Webinar: COVID-19 Response: Promising Practices in Health Equity

Tuesday, June 2, 2020 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Pl52MF_PSliWhuZCK78B_Q

Dear Colleagues,

Please join us for a webinar focused on sharing promising public health practices to reduce COVID-19 related disparities. During this webinar, presenters will discuss the actions their cities have taken to mitigate the disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities. Additionally, speakers will take these ideas a step further and examine how they can be integrated into longer-term strategies for lasting impact that strengthens future responses and advances health equity. Please feel free to share this announcement with others who might be interested.

Moderator:

Dr. Leandris Liburd

Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity/ Chief Health Equity Officer of the CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Speakers:

Mr. T. Benicio Gonzales

Director of the Center for Health Equity, Louisville Department of Public Health & Wellness

Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye

Director of the Black Hawk County Health Department, Iowa

Dr. Jarvis Chen

Research Scientist, Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Thomas LaViest

Dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University

Attendees are welcome to submit questions in advance to xxxxxx@cdc.gov<mailto:xxxxxx@cdc.gov> (Subject Line: Webinar: COVID-19 Response: Promising Practices in Health Equity).