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Panel Discussion: Engaging Families and Children to Address Economic and Social Inequities and Promote Well-Being

February 22-24, 2023 | New Orleans, LA | #XUHDCon


The 16th Health Disparities Conference will provide a multi-perspective view (e.g. community engagement, policy, practice, education workforce, and scientific view) of concerns and issues through an inter-professional and multidisciplinary lens including public and private partnerships, bi-directional collaborations, community engagement and the lived experience, including generational components that are also systemic in nature. These discussions and presentations will highlight solutions using public health transformations to achieve health equity.


Join NAACFRC Director, Dr. Latrice Rollins for a moderated discussion on Thursday Feb 23 from 11am to 12:15pm CT.

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PANEL MEMBERS


Bantu Gross, PhD

Program Director

Fathers Matter, Compassion Outreach of America


Monica Brown Deputy Assistant Secretary Louisiana Department of Family and Children’s Services


Avis Gray, RN, MSN Leader of Health Equity, Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center 


Martha Okafor, PhD Senior Advisor Office of Early Childhood Development Department of Health & Human Services

2023 Emerging Scholar Applications Are Open

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2023 Community Pilot Project Program Applications Are Open

The NAACFRC Community Pilot Project Program aims to build community capacity to conduct research by providing funding and technical assistance to community-based organizations (CBOs) to conduct community engaged research. The NAACFRC invites proposals from CBOs interested in conducting a research project addressing at least one of our research priority areas:



  1. Economic Self-Sufficiency or Poverty Alleviation (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program)
  2. Early Education and Care (e.g., Head Start, childcare assistance programs)



The request for applications can be found here. In addition, applicants are encouraged to join a Technical Assistance webinar on February 10th at 2PM EST to learn more about this opportunity.

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NAACFRC Annual Conference 2023

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