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Health Inequities

Centering Disability in the Public Health Agenda

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Nov 30, 2022

1:00-2:30 p.m. ET

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Public health aims to create conditions so that all populations flourish and live fully realized lives.  How do we ensure that we keep the concerns of persons with disabilities—visible and invisible—front and center in the public health conversation? What should be our priorities for public health to center the concerns of disabled populations in our work?

Live captions available in English and Spanish.

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Agenda

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Keynote Discussion

Presentations From:

Judy Heumann Disability Rights Advocate
Eric Rubenstein, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Public Health (MODERATOR)
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Ben Elwy, Student, Harvard University
Reyma McCoy Hyten, CEO, Special Public Benefit Limited Liability Company
Bonnie Swenor, Director, The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center
Eric Garcia, Senior Washington Correspondent, The Independent (MODERATOR)

Speakers

Judy Heumann

Judy Heumann

@judithheumann

Disability Rights Advocate

Eric Rubenstein
MODERATOR

Eric Rubenstein

@ERubenstein90

Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Ben Elwy

Ben Elwy

Student, Harvard College

Reyma McCoy Hyten

Reyma McCoy Hyten

CEO, Special Public Benefit Limited Liability Company (SPBLLC)

Bonnie Swenor

Bonnie Swenor

@BonnieSwenorPhD

Director, The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center

Eric Garcia
MODERATOR

Eric Garcia

@EricMGarcia

Senior Washington Correspondent, The Independent