Part 1:

Identify one diversity-related challenge facing our current public health workforce (i.e. healthcare professionals, clinicians, public health employees, etc.) Share one strategy that might help alleviate this challenge.

Part 2:

In your readings and videos this week, you saw how racism, a non-inclusive environment, and microaggressions can lead not only worse health outcomes but also less effective and unhealthy work environments. Answer the following questions:

• In your own words, what is a microaggression?
• Provide two to three examples of microaggressions that might occur in the public health workplace? This could be from something you experienced, witnessed someone else experience, or learned through your own research.
• Imagine yourself working as a professional in a public health/healthcare setting and you witness microaggressions happening in your workplace. What is one strategy you could implement to help with this situation?