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Health Affairs virtual forum: Tackling Structural Racism In Health

  • 1.  Health Affairs virtual forum: Tackling Structural Racism In Health

    Posted 09-22-2023 17:10

    Dear colleagues,

    When we met at JSM this past August, many of you showed interested in learning more about structural racism and the use of race and ethnicity data. I've received the following invitation that might be of interest to you.

    Understanding and addressing the impact of structural racism on health is essential to building health equity.The October 2023 issue of Health Affairs, "Tackling Structural Racism in Health," builds on the groundbreaking work contained in our February 2022 theme issue, "Racism & Health."It deepens and extends the scholarship on the relationship between structural racism, health, and health care with new research and perspectives on the politics of racism and how it is ingrained in health research and society.You are invited to join us on Tuesday, October 3, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) for a virtual forum at which panels of distinguished authors and experts will present their work and engage in discussions on topics including "Politics and the Legacy of Racism"; "Use Of Race And Ethnicity Data"; "Documenting Racism"; and "Responses to Racism."Featured speakers are: Denis Agniel, Statistician, RAND Corporation Joseph Betancourt, President, The Commonwealth Fund Jessica Bylander, Senior Editor, Health Affairs Michael Paul Cary, Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair of School of Nursing, Duke University Arielle Deutsch, Research Scientist, Avera Health Chanelle M. Diaz, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Zachary Dyer, MD Candidate, Chan Medical School, University of Massachusetts Shekinah Antoinette Fashaw-Walters, Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health Gilbert Gee, Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, and Health Affairs Issue Adviser Simon Haeder, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Chidinma Adanna Ibe, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Medicine Simbo Ige, Managing Director, Programs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Jaquelyn L. Jahn, Assistant Professor, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University Elaine Khoong, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco; UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital; and Health Affairs HEFT Fellow Jamila Michener, Senior Associate Dean for Public Engagement, Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University Jennifer Miles, Postdoctoral Associate, Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University Ryan Petteway, Associate Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Jason Semprini, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Iowa Milkie Vu, Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Vabren Watts, Director of Equity, Health Affairs Joel S. Weissman, Deputy Director/Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Associate Professor of Medicine, Institute of Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital Ruqaiijah Yearby, Kara J. Trott Professor in Health Law, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, and Health Affairs Issue AdviserDate: Tuesday, October 3, 2023Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EasternPlace: Online details to be shared with registrants no later than 24 hoursbefore the event
    Health Affairs thanks Ruqaiijah Yearby of Ohio State University and Gilbert Gee of UCLA, who served as theme issue advisers. We thank The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, and The Episcopal Health Foundation for their financial support of this issue.You might also be interested in this related upcoming event hosted by the UPenn Leonard David Institute of Health Economics.Stay tuned for details of additional Health Affairs events that are in the works to coincide with the release of Health Affairs October 2023 issue on "Tackling Structural Racism in Health."For questions, contact events@healthaffairs.org.


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    Maria E. Montez Rath, PhD
    Stanford University
    Chair Membership Outreach & Diversity Committee
    ASA Statistical Consulting Section
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