NIH Record - National Institutes of Health

July 18-19

UNITE Hosts Workshop

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Join the workshop, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health, July 18-19.

UNITE is hosting a virtual workshop on identifying ways to address the negative impacts of structural racism on health outcomes and in biomedical and behavioral research. Join the event, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health, July 18-19.

During this workshop, participants will join breakouts to collaboratively identify:

  • Methodologies and measures for studying structural racism and health disparities
  • Consequences of structural racism that affect health
  • Strategies for productive cross-disciplinary partnerships
  • Interventions to address the impact of structural racism on health

Researchers, clinicians and community partners are welcome. Participants include experts in social and natural sciences, law and criminal justice, education, public policy and social work, as well as biomedical, behavioral and public health.

Register at bit.ly/UNITE-2024.

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Associate Editor: Dana Talesnik
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Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
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Staff Writer: Amber Snyder
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