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Implicit Bias Resource Guide

A guide for recognizing and addressing our implicit bias

Recognizing and addressing biases is a critical step toward eliminating health disparities and achieving health equity. In this brief, you’ll find three resources to support your work to address your own implicit biases:

  • Seven steps we can all take to minimize implicit bias

  • A Q&A with health experts about how to recognize and address implicit bias. All questions were raised by participants in a recent webinar on bias and reflect the real concerns of public health professionals and stakeholders.

  • A selection of stories shared with NICHQ about the many ways bias has affected individuals. Together, these stories illustrate the pervasive effects of implicit biases, and how every individual has a responsibility to recognize and address their biases.

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Publish Date: 2019

Source: NICHQ

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