Prevention Institute completed a three-year portfolio of work to build bridges across public health practice, health equity, and racial justice called Advancing a System of Prevention for Racial Justice and Health Equity (A System of Prevention). Drawing on community-centered policy analysis, narrative strategy, and partnership development, A System of Prevention created shared learning opportunities and resources to transform public health practice by bridging health equity and racial justice. Key resources include:

• The Timeline of Resistance: An interactive tool and resource that uncovers and amplifies the connections between public health and social justice movements. By drawing connections between past and present-day movements that work toward dismantling systems of racism and injustice, the Timeline offers valuable lessons to strengthen public health practice in service of equity and racial justice. Following a piloting phase in 2023, the final Timeline was launched during a May 2024 Teach-In event and shared more broadly during the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting in October.
• Timeline of Resistance Playlist: This curated playlist highlights songs by musicians of color that celebrate and reflect acts of resistance drawn from the Timeline’s “Liberation Towards Anti-Racism” section.
• Advancing a System of Prevention Podcast Episode: The episode shares details on specific tools and resources; emphasizes the importance of cultivating partnerships with racial and social justice organizations; and highlights the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned over the three-year period.

The full suite of resources and content produced through A System of Prevention, including past webinars, is available here.

Funder: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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