Health Equity

The global COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the racial inequities in health. Communities of color and low-income and rural communities continue to suffer from racial bias and a lack of access to quality care. The Atlantic will explore how policy makers, the medical community, and business leaders can work to improve health outcomes for all Americans regardless of race, age, gender, and sexual orientation.

Speakers:
Quita Beeler Highsmith, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Genentech
Stephanie Monroe, Executive Director, African Americans Against Alzheimer's
Ruben Mesa, Director, UT Health San Antonio Anderson Cancer Center
Hector Vargas, Executive Director, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
Katherine J. Wu, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, March of Dimes
Benjamin Perkins, CEO, Wholesome Wave
Marcella Nunez-Smith, Senior Advisor, White House COVID-19 Response Team
Vann R. Newkirk II, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Allison Arwady, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health

2:29 Introduction with Andrea Valdez
3:40 Marcella Nunez-Smith and Katherine Wu
18:56 Quita Beeler Highsmith, Stephanie Monroe, Ruben Mesa
31:33 Stacey D. Stewart, Benjamin Perkins, Vann Newkirk II
53:31 Allison Arwady, Francys Crevier, Hector Vargas, Katherine Wu

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@TheAtlantic thank you for coverage of this important topic!