UCLA FSPH professor to serve as panelist on 'The Battle to Save Black Lives’ virtual town hall
Two UCLA faculty members will speak as part of “COVID-19: The Battle to Save Black Lives” virtual town hall on Thursday, April 30, from 12 PM PDT to 1:30 PM PDT. The webinar will focus on solution-based discussion about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities.
Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, is director of the UCLA Center on Bridging Research, Innovation, Training and Education for Minority Health Disparities Solutions. She has been working with members of Congress on a Health Equity Data Collection Bill, as well as research directions that can result in better models of prediction and preparation to reduce the number of infections and deaths in the Black community.
Dr. Richard Allen Williams, clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is president and founder of the Minority Health Institute, the organization that is presenting the webinar. Williams also is a past president of the National Medical Association and founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists.
The conversation will educate, equip and empower people with information to build an effective action plan during the pandemic. Admission is free but registration in advance is required. To register, visit the event’s Zoom page or email mhinst3425@gmail.com.
Other panelists are:
- David Pryor, medical director, Anthem
- Jehan (Gigi) El-Bayoumi, professor of medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Patrice Harris, president, American Medical Association
- Oliver Brooks, chief medical officer, Watts HealthCare Corporation; president, National Medical Association
- Muntu Davis, health officer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Lisa Barkley, chair and program director, Family Medicine Residency, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Mia Keeys, director of health equity policy and advocacy, American Medical Association
- Reverend J. Edgar Boyd, pastor, First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles
Faculty Referenced by this Article
Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
Professor of Community Health Sciences & Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean for Research
Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
Dr. Michelle S. Keller is a health services researcher whose research focuses on the use and prescribing of high-risk medications.
EMPH Academic Program Director with expertise in healthcare marketing, finance, and reproductive health policy, teaching in the EMPH, MPH, MHA program
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