Thursday, January 26, 2017
Symposium: Reducing Health Inequities – Advancing Meaningful Change
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Boston University Medical Campus Instructional Building
72 East Concord Street (Hiebert Lounge)
Boston, MA
Live streaming available during event
Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public, and Sara Bachman, Interim Director, Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, Boston University School of Social Work and Director of CAHPP, will host this day-long symposium. Through presentations and panel discussions, speakers from academic institutions, government agencies, and health care organizations will explore why interventions are often insufficient and how public health can take a leadership role in mitigating social determinants of health including race, class, disability, and gender.