On October 14, 2020, the National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health Program hosted a public meeting to examine gaps, barriers, priorities, and opportunities for decision-makers advancing health equity through policy.
The objectives of this meeting were to:
- Examine the historical perspective and current state of affairs for decision-makers advancing health equity through policy, practice, and systems.
- Identify where there are evidence or understanding gaps for decision-makers to take action on health equity, what barriers impede them in their efforts to advance health equity, and the anticipated implications of COVID-19 and increased focus on structural racism.
- Discuss where attention should be focused to aid decision-makers in action to advance health equity in a post-COVID world.
- Identify opportunities to engage other partners and/or sectors to advance health equity.
Speakers included:
- Nicholas Courtney, Policy Analyst, National Congress of American Indians
- David Erickson, Senior Vice President & Head of Outreach & Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Rebekah Gee, CEO of Health Care Services, LSU
- Stephanie Mayfield Gibson, Board of Directors, Trust For America’s Health
- Colin Gordon, Professor of 20th century U.S. history, American public policy, American political economy, and American urban history, University of Iowa
- Frederick Isasi, Executive Director, Families USA
- Amanda Maria Navarro, Chief Impact Officer, PolicyLink
- Kara Odom Walker, Senior Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer, Nemours Children’s Health System
Resources
Presentations
- Keynote
- Session 1
- Session 2
The National Academy of Medicine’s Culture of Health Program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a multiyear collaborative effort to identify strategies to create and sustain conditions that support equitable good health for everyone in America. Since launching, the program released four consensus studies, held a nationwide community art project and an art project inspired by young leaders, developed a community documentary series, created a model for communities to develop targeted strategies to promote health equity locally, and traveled the country to learn how communities are promoting health equity on the ground. Learn more >>
