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Dr. David Satcher Receives 2021 Fries Prize for Improving Health   David Satcher, MD, PhD, 2021 Fries Prize for Improving Health recipient. October 25, 2021     Satcher Honored for Championing Health Equity and Commitment to Eliminating Health Disparities David Satcher, MD, PhD, 16th U.S. surgeon general, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and founder of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, today received the 2021 Fries Prize for Improving Health. Satcher was honored for his outstanding achievements and lifetime commitment to eliminating health disparities and championing health equity for all. The Fries Prize for Improving Health award…

Panel of Experts Offers Professional, Technical Recommendations To Support CDC’s Mission Daniel E. Dawes, JD has accepted an invitation to chair the Advisory Committee to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACD). The 14-member ACD, as authorized by federal law, is being re-established. The panel advises the CDC director, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Assistant Secretary for Health on policy and broad strategies that will enable CDC to fulfill its mission of protecting the nation’s health. It specifically recommends ways to prioritize CDC’s activities, improve results, and address health disparities.…

October 18, 2021, Atlanta, GA - The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Daniel E. Dawes, JD, executive director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, is among the Academy's new members.   Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.   New members are elected by current members through a…

Opinion   Confronting the Political Determinants of Gun Violence Addressing health inequities in the U.S. requires social and historical context facebook October 18, 2021 DATA GUNS   AUTHORS Joseph V. Sakran is a survivor of gun violence, a member of the Health Equity Task Force for the Health Equity Tracker at Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, and a trauma surgeon and director of emergency general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received an M.D. from the Medical School for International Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of…

SHLI Lunch & Learn Webinar Series Session 2: Civic Engagement and Climate Change Policies October 27. 2021 11AM - 1:00PM EST   The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have partnered to provide a bi-monthly lunch and learn series for legislators, policymakers, institutional leaders, and community advocates. This series will focus on addressing civic engagement, climate change policies, community mobilization, water quality, carbon emissions, energy and power conservation, and climate change effects on vulnerable communities through a policy and health equity lens.     Registration is…