exposed the heavy impact on minority communities. On top of this we have the compounded trauma from individual and institutional racism in the U.S. This is a time for everyone, regardless of social, racial, and ethnic identity, to become aware of the systemic racism in our institutions and society, and do our part to remedy it. These resources can support engaging in anti-racism work, practicing solidarity, and self care for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

Resources for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to engage in self-care

Resources for healthcare providers

Dismantling Racism: Building Anti-Racist Psychiatrists: The New York County Psychiatric Society has provided various resources such as books, articles, and films.
Equity Toolkits for Oversight Departments and Patient Experience Departments: The UCSF School of Medicine has created these toolkits o institutionalize equity in patient care among oversight departments (systems improvement, quality management, and patient safety) and patient experience departments.
Training modules for clinicians:
- Allyship Training with Best Advocacy Movement (BAM): This training is about helping you grow and expand your multicultural understanding. You will learn about diversity and how to be an active advocate and leader for social change.
- Unconscious Bias: Although this training is popular, there is no evidence that it actually changes behavior, and in fact some studies show it does not. It is interesting and a small step toward awareness. If you are interested, the UCSF Office of Diversity provides training on reducing implicit bias in clinical settings.
American Psychological Association Series: Ethnicity and Health in America
Learn and teach about structural competency to combat inequalities in healthcare

Resources for engaging in anti-racism work and practicing solidarity

Boston University Center for Antiracist Research: A multidisciplinary center dedicated to identifying novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice
Affirming Black Lives: Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators (teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners) who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
Centering Black Community Needs: A Resource for Faculty and Staff: Created by Stanford Biosciences for faculty and staff to engage in difficult conversations and better support students, postdocs, and research staff
If You See Something, Do Something Instead of Calling the Cops
Justice in June: Compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace's oversight for the purpose of providing a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies.
Letters for Black Lives in Multiple Languages: Letters for Black Lives is a set of crowdsourced, multilingual, and culturally-aware resources aimed at creating a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence, and anti-Blackness in families and communities.
Overcoming Racism: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression: With a primary focus on education, Overcoming Racism equips educators with the tools to build culturally responsive schools and classrooms, that promote the development of the next generation of anti-racist agents of change.
Resources for Engaging in Anti-Racism Work: Resources such as books, articles, TV shows, movies, and related organizations.
We Are Living in a Racist Pandemic by Sandra L. Shullman
Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They're Okay – Chances Are They're Not by Danielle Cadet
Anti-Racism Primer and Toolkit: Devised to assist educators in the development and cultivation of deeper and personal competencies in addressing and discussing health disparities, social justice, bias, and racism.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training for Faculty: Designed to reduce microaggressions experienced by learners and improve the learning environment
Why 'I’m Not Racist' is Only Half the Story by Robin DiAngelo
Racism’s Psychological Toll by Jenna Wortham
The Intersectionality Wars by Jane Coaston
Who Gets to Be Afraid in America? by Ibram X. Kendi
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources