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The “Voting, Health Policy, and Social Justice: The Political Determinants of Health” webinar is cosponsored by the three offices of diversity and inclusion of Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The program focus incorporates concepts of both the social and political determinants of health with Daniel E. Dawes, JD, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute as keynote speaker and David Williams, PhD, Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health moderating the panel. The panel discussion will link to areas of oral health, public health,…

About this Event   Date And Time Thu, October 1, 2020 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pp-live-lunch-health-equity-panel-with-daniel-dawes-and-david-satcher-tickets-122583816495 Join Daniel E. Dawes and Dr. David Satcher for a discussion about health equity with Erwin J. Tan, MD, the Director of Thought Leadership Health at AARP. As part of AARP’s ongoing commitment to create a future that embraces equity and innovation across the lifespan, the first 200 people to register for this event will receive one free book: Daniel Dawes' "The Political Determinants of Health" or Dr. Satcher's "My Quest for Health Equity." (selected upon event…

    We’re excited to announce that the 2020 March on Washington Film Festival all-access pass is now on SALE!  With more than 20 events over seven days, our first-ever virtual Film Festival will bring a roster of documentaries, engaging panels, performances, and short films to a national audience. Films will be available for viewing the entire week of the festival with curated conversations happening throughout. Purchase your all-access passes now, on sale for $20 through August 31st.  As younger generations are taking the lead in our present-day movement, we are reminded of the power of authentic storytelling and the importance of connecting the civil rights…

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2020   CONTACT Dylan Opalich   Chairman Neal and Ways and Means Committee Democrats Release Report Examining Longstanding Inequities in American Health System   “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” presents an honest, holistic analysis of the many cross-sector and historically rooted challenges facing residents of underserved communities   SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released a staff report, titled “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” that analyzes the barriers to health care in…

Why Is COVID-19 Killing So Many Black Americans? The answer, according to researchers, is racism. But the Black community is fighting back. By Andrea Collier | June 30, 2020 Print Bookmark COVID-19 threatens the health of Americans in a way that hasn’t happened since the Spanish Flu in 1919. At this writing, it has killed half a million people around the world—a quarter of whom were Americans. The virus brought the economy to its knees, with unemployment rates and business closings that look more like the Great Depression than a mere downturn. But the suffering inflicted by COVID-19 is not evenly distributed. Black folks (and Latinos) are more likely to contract COVID-19, less…