View the sixteenth installment of the Building Health Equity webinar series, Health Equity for Financial Literacy. We featured Keshia Fields, Diversity, Inclusion, and Organizational Development Specialist at Polk County, Iowa, and Lindsay Cannaday, Vice President and Business Development Director at Green State Credit Union.
We discussed the most pressing concerns and issues related to financial literacy through a health equity lens, addressed the barriers faced by certain populations in receiving access to financial resources they need, as well as explored successful practices and strategies to improve financial literacy among all population groups regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, and other identities.
Objectives:
- Discuss the most pressing concerns and issues related to financial literacy through a health equity lens.
- Address certain populations that face barriers to achieving financial literacy.
- Explore any potential partnerships or strategies to improve financial literacy among diverse population groups
Our Speakers
Diversity, Inclusion, and Organizational Development Specialist at Polk County, Iowa keshia.fields@polkcountyiowa.gov
View the Recorded Webinar
Resources shared by speakers:
https://www.tdcdsm.org/one-econ
Resources shared by participants:
https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2024/financial-well-being-narrowing-racial-wealth-gap
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/finance
https://www.ipm.iastate.edu/content/iowa-state-university-extension-and-outreach
https://www.proteusinc.net/what-we-do/programs/national-farmworker-jobs-program/
A podcast version of this webinar is also available.
This project is funded by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.