COVID-19 and Health Equity: Exploring Disparities and Long-Term Health Impacts

COVID-19 Conversations Webinar Series COVID-19 and Health Equity: Exploring Disparities and Long-Term Health Impacts April 29, 2020 | 5:00 - 6:30pm ET The sixth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will explore the disproportionate impact COVID-19 is having on minority communities, what we can learn from past pandemics in how to provide equitable care to all, and what we can do now to ensure that all communities receive the care they need. The webinar will feature a panel of expert speakers, including: Debra Pérez, PhD (Moderator) - Senior Vice President, Organizational Culture, Inclusion, and Equity, Simmons University Sandra Quinn, PhD - Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH - Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Umair Shah, MD, MPH - Executive Director, Harris County Public Health Speaker presentations will be followed by a Q&A session with the webinar audience. This webinar has also been approved for 1.5 continuing education credits for CPH, CME, CNE or CHES. Several days after attending the webinar, participants will receive an email on how to claim their credits.   Register to attend the webinar Recordings Now Available for All Previous Webinars Watch free recordings of our webinars focused on social distancing, emerging evidence, and crisis standards of care, as well as our most recent webinar on COVID-19 Testing: Possibilities, Challenges, and Ensuring Equity. Transcripts and slide presentations are also available for all webinars in this series. The "COVID-19 Conversations" series of rapid-response webinars from the National Academy of Medicine and the American Public Health Association will address the state of the science on COVID-19 and explore emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact. Led by a panel of expert advisors chaired by Carlos del Rio and Nicole Lurie, the series will feature trusted experts in such fields as public health, infectious disease, risk communication, and crisis standards of care. The series will provide trustworthy scientific analysis of important developments in the COVID-19 response to inform policymakers, public health practitioners, clinicians, business leaders, and scientists. All webinars will be recorded and posted on our website.    Sign up for our COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases listserv to be notified of future webinars Related Webinar Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a webinar on Pursuing Data on COVID-19: The Health Inequity Multiplier on Tuesday, April 28 from 12:00 - 1:30pm ET. Register to watch>> Help us spread the word!   Tweet this!  Join @theNAMedicine and @PublicHealth for a free webinar on 4/29 exploring how we can combat the disproportionate impact #COVID19 is having on minority communities: https://www.covid19conversations.org/ #COVID19Conversations   Tweet this! The social determinants of health are having a significant impact on #COVID19 infections and mortality. Join a free webinar on 4/29 to find out why, what we can learn from the past, &how we can ensure equitable care now: https://www.covid19conversations.org/ #COVID19Conversations   Tweet this! Join @theNAMedicine and @PublicHealth for a free webinar on 4/29 to discuss the disparities that have arisen in how #COVID19 impacts vulnerable populations and how we can ensure quality care for all: https://www.covid19conversations.org/ #COVID19Conversations The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak Visit our Coronavirus Resources Page to learn more

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