YWe Talk – From Declarations to Change: Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Kelsi Lindemann

YWCA Central Alabama

Event Date/Time:

  1. Friday, April 23, 2021
    12:00pm — 1:00pm

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As our nation faces the intersecting dilemmas of COVID-19 and racism, YWCAs around the country are using the April 22-25 #StandAgainstRacism campaign to dissect racism as a public health crisis.YWCA Central Alabama invites health care and women’s leadership advocate Alethia M. Jackson and public health researcher Dr. April P. Carson to discuss the economic and social determinants of health and how racism impacts public health outcomes. Jackson is Vice President, Federal Government Relations and Head of Advocacy at Walgreens. Dr. Carson is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health.

Public health is central to racial justice work and is critical to uprooting systemic inequity in communities of color. They’ll be joined by YWCA Central Alabama CEO, Dr. LaRhonda Magras.

Speakers

  • Alethia M. Jackson, Vice President, Federal Government Relations & Head of Advocacy, Walgreens
  • Dr. April Carson, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
  • Dr. LaRhonda Magras, CEO, YWCA Central Alabama

FREE, 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Registration is Required for this Virtual Discussion (Zoom) »

 

The ongoing YWe Talk Series provides a platform and communal space of exchange to discuss important topics and issues facing women and women of color. We take a seat in the chair next to influential and motivational speakers who inform the community as we amplify voices that are often unheard.

Through dialogue and healthy conversation, YWCA Central Alabama is able to build bridges in spaces of indifference, as well as share in the lived experiences of women and men in Central Alabama.

For More Information Contact

Kelsi Lindemann

205-322-9922