All are invited to join in a group viewing session of the livestream event, “History of Racism in U.S. Health Care: Root Causes of Today’s Hierarchy and Systems of Power.”

Tuesday, Feb. 7
1 – 2:30 p.m.
C217 CPHB
Light snacks provided.

This inaugural event in the National Health Equity Grand Rounds series will highlight the root causes of present-day health inequities by tracing the social, economic, political, geographic, and environmental forces that shape opportunity for health in the United States. Keynote speaker Harriet A. Washington, MA, author of Medical Apartheid, will explore the history of structural inequities in health care and unethical medical experimentation followed by a panel conversation moderated by American Medical Association (AMA) Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, and featuring Rupa Marya, MD, Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, and David Ansell, MD, MPH.

Learn more about the event and speakers.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Liz Lara in advance at (319) 384-2704.