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National Dialogue on Equity and Health Series
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The National Dialogue on Equity and Health is a series of webinars designed to bring together advocates, interest groups, and public agencies involved with health, civil rights, housing, environment, economic development, transportation, labor, education, and other areas in a cross-sector dialogue on achieving health equity. The Dialogues are intended to provide a forum for information exchange and build cross-sector support for federal, state and local polices that improve the health and socio-economic opportunities of racial and ethnic minorities. The webinars feature key experts and policy makers to stimulate thoughtful discourse, the exchange of knowledge and a call to action. The presentations and handouts from previous Dialogues are available below.
Previous National Dialogues:
- National Dialogue on Equity & Health: Call to Action (March 2011)
A presentation on the status of the 2011-12 federal budget; threats to the Prevention Fund, CTG program and racial and ethnic specific funding; and counter strategies.
- Moving the Health Equity Agenda Forward in a Changing Political Environment (November 2010)
A presentation on the opportunities and threats to the national movement for racial/ethnic health equity and the elimination of health disparities following the recent election.
*Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen, United States Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress (D-VI)
*Daniel Dawes, Esq., Federal Affairs & Grassroots Manager for Premier Healthcare Alliance
*Brian D. Smedley, PhD, Vice President & Director of the Health Policy Institute, Join Center for Political & Economic Studies, Washington, DC
- Transforming the Food Resource Environment in Underserved Communities (December 2009)
A panel presentation and discussion on the link between the food resource environment and rates of obesity and diet-related chronic disease, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities. The webinar provides an overview of public and private efforts across the country to improve access to affordable and nutritious food in underserved communities, policy reforms and interventions that are most effective at attracting and retaining healthy food outlets, and recommendations for community leaders interested in advocating for policy solutions to the lack of healthy food resources in their communities.
*Hannah Burton Laurison, Senior Associate for Economic Development, Public Health Law and Policy
*Shelly Ver Ploeg, Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
*Ellen M. Holtzman, Esq., Legal Affairs Advisor and Development Associate, The Food Trust
*Sarah Brannen, the Office of Council Speaker Christine Quinn, New York City Council
*Introduction by David Sloane, Associate Professor, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California
*Moderated by Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Executive Director, Community Health Councils
To view a recording, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/226445178
- Opportunities and Challenges for Underserved Communities (March 2009)
A panel presentation and discussion on the challenges and opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for under-resourced communities, featuring:
*Dr. Brian Smedley - VP and Director, Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
*Dr. Darrell J. Gaskin - Associate Professor of Health Economics, University of Maryland
*Adam Thompson - Senior Health Policy Specialist, Progressive States Network
*Larry Cohen - Executive Director, Prevention Institute
- Understanding the Social Determinants of Health (December 2008)
A panel presentation and discussion on the underlying social, environmental and economic factors that impact health and the interdependency of the otherwise fragmented policy areas, featuring:
*Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH - Director, The Disparities Solution Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
*Maya Rockeymoore, MA, PhD - Director, Leadership for Healthy Communities
*Judith Bell - President, PolicyLink
*Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH - Director, RAND Center for Population Health & Health Disparities
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National Dialogue on Equity & Health:
The National Dialogue on Equity and Health, sponsored by NHEC, is a series of webinars designed to bring together advocates, interest groups, and public agencies in a cross-sector dialogue on policies that improve the health and socio-economic opportunities of racial and ethnic minorities.
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