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Elevating suicide and equity in conversations about firearms and violence

Firearms are the leading cause of death for young people across the United States. Additionally, most firearm deaths are from suicide yet do not receive the same level of media attention as homicides. Through this project, BMSG is working with grantees of the Missouri Foundation for health to help them develop and deliver strategic messages about firearm violence and suicide prevention, using framing that centers health equity.

Public Health Awakened: Organizing for health, equity, and justice

BMSG is proud to be a part of Public Health Awakened, a group of public health professionals organizing for health, equity, and justice. Public Health Awakened works with social justice movements on strategic and collective action to create a world in which everyone can thrive and to resist the threats facing communities of color and low-income communities.

Strengthening racial and health equity communications and organizational capacity in California

Through funding from The California Endowment and the Blue Shield Foundation of California, Berkeley Media Studies Group is working with the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative, the Public Health Alliance of Southern California, and the San Joaquin Valley Public Health Consortium to support local health departments and their partners communicate more effectively about racial and health inequities and build their organizational capacity to advance equity in communities throughout the state.

Understanding and shifting the mindsets that reinforce structural racism

To make health equity and racial justice a reality, we must change the narratives that justify and perpetuate inequitable policies and systems. Berkeley Media Studies Group is excited to be part of a Consortium of practitioners across multiple disciplines working to understand, address, and shift mindsets that are reinforcing structural racism — a barrier to health equity — so we can achieve equitable health and well-being.