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Lewis, Michener honored for diversity contributions |...

Mark E. Lewis, director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering in the College of Engineering, and Jamila Michener, associate professor in the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences, are the...

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Cornell is one of only seven institutions across the U.S. that will receive a large funding award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through a program aimed at increasing minority faculty in the biomedical sciences.

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Michener testifies to House committee about health care...

Health is an exceptionally expensive resource in the United States, "though it should not be," political scientist Jamila Michener told the House Rules Committee on Oct. 13. Her testimony about the relationship between poverty and health care ...

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National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being

Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being is a tool to help Extension systematically address the programmatic area of health and wellness at the individual, community, environmental, and policy levels.

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Upcoming Events
Register Now: Program Announced – UHF/GNYHA Annual Research Symposium

32nd Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice

Thursday, October 28, 2021
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Live Webcast
 

Keynote: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, senior vice president and inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer at the American Medical Association (AMA), will keynote the 32nd Annual Research Symposium, and present the AMA’s Strategic Plan to Embed Racial Justice and Advance Health Equity.

Dr. Maybank, whose leadership in health equity and diversity in medicine is internationally recognized, will discuss the AMA’s strategic plan to mitigate health disparities, including physician diversity initiatives, data collection, and partnerships and investments to benefit the broader community. 

Panel, Presentations, and Video Posters

Presenters chosen from more than 70 submissions will share their research and insights in two live sessions and a pre-recorded video poster session. A broad range of organizations will be represented, including Brooklyn Community Foundation, Center for Health Workforce Studies, Innovative Management Solutions New York, NYC Health + Hospitals (Coney Island, Lincoln), NYU Rory Myers College of Nursing, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Physician Affiliate Group of New York, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island PPS, and Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Center member, Dr. Madeline Sterling is part of the panel presenter group titled, Perspectives on Vaccinations for the Health Care Community Topic - "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Home Health Aide Workforce in New York City".

Webcast participants will be able to pose questions to the keynote speaker and presenters as part of the live question and answer sessions. 

More information on panel and presenter topics can be found on our website here.

Registration is free. Register here.

Presented by United Hospital Fund and Greater New York Hospital Association with support from The Commonwealth Fund.
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