CL22 - Science Plenary: Elevating Racial Equity In The First 1,000 Days: Protecting, Promoting, And Preserving The Health, Wealth, And Learning Of Our Families And Babies
Framed through the 3Ps Equity Framework of Protecting, Promoting, and Preserving, this presentation identifies and elevates the cultural wealth of Black families and other families of color as they continue to deal with the global pandemic, systemic racism, and other inequities. Professionals must attend to child and family healthy supports, economic stability, and upward mobility as well as equitable access, experiences, and outcomes in early learning spaces for young children and their families. Examine how you protect babies and families from trauma and stress; promote their health, wealth, and educational excellence; and preserve their cultural identity and assets. Engage in the uncomfortable truths while recognizing the opportunity for transforming early childhood education to meet the needs of children, families, educators, and communities.
Iheoma Iruka
Research Professor of Public Policy and Fellow
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., is a Research Professor in Public Policy, a Fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG), and the Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Iruka is leading projects and initiatives focused on ensuring that minoritized children and children from low-income households, especially Black children, are thriving through the intersection of anti-bias, anti-racist, culturally grounded research, program, and policy. Some focus areas include family engagement and support, quality rating and improvement systems, and early care and education system and programs. Dr. Iruka serves on numerous national and local boards and committees, including the National Advisory Committee for the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs, Brady Education Foundation, and Trust for Learning. Iheoma Iruka is pronounced EE-OMAH EE-ROO-KAH
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