[Un]Forgetting History: Preparing Public Health Professionals to Address Structural Racism

Correspondence

Carrie Rosario, Dr.PH., M.P.H., CHES; Saif Al Amin, BDS, MPH; Cedric Parker, B.A.

Overview

Structural racism, a fundamental cause of health inequities, must be dismantled to fulfill societyʼs interest in ensuring conditions in which all people have opportunities conducive to health. Correspondingly, the Ten Essential Public Health Services center equity, and Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation criteria require public health students to learn about racism. However, little guidance is provided to help faculty empower future generations of public health professionals to challenge it.