Health Equity Science Symposium

Health Equity: From Lens to Science

The "Health Equity: From Lens to Science" symposium aims to lay the foundation for creating a structured approach to embed health equity in research, starting from its foundational concepts to its broad application. While health equity is a broadly used term, it can suffer from a lack of rigor and clarity around principles and strategies underlying the concept. The virtual symposium will feature keynote speaker Dr. Derek Griffith on the “lens" of health equity in research, followed by panel discussions on data and action related to health equity science.

The symposium will bring together leaders and learners representing academics, health practitioners, policy experts, elected officials, epidemiologists, data scientists, sponsors, thought leaders, community members and leaders, and other stakeholders working on health, public health and health equity issues.

Date
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Time
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. PST

Location
Virtual

Video Recording 

Transcripts available upon request; please email [email protected].

Keynote Speaker

 

Headshot, Derek Griffith



Derek M. Griffith, PhD
Dr. Derek M. Griffith is a Founding Co-Director of the Racial Justice Institute, Founder and Director of the Center for Men’s Health Equity, Member of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Professor of Health Management & Policy and Oncology at Georgetown University. He also serves as the Chair of Global Action on Men’s Health – a global men’s health advocacy organization.

 

Agenda

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Agenda

9 a.m. (PST) Welcome and Opening Remarks by Tung Nguyen, MD, Professor & Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism, UCSF

9:15 a.m. Keynote Address by Derek Griffith, PhD

10 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Panel discussion: Health Equity Lens and Community
The panel of experts will discuss key principles and strategies for health equity science to ensure an impact on policy and benefit to community.  

Panelists:
Zea Malawa, MD, MPH, Director, Expecting Justice; Perinatal Equity Medical Director, Division of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Affiliate, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies; Director, Community Engagement, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF School of Medicine; Founder, Umoja Health Partners, MPI, NIMHD Health Equity Action Network; Investigator, Cancer Grand Challenges; Team PROMINENT 
Erica Sosa, PhD, Associate Dean for Research Success, Professor, Public Health, University of Texas at San Antonio, College for Health, Community and Policy
Lisa Tealer, Executive Director, Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council 

11 a.m. Break

11:05 a.m. Panel Discussion: Health Equity Lens and Data
The panel discussion will focus on critical competencies for data science in health equity research, including both standard and new approaches to data.  

Panelists:
Rhonda BeLue, PhD, CMQ/OE, Lutcher Brown Endowed Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Partnerships, Department of Public Health, University of Texas at San Antonio Professor 
William Brown, PhD, DrPH, MA, Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Founding Director, Clinical and Observational Data Excellence (CODE) Lab - code.ucsf.edu; Associate Director, Research Coordination and Data management Unit, Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC RD-MCD), Division of Prevention Science, University of California, San Francisco
Sophia Kostelanetz, MD, Health Equity Lead for the Department of Medicine; Health Equity Practice Innovation, Office of Community Health and Health Equity, One Brooklyn Health System 
Paul Wesson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Associate Director for Research, Institute for Global Health Sciences

11:50 a.m. Closing Remarks from our Sponsor

12 p.m. End

 

 

Partners

Logos: Genentech, Health Equity Action Network

Steering Committee: 
Kelly Taylor, PhD, MS, MPH; Maeve Forster, MS; Nova Wilson, MPH; Debbie Brickley, DrPH, MPH; Betty Janey, MSW; Taytum Sanderbeck; Susie Welty, MPH

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