2024 Racism and Social Justice in Public Health Symposium

Hosted by the GPH Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice and Public Health (CASJPH)

Join the Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice, & Public Health for its annual Racism and Social Justice in Public Health Symposium. This year's theme is "Amplifying Health Equity and Social Justice in Our Communities." 

Key Events and Speakers:

Panel: Global Yet Domestic: Advancing Health Equity in the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

Moderated by Dr. Anna-Michelle McSorley

1. Janis Vlamond, DrPH, Deputy Commissioner, Health Promotion Disease Prevention (Department of Health US Virgin Islands)
2. José Pagán, PhD, Chair and Professor of the Department of Public Health Policy and Managment (School of Global Public Health New York University) 
3. Alex Wheatley, MPA, Director, Island Support Team (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials)

Seminar: The Need for First-Person Anti-Racism Mental Health Wellness Programs in Higher Education

1. Dr. Naomi Zack

Panel: What Does a Just Food System Look Like in 2024?

1. Karen Washington, MA, Co-owner and Organic Grower (Rise and Root Farm)
2. Marion Nestle, PhD, Paulette Goddard Professor and Professor Emerita, Nutrition & Food Studies (New York University Steinhardt)
3. Stella Yi, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Population Health (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)

Pilot Grant Poster Session 

1. "Navigating Long COVID: Exploring Discrimination and Resilience" by Don De Jarlais, PhD (NYU School of Global Public Health)
2. 1) "Structural Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Health Behaviors" & 2) "International Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Health Behaviors among Sexual Minority Youth" by Stephanie Cook, DrPH (NYU School of Global Public Health)
3. "What if... We had listened to Scholars about Black health? A review of policy suggestions from the Journal of Negro Education (1949, volume 18, no 3)." by Diana Silver, PhD (NYU School of Global Public Health)