Events

Pilot Awards Funding: Two UNIQUE Opportunities Related to Health Disparities ✚ ★

Pilot Awards Funding: Two UNIQUE Opportunities Related to Health Disparities The National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH/NIMHD) has funded 9 unique Centers for Multiple Chronic Diseases Associated with Health Disparities (P50). Two of these Centers are here in Southern California: UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (UC END-DISPARITIES) PIs:…

CEE@UCI BTI Seminar Series | Food-Energy-Water Nexus: A Systems Approach to Resolving Health Disparities in Marginalized Communities, Shakira Hobbs ♥ ★

https://uci.zoom.us/j/94103507359

Food-Energy-Water Nexus: A Systems Approach to Resolving Health Disparities in Marginalized Communities Presented by: Shakira R. Hobbs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of Kentucky   Wednesday – February 2, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30pm PST VIA Zoom: https://uci.zoom.us/j/94103507359 Meeting ID: 941 0350 7359 Abstract: Dr. Shakira Hobbs’ scholarship explores system approaches to environmental…

CEE@UCI BTI Seminar Series | Nick Chew, Watered-Down” Justice: Developing Advanced Functional Materials to Address Environmental Health Disparities ♥ ★

https://uci.zoom.us/j/96997906843

CEE@UCI BTI Seminar Series Watered-Down” Justice: Developing Advanced Functional Materials to Address Environmental Health Disparities Presented by: Nick Chew, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Monday – February 7, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30pm PST VIA Zoom: https://uci.zoom.us/j/96997906843 Meeting ID: 969…

The Maternal Negligence Trailer Screening ♥ ✚

Claire Trevor School of the Arts 4002 Mesa Road Irvine, CA 92617

Spreading Awareness about Black Maternal and Infant Health Inequities About this event In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, C.A.A.R.E Productions presents Maternal Negligence, a beautifully written screenplay by junior journalism major, Autumn Martin, that creates awareness of the systemic and large-scale issues that Black women face in health settings due to implicit bias and…

If They Build It They Will Come: Engaging African Americans in Research and Health Education ♥✚

Zoom

Dr. Karen D. Lincoln is a social worker and sociologist with expertise in societal and social determinants of health and well-being among Black Americans. As a social scientist, she focuses on the social, psychosocial, and public health factors related to mental health disparities. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of…

CBGHP: Confronting American Health Disparities: Reproductive Landscape Post-Roe ♥

Zoom

In this year-long series, Confronting American Health Disparities, we amplify urgent health concerns related to women and LGBTQ communities. In the United States, health disparities track along nearly every aspect of healthcare delivery, too often resulting in unequal treatment, poor health outcomes, and sadly, even death. From birth to death, race, sex, disability and LGBTQ discrimination…