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2021 NATIONAL LATINO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: ENVISIONING LATINO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EQUITY IN THE NEXT DECADE SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2021   The 2021 program is now available for you to view and select your workshops!  THURSDAY     FRIDAY Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! Bem-vindos!  The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NHL-ATTC), the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NHL-PTTC) the National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (NHL-MHTTC) invite you to join us for the 2021 National Latino Behavioral Health Virtual Conference: Envisioning Latino Behavioral Health Equity in…

SHLI Lunch & Learn Taking Action: Advancing Conversations On Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Health Equity When: August 25, 2021 ~ 12:00 PM- 1:30 PM EST Topic: Empowering HBCU’s and Vulnerable Communities to Lead Environmental Equity Actions 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…

  APHA ANNUAL MEETING: Closing General Session​   Achieving Equity: The Key Ingredient For A Healthier Nation Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 | 2:30 - 4 p.m. (Mountain Time) Health equity and improving the health of all groups has become a cornerstone of U.S. national health objectives. This session features a keynote address from David Satcher, the former Assistant Secretary for Health and the 19th Surgeon General of the United States. Satcher is the founding director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine and is a renowned champion for healthy lifestyles and for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health. His newest book,…

Creation of a Longitudinal Legal Data Set to Support Legal Epidemiology Studies of Mental Health Insurance Legislation Megan D. Douglas , J.D.,  Samantha Bent Weber , J.D.,  Claire Bass , J.D.,  Chaohua Li , M.P.H.,  Anne H. Gaglioti , M.D., M.S.,  Teal Benevides , Ph.D., M.S.,  Vahé Heboyan , Ph.D., M.S. Published Online:29 Jul 2021https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100019   View article   Tools Share Abstract   Objective: This article describes policy surveillance methodology used to track changes in the comprehensiveness of state mental health insurance laws over 23 years, resulting in a data set that…

Webinar Series SHLI Lunch & Learn Taking Action: Advancing Conversations On Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Health Equity 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.     When: August 25,…