Health Fair presented by The Connection Place Vendors, food demonstrations, food giveaways, music, exercise, blood pressure check, colon screening kit and more! $25 gift cards awarded if color kit is completed and returned to the Community Health Coalition.
Antiracist researchers combat inequality and racism by conceptualizing, implementing, and disseminating research that dismantles racism, oppression, discrimination, and structural inequalities. This presentation offers participants an opportunity to learn how to engage in antiracist research by presenting a counter-narrative to the traditional conceptualization and implementation of research with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). During … Read more
Understanding and Navigating Microaggressions Please join us Thursday, April 7th from 12-1pm for a Virtual Only Interactive Medicine Grand Rounds “Understanding and Navigating Microaggressions”. Dr. Stephanie Brown from the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Dr. Keisha Gibson our Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be facilitating. Please note this will be a ‘Virtual Only’ presentation. … Read more
The Nation Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will host a virtual workshop titled, "Environmental Impacts on Women's Health Disparities and Reproductive Health," Wednesday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 28, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT. A post-workshop networking session will be held from 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. … Read more
This interactive webinar brings together multidisciplinary oncology healthcare team members in a roundtable format to discuss the impact of racial disparities on the care of cancer patients. Each member of the panel will provide a unique perspective on healthcare disparities focusing on access to care, communication barriers, and immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs) and identifying ways … Read more
Recently, organizations that include advocacy, research, and clinical and professional societies have condemned or called for addressing racism and advancing health equity. In January 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a methods report on the definitional and conceptual issues around racism and health inequity to describe how racism and health inequities are … Read more
Durham's 2022 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week A Full Week of Programming dedicated to supporting the growth and development of minority business enterprises. Since 1983, The U.S. President has proclaimed a national MED Week observance to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of minority business enterprises and to honor those corporations and financial institutions supporting minority business … Read more
