Health Equity Approaches to Preventing Sexual Violence

August 5, 2024 |
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Objectives:

  • Attendees will learn how factors such as housing, employment, and transportation influence the prevalence of sexual and intimate
    partner violence and how addressing these determinants can reduce violence in communities.
  • Participants will explore the historical and systemic issues that contribute to inequities in health and safety, gaining insight into how these inequities create environments where sexual violence is more likely to occur.
  • Attendees will acquire practical tools and strategies for creating and executing prevention efforts that promote health equity, ultimately leading to safer and more resilient communities.

 

This session will explore how addressing the conditions where people live, work, and play — such as access to housing, employment, nutritious food, and transportation — can mitigate the factors contributing to sexual and intimate partner violence. We will discuss how inequities rooted in historical and systemic issues create environments where violence is more likely to occur. Attendees will gain practical strategies for developing and implementing prevention efforts that promote health equity, ultimately fostering safer and more resilient communities.