Program Curriculum and Dates
Program Details
A cohort of 20-25 individuals will participate in educational sessions with local, state and national subject matter experts in health equity, diversity and inclusion.
Participants will:
- receive intensive training, coaching, and tools for practical application of skills.
- engage in authentic conversations that deepen learning and growth.
- interact with representatives from all health care sectors to expand understanding of health inequities and collaborate on solutions.
- build relationships to increase communication and partnership beyond the program.
- develop a project to implement within their organizations and present at the conclusion of the course.
- receive consultative support to develop and incorporate health equity policies and practices within organizational structures.
The 2025 sessions are scheduled for following dates. Sessions will be in-person and will either be one or two full-day sessions, as noted below. Dates are subject to presenter availability:
- Thursday & Friday, December 12-13
- Friday, January 10
- Friday, February 7
- Thursday, March 6*
- Friday, March 7
- Thursday & Friday, April 3 & 4
- Friday, May 2
- Friday, May 30
- Friday, June 27
- Friday, August 1 (final presentations & graduation)
*Thursday, March 6th will be held as a make-up session if one of the previous sessions is canceled (due to inclement weather, presenter availability, etc.).
We will try to hold in-person sessions in different locations around Oregon based on cohort members' location.
Curriculum
During the DELTA program, you will cover topics including:
- Structural and Social Determinants of Health and Inequities
- Structural Racism, Power, and Privilege
- Historical Trauma, Healing, and Resilience
- Community Engagement: Centering Community
- Data Justice and using REALD and SOGI to Advance Health Equity
- Systematically Embedding CLAS Standards in Healthcare
- Language Access, Inclusion, Communications and Health Equity
- Workforce Development, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Health Equity Systems Work and Strategic Planning