President Biden announced his COVID-19 Action Plan, which includes new vaccine requirements for federal workers, large employers, and health care staff.
This Friday, Dr. Cameron Webb of the White House COVID-19 Response Team will address more of President Biden's plan, including how the Delta variant is impacting people across the country. Register below to submit questions!
Panelist Senior Policy Advisor, COVID-19 Equity White House COVID-19 Response Team Director, Health Policy and Equity University of Virginia School of Medicine Dr. Cameron Webb has been appointed White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID-19 Equity. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, and as Director of Health Policy and Equity at UVA's School of Medicine.
A general internist, Dr. Webb has worked clinically in the University's COVID unit since the beginning of the pandemic. Additionally, he is the founding director of UVA's Health Equity, Law and Policy Research (HELPR) Laboratory and is a core faculty member at the University's Equity Center, an initiative for the redress of inequity through community-engaged scholarship. Prior to joining the faculty at UVA, Dr. Webb spent a year as a 2016 White House Fellow in the Obama-Biden Administration's Office of Cabinet Affairs, where he served on the My Brother's Keeper task force and the White House Healthcare team. Dr. Webb received his B.A. from the University of Virginia, his M.D. from Wake Forest School of Medicine, and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Chief of Staff Office of Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) Mia serves as the Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02). She was previously the inaugural Director of Health Equity Policy & Advocacy at the American Medical Association's Center for Health Equity. The National Minority Quality Forum recognizes Mia as a "40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health."She is also a public speaker, a creative non-fiction writer, & a U.S. Fulbright Fellow. Mia's areas of expertise include global health equity, racial health disparities, and youth health. The National Academy of Medicine features Mia's original children's story on health equity, "Cole Blue, Full of Valor", as a permanent exhibit in their 2017 nationwide community art project, "Visualize Health Equity."
Mia aims to use her research, health policy advocacy, public speaking, and creative writing skills to motivate people -especially young people-- toward engagement of activities that prioritize mindful and strategic health equity. Check out her TEDx talk here.
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