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Join us for a conversation about lupus including disparities in diagnosis and care, access to care, clinical research, available treatment options and more. Moderator Akeia Blue, MPH, MS Health Communications Director National Minority Quality Forum Akeia Blue is a public health communicator with over six years of experience in delivering multicultural marketing, health literacy and culturally com...

This Minority Women's Health webinar will focus on health promotion, cardiovascular health, age appropriate screenings and access to health. Moderator Chinonso Ukachukwu, MPH Director, Quality Improvement & Equity National Minority Quality Forum, Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity She is currently the Director, Quality Improvement and Equity at the National Minority Qual...

The purpose of this webinar is to further discuss how Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, first introduced the Mothers and Offspring Mortality & Morbidity Awareness Act, or MOMMA's Act, which was instilled to address the maternal health crisis nearly five years ago. T...

The purpose of this webinar is to speak to what the expansion of Medicaid has meant to the most vulnerable populations within the state--given their better access to care. Louisiana is a great state to review as it did not expand immediately after ACA, but has had nearly 7 years of it. Additionally, it will be interesting to know the process and opinions around expanding Medicaid to the most recen...

This webinar will help to discuss the state of minority health, post pandemic, during National Minority Health Month. Where do we find ourselves now in terms of health equity? Is community engagement with trusted voices being continued by health policy makers & providers? Do we have a sustainability model for promoting engagement & health equity? Moderator Laura Lee Hall, Ph. D. President,...

The "Reimagining Healthcare: A Discussion of Current Priorities in Minority Health & How to Move Forward" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: LaTasha Seliby Perkins, M.D., Director, Community Based Learning Course, Assistant Professor of Medicine,...

The "Data Equity: Standardizing Data to Advance the Health Equity Movement" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Gretchen Wartman, Vice President for Policy/Program Director, Institute for Equity in Health Policy & Practice, National Minority Quali...

The "Medicaid Redetermination, Disenrollment & Health Equity: Mass Disenrollment in the Medicaid program" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Lois Privor-Dumm, MBA, Sr. Advisor, Policy & Advocacy, Director, Adult Vaccines Johns Hopkins Bloombe...

The "Medicaid Redetermination, Disenrollment & Health Equity: Mass Disenrollment in the Medicaid program" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Lydia A. Isaac, PhD MScVice President, Health Equity and Policy, National Urban League Arianna Muckerman,...

The "Minority Maternal Mortality: Implementing the MOMMA's Act" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Garfield Ashford Dwight Clunie, M.D., Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Daniel Bruzzini,...

The "Can the Clinician See You Now? Context and Connection in Racially Discordant Clinical Encounters" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Kenyon Michael Railey, MD  Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Family Medicine and Community Health at Duke School of Med...

The "Landscape Review of the Health Equity Movement" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Gary A. Puckrein, Ph. D., National Minority Quality Forum, President and CEO Shyrea Thompson, The IRIS Collaborative, Social Impact Strategist and Founder

The "Vaccine Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Root of the Problem Is More than an Access Issue" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Tiffany LaDana West, MPH, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Senior Director of Advancing, Health & Black Equity Joyce Larkin, Centene, Reg...

The "Vaccine Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Root of the Problem Is More than an Access Issue" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Salah Mahmud, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Canada Research Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology & Vaccine Evaluation and Fellow of the Royal Societ...

Ya es el año 2023 y hay nueva información importante disponible sobre COVID, influenza y vacunas. Tengamos una conversación con dos líderes de atención médica sobre el estado actual de estos virus y cómo están trabajando con sus sistemas de salud y pacientes para protegerse contra enfermedades graves, hospitalizaciones y muertes. Un enfoque especial estará en las comunidades Hispanas y Latinas. Ac...

It's a new year, the ball has dropped in New York for 2023, and there is important new information available on COVID, flu and vaccinations. Let’s have a conversation with two health care leaders about the current status of these viruses and how they are working with their health systems and patients to protect against serious illness, hospitalization and death. A special focus will be on Hispanic...

Panelists Eric Gascho, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, National Health Council Dr. Tracy Hicks Program Coordinator, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse, Practitioner Program Texas Christian University; Owner, C-Trilogy Comprehensive Care Christina Edwards, MHA Clinical Trial Director National Minority Quality Forum (Moderator)

The "Obesity Care in Communities of Color" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Michele Tedder, MSN, Senior Program Manager, Black Women's Health Imperative    Eric Griggs, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sc...

Panelists Laura Lee Hall, PhD, President, Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity, NMQF Rev. Dr. Terris A. King, Pastor of Liberty Grace Church of God Churches and Pastors of the Faith Health Alliance: Pastor Hosie Hopkins, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee Pastor Nicole Slater, Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Birmingham, AL Pastor Charles McNeil...

Panelists  Iyabode (Yabo) Beysolow, MD, MPH, FAAP Public Health Professional, YB Consultants, LLC Providing immunization expertise for national organizations including AIM, NMQF, AAP  Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Family Science Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity, School of Public Health University of Maryland  Rev. Dr. Twana A...

The "Champions for Total Health: Diabetes + Vaccines" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists   Michelle Fiscus, MD, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)   Jasmine D. Gonzalvo, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDCES Chris and Theresa Dim...

The "Your Health, Your Vote" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Stephanie L. Young, Executive Director, When We All Vote Mia R. Keeys, MA, DrPH(c), Director of Federal Affairs, Hologic, Inc. (Moderator)

The "Community-Building Pharmacists Bringing Health to Your Neighborhood" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Chinoso Edward Akano, PharmD, Principal Medical Scientist, COVID-19 Gilead Sciences, Inc.   Donney John, PharmD, Executive Director, NOVA Scripts Cent...

Panelists: Sheldon Fields, PhD, Research Professor and Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State University Elizabeth Cohn, PhD, Rudin Professor of Nursing, and Associate Dean for Research, Hunter-Belleview School of Nursing Gretchen C. Wartman, Vice President for Policy and Program, and Director, Institute for Equity in Health Policy and P...

The "Treatment Access & Health Equity: Protecting the Value of Copay Assistance" topic was originally presented during National Minority Quality Forum's weekly webinar series. Listen now for a closer look at addressing existing disparities. Panelists: Kollet Koulianos, MBA, Vice President of Payer Relations, National Hemophilia Foundation Rachel Klein Deputy, Executive Director, The AIDS Insti...