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A Green Heart for Healthy Communities
Helen Wood Hall 1W-304 School of Nursing Auditorium
Join us for a presentation by Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH. Dr. DeJarnett will provide an overview of the health and equity impacts of climate change and will weave together insights about how increasi...
Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards and Special Public Health Grand Rounds
Class of '62 Auditorium
This year’s keynote speaker Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD, professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine Biomedical and Health Informatics Department and director of the...
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New Study Explores Barriers and Facilitators to Quality Healthcare Among Incarcerated African Americans
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
With more than 1.9 million incarcerated individuals in the U.S., African Americans are 5.9 times more likely to be incarcerated. A new study titled "Barriers and Facilitators to Quality Healthcare for African Americans with Incarceration Histories," published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, examines the impact of the lack of quality health care among these individuals during and after incarceration and the need to address barriers to access.