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  Mitigating Inequities Caused or Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic By Turquoise Sidibe, MPH November 19, 2021 PPartnerships and Impact   As we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and social disparities exist that result in disproportionately higher rates of exposure, illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 for marginalized communities. In January, the White House established a Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, which last week released a comprehensive report with recommendations for mitigating inequities caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the future. Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, who…

Join the Satcher Health Leadership Institute for the launch of their latest webinar series focusing on advancing medical cannabis health equity. Our first session will center around, “Informing, Educating, and Empowering” historically marginalized communities and people.  We are thrilled to share that our program will be moderated by Stanley Atkins, II and will feature our Medical Cannabis and Cannabis Justice expert panelists from “The Cannabis Health Equity Movement ” (CHEM). Please make sure to register, zoom link provided upon completion of registration: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/554220bb6a4041eb8e31b8b04a370b27 For questions…

Symposium Conclusion: Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law & Policy  October 22, 2021  The Petrie-Flom Center Staff  Blog Symposia, Featured, Health Care Reform, Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law and Policy, Health Law Policy, History, Human Rights, Medical Quality, Patient Care, Public Health, Race, Resource Allocation, Social Determinants of Health By Lindsay F. Wiley and Ruqaiijah Yearby As our digital symposium on health justice comes to a close, we have much to be thankful for and inspired by. We are honored to provide a platform for…

How can we create a healthier world and prevent the crisis next time? In a few short months, COVID-19 devastated the world and, in particular, the United States. It infected millions, killed hundreds of thousands, and effectively made the earth stand still. Yet America was already in poor health before COVID-19 appeared. Racism, marginalization, socioeconomic inequality--our failure to address these forces left us vulnerable to COVID-19 and the ensuing global health crisis it became. Had we tackled these challenges twenty years ago, after the outbreak of SARS, perhaps COVID-19 could have been quickly contained. Instead, we allowed our systems to deteriorate. Following on the themes of his…

Health Justice Can’t Be Blind  October 19, 2021  The Petrie-Flom Center Staff  Bioethics, Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law and Policy, Health Law Policy, Philosophy, Professional Regulation, Public Health, Race, Resource Allocation, Social Determinants of Health By Daniel E. Dawes “Justice is blind.” We have all heard this phrase before, and seen the iconic representation: the blindfolded Lady Justice. That blindfold is supposed to symbolize impartiality. It represents our strict subscription to the notion that impartiality and objectivity are the principles upon which our system…