Additional Databases and Glossaries
The following databases are the sources for many of our select material throughout the VET and contain many more equity resources with a focus beyond the twelve competencies.
Resource Databases
- Minnesota Department of Health Equity Resource Library
- Human Impact Partners Health Equity Guide
- University of Kansas Community Toolkit
- The National Equity Atlas
- Bay Area Equity Atlas
- National Network of Public Health Institutes COVID-19 Health Equity Resource Library
Training Databases
- Public Health Learning Navigator
- CDC Train
- Colorado School of Public Health Center for Public Health Practice-Public Health Trainings Search Engine
- Western Region Public Health Training Center
- Region IV Public Health Training Center
Select Health Equity Glossaries
As health equity work becomes more prevalent in our field, a glossary of health equity terms is an asset for anyone who wants to advance their internal and external communication and collaboration.
We are highlighting two glossaries that we find useful for different reasons (there are many wonderful existing glossaries). The first glossary by the CDC''s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) is a quick and practical read composed of 17 health equity terms. The second is a comprehensive guide by the American Medical Association and Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Health Justice that starts with the importance of using language and narrative with an equity lens and ends with an A-Z glossary of health equity terms and concepts.
We encourage you to choose, adopt, and share the definitions that resonate the most with you, your local health department, and the community. We also hope that the terms in the glossaries below can help understand the resources in this toolkit.
Examples to develop your own glossary