Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis

As public health mourns the inequitable loss of lives to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and confronts other major social crises, practitioners must explicitly address systems of oppression in their everyday praxis. We describe how the principles of public health critical race praxis (PHCRP) and...

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Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2022-01-01
Series:Health Equity
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2021.0075
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description As public health mourns the inequitable loss of lives to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and confronts other major social crises, practitioners must explicitly address systems of oppression in their everyday praxis. We describe how the principles of public health critical race praxis (PHCRP) and design justice (DJ) can advance equity in public health. We begin with an overview of PHCRP and DJ, and develop an integrated approach to facilitate community-led change. We apply this approach to the example of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and conclude with a call to action, arguing for PHCRP and DJ to become integral part of public health practice.
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spelling doaj.art-f39a1225931c499b9f85e88bfd8458162023-12-06T15:53:57ZengMary Ann LiebertHealth Equity2473-12422022-01-0110.1089/HEQ.2021.0075Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race PraxisAs public health mourns the inequitable loss of lives to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and confronts other major social crises, practitioners must explicitly address systems of oppression in their everyday praxis. We describe how the principles of public health critical race praxis (PHCRP) and design justice (DJ) can advance equity in public health. We begin with an overview of PHCRP and DJ, and develop an integrated approach to facilitate community-led change. We apply this approach to the example of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and conclude with a call to action, arguing for PHCRP and DJ to become integral part of public health practice.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2021.0075
spellingShingle Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis
Health Equity
title Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis
title_full Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis
title_fullStr Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis
title_full_unstemmed Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis
title_short Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis
title_sort beyond virtue signaling advancing equity through design justice and public health critical race praxis
url https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2021.0075