Our Commitment

To build a healthy and just world, OIE commits to:  

• model mutual respect and compassion for every community member;  
• partner to cultivate diverse, inclusive learning and equitable working environments; 
• examine and remediate the practices of marginalization, hate, and othering; 
• foster understanding of people’s unique and shared needs; 
• build greater collaboration across departments; 
• create learning opportunities of how marginalization, discrimination, hate, bias, and othering impact public health and the common good;  
• teach cultural humility and other skills to prepare current and future public health practitioners and researchers to serve locally and globally.