While law and policy have played profound roles in establishing and sustaining racism and racial inequities in the United States, they can also be used to dismantle structural racism and establish racial equity in health care, education, housing and the built environment, and social and economic structures.

Quality legal data are the first requirement for legal epidemiology studies that establish the evidence to support policymaking that advances new and revised policies to address structural racism and equity.

This webinar will introduce and describe three datasets that capture details of enacted legislation, state constitutions, and policies related to structural racism and racial equity in the United States. Presenters will discuss the significance of their dataset, the variables included, key findings, and offer a research agenda for the data and legal epidemiology research addressing race and racism.

Featuring:

• Cydney M. Murray, JD, Law and Policy Analyst, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University Beasley School of Law
• DeAnna Baumle, JD, MSW, Senior Law and Policy Analyst, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University Beasley School of Law
• Madina Agenor, ScD, MPH, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University
• Phyllis Jeden, JD, Senior Attorney, Mid-States Region Office, Network for Public Health Law