Police Violence as a Public Health Problem (On-demand webinar)

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on August 10. 2020.

Training Overview

In recent months, we have seen an extraordinary number of people take to the streets to protest police violence and systemic racism. This webinar will focus on police violence as a public health issue, a framework that allows us to view police violence in a broader societal perspective. We will discuss basic measures of police violence across populations and limitations of the existing data. De-funding and abolition will be discussed as possible strategies to reduce police violence.

The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu.

About the Trainers

Dr. Fullilove is a social psychiatrist and professor of urban policy and health at The New School. From her research, she has published numerous articles, book chapters, and monographs.

Dr. Cooper holds the Rollins Chair of Substance Use Disorders Research at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH), where she co-directs the Emory University Center for AIDS Research Prevention Sciences Core, and directs the Research Core of the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory.

Dr. Sewell (they/them/their) is Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University and Founder and Director of The Race and Policing Project. 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.