Allyship & Accountability Glossary: Language for Navigating Systems of Oppression

This resource pack, curated by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator in honor of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, provides a snapshot of indigenous peoples health and wellbeing across the world. To this day, indigenous peoples continue to experience structural barriers to health care access, including geographical isolation, poverty, and systemic bias and racism. The resources in this digital collection provide an overview of some of the key social, cultural, economic,…

This case study focuses on the question of whether Native American tribes should legalize marijuana, through an exploration of the health and economic implications of legalization. The case begins by describing the history of marijuana, what is known about its impact, and the changing policies at the state and federal levels. It then discusses the various ways tribes are exploring the “opportunity,” the ways they might become involved in the marijuana business, and the pros…

This data publication from The Commonwealth Fund evaluates the performance of state health systems across racial and ethnic groups in the United States, examining health equity within and between states. The scorecard provides a summary score of each state health system for five racial and ethnic groups in the U.S: Black, white, Latinx/Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations. Scorecard data was analyzed across 24…