The Social Determinants of Health | Dr. Thomas Ward | TEDxSpringHillCollege

In the Social Determinants of Health, Historian Dr. Tom Ward identifies the factors that lead to social inequalities in the Deep South during the Civil Rights era. Poverty has a tremendous impact on an individuals health, then and now. "Biography: Thomas J. Ward Jr. is professor and chair of history department at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, where he
teaches a variety of courses in American history. A native of Annapolis, Maryland, Dr. Ward received his B.A. at
Hampden-Sydney College, his M.A. at Clemson University, and his doctorate the University of Southern
Mississippi. Before coming to Spring Hill College in 2007, Dr. Ward taught at Rockhurst University in Kansas City,
Missouri. Dr. Ward has written numerous articles on African-American history and the history of medicine in the American South.
In 2003, the University of Arkansas Press published his first book, Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South. His most
recent work, Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and its War on Poverty was released by Oxford University
Press in 2017.Dr. Ward is currently working on a book project on African-American prisoners of war. He lives in Spanish Fort,
Alabama, with his wife and three sons. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx