Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH)

ARCH will be attending and presenting at multiple sessions at the Washington State Public Health Association Annual Conference over the next few days. Swipe through to see where we’ll be and what we’ll be talking about. We hope to see you there! #WSPHA2024 #washingtonstatepublichealthassociation

?? Join us for the LatinX Community Photovoice Exhibition!?? ?? October 25th | 3-5 PM ?? HRC 155 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the ARCH Center and Yakima-based LatinX Outreach as they present powerful stories of community resilience through Photovoice. ???? This inspiring event will feature Latine/x Community Leaders from Yakima sharing their unique perspectives. ?? 3-4 PM: Presentation in Spanish with live interpretation ?? 4-5 PM: Gallery walk & reception (refreshments provided!) Come explore how Photovoice can empower your own community. Don't miss it! #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatineVoices #CommunityResilience #Yakima #Photovoice #ARCHCenter

Shanise Owens, a recent Health Services PhD graduate and mentor at ARCH, has made significant contributions to research on the enduring impacts of redlining through her thesis. Her innovative use of a regression discontinuity design, typically used in economics, allowed her to explore causal relationships between redlining, wealth disparities and health outcomes. Drawing from her personal experiences and professional background, Owens advocates for long-term, equity-focused policy solutions that address the historical roots of current disparities. “I don't think it was surprising that we would see a wealth disparity, but the magnitude was surprising. It was certainly significant,” Owens explained. “Throughout this country, even though people don't realize it, many people are subsidized in different ways that allow them to build wealth. Homeownership, access to home loans, or subsidies like the G.I. Bill make a huge difference to the wealth outcomes that you and I have, because of that trickle-down effect coming from the grandparents to the parents to the grandchildren.” Read more at https://ow.ly/3ARg50TgxG4

Ramya Kumar, PhD candidate and member of ARCH's Student Advisory Board, will be defending her dissertation on August 8th! Ramya's disertation is titled, "Kusalidwa (Stigma) and Psychosocial Barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women Engaging in Sex Work in Lusaka, Zambia." Visit https://ow.ly/u7vx50SOGHH to learn more!

In May, our team attended the Annual CBPR Institute at the The University of New Mexico! We learned so much about community-based participatory research and its intersection with Indigenous, and critical methodologies. We are excited to apply what we learned and continue to co-construct knowledge for health equity and social change! #CBPR #CommunityResearch #IndigenousMethodologies #CriticalMethodologies #universityofnewmexico #unmhsc

Check out this Research Coordinator position from Seven Directions!

Check out this great article from Fred Hutch about building community partnerships for health equity which features our center's director Dr. Wendy Barrington. The article shares insights from the "Pathways to Equity Symposium" that took place on June 6th on the Fred Hutch campus where Wendy was a panelist. Read more at: https://ow.ly/fRK950Sig4z

This Friday, Josen Diaz, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of San Diego will be at UW. Come explore the history and politics surrounding the Philippine Refugee Processing Center in Morong, Bataan. We hope to see you there!

Delbert Richardson, member of our Black Advisory Collective (BLAC), has brought his award-winning museum to life in a brand new theatrical experience. Through music, dance, and spoken word audiences will dive into the stories, struggles and triumphs of Black people from Africa to the Americas. Performances go through May 5th so get tickets while you can! https://ow.ly/IbMv50RuZWe

Join us this Friday for a thought-provoking discussion on "Beyond Repair? The crisis of ecological imperialism and reparative ecologies in the Caribbean" with Keston K. Perry, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of African American Studies at UCLA. Explore the intersections of race, capitalism, and climate injustices in the Caribbean, and discover how communities are resisting imperial forces through reparative ecologies. All are welcome! #ClimateJustice #ReparativeEcologies #CaribbeanStudies