This glossary was developed by the Epi EDI Committee with the intention to encourage a common understanding and use of EDI terminology.
About
Anti-Racism & EDI
The University of Washington Department of Epidemiology (UW Epi) is committed to anti-racism—in our teaching, mentoring, research, administration, outreach, and practice. Epidemiology is an essential public health science that enables us to understand the distribution of health in different populations and factors associated with the presence and absence of health. The Epi Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee works in partnership with Department leadership to inform the development of tools and curricula that use a social justice and anti-racist framework as the foundation for teaching and implementing epidemiologic principles in public health research and practice.
The University of Washington is home to a vast number of interdisciplinary centers and student-led organizations. The Department regularly collaborates with on campus partners such as the Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP). As a unit of the UW Graduate School, GO-MAP is committed to serving the needs marginalized students, while simultaneously fostering an educational and social environment in which all students can learn and develop through experiences rich in cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity. Several additional campus resources include:
- Black Students Union of UW,
- Intellectual House,
- Latino Center for Health,
- Registered UW SPH Student Organizations,
- Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center,
- Southeast Asian Community, Education, and Leadership Network,
- UAW Local 4121,
- UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity,
- UW SACNAS chapter,
- UW SPH Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion page
- Q Center
In cooperation with the Disability Resources for Students (DRS) Office, we are committed to creating a supportive and accessible student experience for disabled students. For more information or to request disability accommodation, contact DRS.
The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.
The Department of Epidemiology is committed to anti-racism – in our teaching, mentoring, research, administration, outreach, and practice. Realizing this commitment requires an active and continuous process of change. The activities specified in the Department of Epidemiology’s Commitment and Action on Anti-Racism plan represent the actionable items, and demonstrate ongoing efforts led by our Department’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee as well as work laid out by the School of Public Health’s Road Map for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
The Department of Epidemiology’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee was formed in 2016 to support the Department’s efforts to foster a welcoming and inclusive learning community for all students, faculty, and staff. The EDI Committee was also established to help guide changes within the Department and the School of Public Health (SPH) on issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, both within, and outside the classroom.
Visit the Epi EDI Committee page to learn more.
NIH Diversity Supplement Resources
Funding opportunities aimed to increase diversity in the research workforce by providing training, mentorship and career development opportunities.