Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Noon - 1 p.m.
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On April 28, 2021, join us for the first in a series of webinars that will explore research demonstrating how racism and other forms of discrimination can serve as risk factors to activate a toxic stress response, and lead to health conditions that have been empirically associated with exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Presenters:
- Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP – California Surgeon General
- Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association
- Ray Bignall, MD, FAAP, FASN – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Roy Wade, MD, PhD, MPH – Assistant Professor, Department of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
This webinar will:
- Review some of the main social and environmental factors that lead to health disparities, as well as the impacts of racism and discrimination on public health across communities.
- Broadly discuss the role of racism and discrimination as risk factors for toxic stress and ACE-Associated Health Conditions.
- Make the case to clinicians and clinical teams that implementing trauma-informed care principles and ACE screening can help promote health equity as part of supporting the health and well-being of their patients.
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