Panel: Health Equity

Health professionals are partnering with environmental justice communities across the Carolinas to spark community-driven research and innovative solutions. This coalition is improving health equity through environmental health data collection and advocacy.

This panel discussion highlights how health professionals are partnering with environmental justice communities to advance community-driven research and solutions through collecting and utilizing environmental health data that supports interagency and promotes health and equity through policy advocacy.
Moderated by Crystal Dixon, Wake Forest University
Panelists:
Arlinda Ellison, DHSc, MS, Alamance County Health Department
Virginia Guidry, PhD, MPH, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Chris Heaney, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health