Registration Required

Instructors

Valeria Alcaraz and Noor Bajaj

Course Description

The main goal of this course is to help health librarians and health professionals better understand how equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) apply to their everyday work.

We want participants to leave with not just theoretical knowledge, but also with practical tools and the confidence to apply those tools when they’re serving diverse communities.

We also hope to spark ongoing self-reflection about the power dynamics within their workplaces and the role of allyship in creating truly welcoming and equitable spaces.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Explain what Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Cultural Agility mean and how they relate to health librarianship.
• Recognize how systems of oppression and power imbalances show up in health information spaces.
• Apply Intersectionality and Positionality to understand how their own experiences and identities shape how they see and serve others.
• Identify biases and microaggressions and respond appropriately if they witness or experience them.
• Define Allyship in a way that’s meaningful in their professional roles — and begin to practice empathy and solidarity as tools for change.

CE Credit

2.0