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The Commercial Determinants of Health

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Mar 7, 2023

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

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The private sector has long shaped the world around us, influencing the conditions that create health. However, systematic study of how commercial forces shape health is relatively nascent. This conversation will feature several contributing authors from the recent book, The Commercial Determinants of Health to discuss why commercial determinants matter and how the field stands to grow and evolve.

 

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Salma Abdalla

Salma Abdalla

Assistant Professor, Global Health and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health (SPH'16,'22)

Lisa Bero

Lisa Bero

Professor of Medicine and Public Health & Chief Scientist, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Nicholas Freudenberg

Nicholas Freudenberg

Distinguished Professor of Public Health, City University of New York School of Public Health

May van Schalkwyk

May van Schalkwyk

Specialty Public Health Registrar, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Nicholas Florko
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Nicholas Florko

Reporter, Commercial Determinants of Health, STAT

Resources

Money Power Health, a podcast hosted by Dr. Nason Maani, lecturer in inequalities and global health policy at the University of Edinburghs Global Health Policy Unit.