Table 2.
Examples of bachelors of public health student-developed capstone projects, 2021–2022: applying themes of critical race theory.
| Public health student-developed capstone project titles | Solórzano framework (98) of critical race theory in education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centrality and intersectionality of race and racism | Challenge to dominant ideology | Commitment to social justice | Centrality of experiential knowledge | Interdisciplinary perspective | |
| Reducing racial disparities in maternal mortality among black women in the United States | X | X | X | ||
| Improving access to quality care among Filipino women in the Philippines to reduce maternal mortality | X | X | |||
| Addressing type II Diabetes among native Americans by promoting a cultural diet | X | X | X | X | X |
| Preventing type II Diabetes among native Hawaiians by increasing access to produce in Hawaiʻi | X | X | X | ||
| Increasing breast cancer screening through culturally appropriate programs among native Hawaiian women in Hawai‘i | X | X | X | X | |
| Raising COVID-19 vaccination rates among pacific islander populations within Hawai‘i through outreach and education programs | X | X | |||
| Decreasing COVID-19 infection among native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders in rural communities by promoting use of testing in school settings | X | X | |||
| Preventing obesity among native Hawaiian adults in Hawai‘i through the promotion of a cultural diet | X | X | X | X | |
| preventing hypertension among Filipinos in Hawai‘i by increasing access to healthy foods | X | X | X | ||
| Decreasing chlamydia in black, indigenous, people of color teens in Hawai‘i through early screening and treatment | X | X | X | X | |
| Promoting early detection of breast cancer among Filipino adult women in Hawai‘i through screenings and health literacy | X | X | X | ||