SFP and Advancing Health Equity: Race, Privilege, and Power in Family Planning Our ambitious vision — of just and equitable abortion and contraception informed by science — requires that clinicians, researchers, and partners are equipped with practical strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of structural racism and unconscious bias in the field of family planning. One way we can help achieve this vision is to build the capacity of members to address issues of structural racism and to mobilize for health equity.

The Society of Family Planning (SFP) is partnering with Uché Blackstock, MD, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity to provide an intensive, three-part training to family planning scholars and partners who are committed to driving change in their communities and practices. This training, though geared towards White allies, is open to all White and BIPOC members with an interest in driving change in their communities and institutions.

Participants in this intimate cohort will: discuss the history of oppression, learn bias mitigation strategies, identify how unconscious bias influences communication and clinical decision-making, and have the opportunity for structured self-reflection. Participants will gain the tangible skills necessary to understand the impact of power, racism, and privilege on reproductive and health outcomes.

Uché Blackstock, MD, is a thought leader and sought-after speaker on health inequalities and racism in health care. She is the Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which partners with healthcare and related organizations to address the critical factors contributing to health inequality and racial health disparities through talks, workshops, and consulting services. In 2019, she was recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the 10 Diversity and Inclusion Trailblazers You Need to Get Familiar With. Her writing has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Scientific American, the Washington Post, and STAT News for the Boston Globe. She is a former Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the former Faculty Director for Recruitment, Retention, and Inclusion in the Office of Diversity Affairs at NYU School of Medicine.

We invite members to express their interest in joining the Advancing Health Equity program by Thursday, July 9th, 2020.

The Advancing Health Equity program is a three-week intensive course that equips scholars with the skills necessary to begin addressing the effects of structural racism within the field of family planning. www.SocietyFP.org SFP Advancing Health Equity