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26th National Health Equity Research Webcast

September 11, 2020

The 26th National Health Equity Research Webcast was on Friday, September 11^th at 2:00 P.M. ET. The theme was Truth to Power: Building Solidarity for Health and Democracy.

Sponsors: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Research, UNC Center for Health Equity Research

Nursing’s Role in Health Equity, Public Health Emergencies, and COVID-19 – Critical Issues for The Future of Nursing 2020-2030

August 20, 2020

“On August 20, 2020, the National Academy of Medicine will host a free 90-minute webinar on Nursing’s Role in Health Equity, Public Health Emergencies, and COVID-19 – Critical Issues for The Future of Nursing 2020-2030. During the webinar, representatives from the NAM study on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 will share updates on the study’s status and seek public input on nurses’ roles in responding to COVID-19. A panel of experts will also discuss how nursing can advance health equity, the role of nurses in public health emergencies, and nurses’ experiences on the frontlines of COVID-19.”

The Health Equity Summit

August 19, 2020

“The Summit is Designed to Bring Together a Diverse Group of Leaders, Innovators and Health Equity Champions From Across the Country to Connect, Amplify and Accelerate Conversations Around Strategy, Solutions and Cross-Sector Collaboration for a Healthier Tomorrow.”

Giselle Corbie-Smith, UNC CHER Director, was the featured speaker.

Reopening K-12 Education — Using Science to Keep Children, Teachers and Staff Safe

August 12, 2020

“Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact. Hear from trusted experts in such fields as public health, infectious disease, risk communication, and crisis standards of care.”

Systemic Racism & Health: Solutions, Making Change Happen

August 11, 2020

“The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on the impact of systemic racism on the health of Black Americans. Long-standing social and economic inequities have contributed to multiple social determinants of health that increase the risk of getting or dying from COVID-19. In the United States, Black Americans are dying at 2.5 times the rate of white Americans, while facing barriers to testing, treatment, and options for prevention and self-protection. This webinar discssed how systemic racism harms health, and how solutions-based approaches at the state and community level are making a difference.”

Understanding Intersectionality: bringing visibility to the experiences and perspectives of women of color

August 7, 2020

“Academic medicine, and the country as a whole, is at a critical inflection point where massive change is needed. As we bolster our efforts to address the dual public health crises of COVID-19 and systemic racism, we must pay close attention to the role of intersectionality and acknowledge the limited visibility thus far of African American/Black women and all women of color regarding these issues. During this first part of a webinar series on various aspects of women of color, we will explore foundational elements of intersectionality theory, share experiences from members of our community, and create dialogue on how institutions can maintain an intersectional lens as they continue their diversity, equity and inclusion journeys. This webinar kicks off a new collaboration on Women of Color between the Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS), the Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) and other AAMC affinity groups.”

Public Workshop: Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus

August 7, 2020

“Join us for a free public workshop as part of a fast-track study that will help policymakers plan for equitable allocation of a limited initial supply of vaccine against COVID.”

Understanding COVID-19 Data – What Decision Makers Need to Know

August 6, 2020

This webinar covered the strengths and weaknesses of COVID-19 data and their applications for state and local decision making.

“The Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN)  recently released a data guide for decision makers at all levels to make sense of COVID-19 data, such as hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and number of confirmed cases, among others. By understanding the characteristics of these data types, decision makers can work with the data type best-suited to the question at hand, and use the data available to inform effective decision making.”

Managing Ongoing Surges: Lessons from the Front Lines

July 29, 2020

“The twelfth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will discuss what best practices and lessons learned from the early months of COVID-19 can be gathered and applied to states and localities now combating surges, from both a health system and public health perspective.”

The Impacts of Racism and Social Justice in 2020

July 29, 2020

NC AHEC and CCNC Navigating COVID-19 Webinar Series

July 28, 2020

Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC), in partnership with North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, North Carolina Pediatric Society, and North Carolina Psychiatric Association, are hosting a weekly webinar to support North Carolina’s clinicians through the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNC Commission on History, Race, and A Way Forward

July 10, 2020

“The University Commission on History, Race, and a Way Forward explores, engages, and teaches the University’s history with race, and provide recommendations to the Chancellor on how we as a University community must reckon with the past. The Commission focuses on the following areas: archives, history and curation; curriculum development and teaching; and engagement, ethics and reckoning.”

COVID-19, DACA, and the Responses of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs): A Virtual Town Hall Discussion

July 8, 2020

“Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are the fastest growing type of enrollment-based Minority Serving Institutions, serving the educational needs of hundreds of thousands of students, advancing the full spectrum of human knowledge, and invigorating the cultural, social, and economic horizons of the regions they serve. Today these institutions are at the forefront of the nation’s conversations about institutionalized racism, student support, and immigration that permeate political and legal discussions from campuses all the way to the recent Supreme Court decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. HSIs are also at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, researching treatments, keeping their states and communities informed, and often providing direct service to their communities.”

NAM Leadership Consortium Culture and Inclusiveness Action Collaborative Webinar

July 7, 2020

“These session will explore opportunities to engage patients and families in care settings during the pandemic. The discussion will focus on identifying solutions to the continued and existing gaps on engagement that are especially critical to address at this time. Strategies to reduce disparities and improve equity have ranged from focusing on social determinants of health, to tailoring interventions to populations at risk for disparities, to implementing policies specifically designed to reduce disparate outcomes. In this session, presentations will explore system and policy approaches to improve health and healthcare equity. The discussion will focus on short- and long-term opportunities to leverage the unique position of the Leadership Consortium, and the NAM more broadly, to scale and spread these approaches to systematically advance equity.”

Integrating Systems and Sectors Towards Obesity Solutions (Part 2)

June 30, 2020

“The workshop will look at existing societal systems that have the potential to shape public health, and consider opportunities for systems change as they relate to obesity solutions. Presenters will explore how systems and contributing factors like inequity (i.e. social determinants), power dynamics, relationships, capacity, and political will affect systems that can influence obesity, and how they can impact effective communications and cross-sector collaboration to address obesity.”

The Aspen Ideas Festival Goes Online for Free

June 28 – July 2, 2020

“Hosting a robust lineup of speakers including Stacey Abrams, David Byrne, Madeleine Albright, and Anthony Fauci to name a few, the Festival will be free and all online for the first time in its 16-year history. Programming will address events shaping our world today, including the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing protests against systemic racism. We will look to what may lay ahead in the future, including opportunities for economic recovery, the future of democracy, and the latest innovations in technology and the arts. See the lineup of speakers.”

COVID-19 and University Engagement

June 26, 2020

“Join us this Friday, June 26, at 12pm EDT on Zoom! We will explore issues at the intersection of COVID19 and University Engagement.”

Healing in Action

June 25, 2020

“The violence and inhumanity that killed George Floyd serve as a prism for the callous forces of structural racism that have plagued our country since its inception. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation stands with the Black community in this moment – along with all people of color and allies across the globe – and in continued support of the many partner organizations actively in pursuit of racial equity. Let’s convene to grieve together, pursue healing and renew our commitment to racial equity and ending racism together.”

Webinar #10: Learning to Treat COVID-19 — Clinical Trials and Developing Therapeutics During a Pandemic

June 24, 2020

“Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact. Hear from trusted experts in such fields as public health, infectious disease, risk communication, and crisis standards of care.”

Tips and Resources for Non-Profits and Small Businesses Facing Coronavirus-Related Issues

June 24, 2020

“Each month, the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Program at NC TraCS at UNC-CH hosts “Wisdom in the Room”, a conference call series that provides a forum for information and resource sharing among research stakeholders, community partners, and others interested in community engaged research. Please join us on June 24^th from 2-3pm for this month’s call led by Professor Thomas Kelley titled “Tips and Resources for Non-Profits and Small Businesses: The UNC School of Law COVID-19 Response Project”. The UNC School of Law COVID-19 Response Project serves the legal needs of North Carolina nonprofit organizations and select small businesses as they adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. This discussion will cover topics including the CARES Act loans and loan forgiveness, employment law and risk reduction strategies, liability issues, and other matters concerning the law and non-profit organizations.”

The Intersection of COVID-19 and Food Security

June 19, 2020

“Join us Friday, June 19, at 12pm EDT on Zoom. We will explore issue at the intersection of COVID-19 and Food Security.”

Lessons Learned from the Past: Addressing COVID-19 Disparities for a More Equitable Future

June 15, 2020

“Join us for a timely SGIM Health Equity Commission webinar addressing the COVID-19 disparities. COVID-19 has shed a bright light on the deeply rooted inequities in our health system. Join us as we hear from health equity experts, and SGIM colleagues, share why it is critical to address racial and ethnic disparities during this pandemic and how we can use this moment to advance health equity in a post-COVID future.”
Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith, UNC CHER Director will be a featured panelist in the upcoming webinar ‘Lessons Learned from the Past: Addressing COVID-19 Disparities for a More Equitable Future’

Sponsor: Society of General Internal Medicine

Say Her Name: Racial Profiling of Black Women During the Pandemic

June 11, 2020

UCONN Health Disparities Institute and The Center for Health Equity Research will co-host the upcoming webinar on racial profiling of Black women.

“In light of the national call for racial justice for Breonna Taylor, we are inviting you to a virtual gathering of leaders, “Say Her Name: Racial Profiling of Black Women During the Pandemic: A Virtual Gathering of Leaders & Call to Action.””

“This call to action focuses on unpacking the structural, policy, and systems solutions necessary to address anti-Black violence and its gendered impacts.”

Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series: Elevating and Recentering LGBTQ+ Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 11, 2020

UNC CHER Core Faculty, Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C will be a featured panelist in the upcoming webinar ‘Elevating and Recentering LGBTQ+ Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic; hosted by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

“The COVID-19 pandemic, and our response to this disease, have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable decision-making so that the most vulnerable among us are not left further disenfranchised post-COVID-19.”

Conversations with CCPH

June 10, 2020

“Join Al Richmond, CCPH’s Executive Director, for a conversation with invited partners on the importance of dismantling structural inequalities and examples of how partnerships are doing this work across the US.”

The Road to Immunity During COVID-19: Developing and Distributing a Vaccine

June 10, 2020

“The ninth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will discuss the road to immunity during COVID-19, including the basics of vaccine development, how developing a vaccine for COVID-19 differs from “traditional” vaccine development, and what actions can be taken now and in the coming months to ensure that our supply chain is ready to manufacture millions of doses of a vaccine.”

How can we ensure equitable access to COVID-19 treatment?

June 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, and our response to this disease, have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The “Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity” series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable decision-making so that the most vulnerable among us are not left further disenfranchised post-COVID-19.

Building COVID-19 Research Collaborations: Kids and COVID: Overview, Epidemiology and Public Health Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among the Youngest of Us

May 29, 2020

Dr. Palmquist and Dr. Robinson will be discussing their intersecting interests in COVID-19 and kids. Dr. Palmquist will focus on the representation of children as vectors in the perinatal and postnatal periods. Dr. Robinson will discuss the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and implications for public health.

Across the Diaspora

May 29, 2020

Join Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration, this Friday, May 29, at 12pm EDT on Zoom! They will explore issues Across the Diaspora, amidst COVID19.

Health Equity in the Time of COVID-19: Fixing Broken Systems to Serve Communities of Color

May 28, 2020

How can we serve the immediate needs of marginalized communities facing COVID-19, while also tackling decades of disinvestment and neglect? One of our community partners, Al Richmond, Executive Director, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, will join other nationally recognized health and social justice experts for a free webinar on May 28 at 2 – 3pm ET. Brought to you by IMPAQ in partnership with the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the UNC Center for Health Equity Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the webinar will offer insight and actionable advice about advancing health equity during the pandemic and beyond. Learn more and register.

Reaching Rural and Frontier Communities During COVID-19

May 28, 2020

This pandemic has only amplified the demand on already scarce health care access in rural and frontier communities across our nation. The unique experiences of rural, agricultural and tribal communities have dramatically increased the need for expanded mental and behavioral health services, but how do we grow and scale our already limited services to address this growing need?

Join us on Thursday, May 28 from 3 – 4 p.m. ET in a discussion addressing different strategies and ideas to reach rural and frontier communities. Our panelists will represent tribal and rural health providers as well as our partners from the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC).

Summer of COVID-19 — mitigating direct and indirect impacts in the coming months

May 27, 2020

The weekly series provides trustworthy scientific analysis of the latest COVID-19 developments for the benefit of policymakers, public health and health care officials, and the general public. Webinars will explore the scientific basis for guidance issued by government, health and public health organizations, and industry leaders, as well as answer questions that are top of mind for various audiences.

Research Symposium A Call to Action: Identifying next steps to address biomedical, health care, and social drivers of COVID-19 disparities

May 22, 2020

The Community Health Coalition would like to invite you to register for this online symposium sponsored by: Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).

This online university-wide symposium on COVID-19 Disparities and Health Equity will identify causes, consequences, and solutions as they relate to COVID 19 and its impact on our community.

Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

May 21, 2020

Join members of the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic on May 21 at 8:30 a.m. ET for a day-long virtual symposium that will address some of the highest-priority elements of the nation’s response to the opioid epidemic, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this virtual symposium, experts will discuss combating stigma against those with opioid use disorder, strengthening provider education, advancing evidence-based pain management, and promising prevention practices, among other topics.

Building COVID-19 Research Collaboration: Social distancing privilege and real-time message testing in North Carolina

May 21, 2020

Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta will share what recent smartphone mobility data reveal about the social distancing privilege gap. Dr. Allison Lazard will present the results of weekly message testing to encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will discuss implications for policy and the development of a rapid response workflow to harness emergent media.

Scholarship through adversity: First-generation student experiences, challenges and insights during COVID-19

May 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, and our response to this disease, have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The “Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity” series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable decision-making so that the most vulnerable among us are not left further disenfranchised post-COVID-19.

Rural Talk: An Advocacy Speaker Series: Rural Small Business Development

May 14, 2020

Join us Thursdays at 11:00 AM for Rural Talk: An Advocacy Speaker Series, where we bring together the voices, expertise, and perspectives of thought leaders at the national, state, and local levels on issues affecting rural North Carolinians.

Racial Profiling of Black Men During the Pandemic: A Virtual Gathering of Leaders and Call to Action

May 13, 2020

Delivering Survivorship Care in North Carolina – UNC Cancer Network Patient Centered Care Lecture

May 13, 2020

Please join the UNC Cancer Network for an online telehealth lecture with Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN. An aging population, a growing number of cancer survivors, and a projected shortage of cancer care providers will result in a challenge in delivering the care for cancer survivors in the United States if systemic changes are not made, according to a commentary in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Mayer will discuss these issues with particular consideration to providing cancer survivorship care in North Carolina.

Toward the “New Normal”: Protecting Public Health as America Reopens

May 13, 2020

The seventh COVID-19 Conversations webinar will explore how public health, economic, and workforce priorities can be balanced to ensure a safe reopening of the country; how models can inform reopening and what data is still needed; how a nationwide testing strategy can support reopening strategies; practical considerations educators and employers will need to make and what data is available to them; and how to ensure that the public has reliable, actionable, and understandable data to guide their personal decision-making.

Extreme Environmental Events & COVID-19 in 2020

May 13, 2020

The Board on Environmental Change and Society and the Resilient America Program are collaborating for a session to discuss the social science aspects of decision making for compound events. As summer and warmer weather approaches, we enter into seasons for typically higher activity of extreme environmental events, such as hurricanes, heatwaves and wildfire events. And in 2020, any such events will occur in the midst of a global pandemic. This interactive seminar will explore implications of compound environmental events for disaster preparedness and response with attention to decision making and equity dimensions as communities also grapple with COVID-19.

Food Insecurity & Growing Concerns During COVID-19

May 11, 2020

This webinar will bring together experts to provide insights on the longstanding issues surrounding food insecurity in the United States and how these issues have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series: Protection for People Who Are Incarcerated

May 8, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, and our response to this disease, have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable decision-making so that the most vulnerable among us are not left further disenfranchised post-COVID-19.

Explore issues at the intersection of Black Arts & Museums & COVID19

May 8, 2020

We will explore issues at the intersection of Black Arts & Muesums & COVID19. Our panelists will include Jonell Logan (Charlotte, NC); Sonny Kelly (Chapel Hill, NC); and Carl Juste (Miami, FL).

Helping People With Addiction Stay Connected During COVID-19

May 7, 2020

Individuals experiencing addiction are a vulnerable population that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical distancing protocols have separated patients from their clinicians, made medications to treat addiction much more challenging to obtain, and shuttered many long-term recovery groups.

The first webinar in this series will focus on how to ensure that patients remain connected to and engaged in addiction treatment during the pandemic, and provide practical approaches to ensuring continuity of care.

Supporting Clinician Well-Being During COVID-19

May 7, 2020

This webinar will provide a timely discussion and platform for physicians, nurses, students, and health system leaders to delve into the critical needs, priorities, and emerging strategies to support the mental and emotional well-being of clinicians on the frontlines—both during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar is open to the public and will be recorded.

Healing Justice Approaches to Self and Community Care

May 5, 2020

Healing justice is the practice of community and self-care that takes into consideration the stresses and trauma of oppression. COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated systemic inequities that disproportionately impact the lives of people of color, and this panel highlights practitioners who have taken innovative approaches to healing justice before and during the pandemic.

Black Communities and COVID-19: Community Development

May 1, 2020

Transition to Telehealth During COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

April 23, 2020

Join Cejka Search EVP/Managing Principal Mark Madden and his guest, CEO of Avera St. Luke’s and Avera St. Mary’s, Todd Forkel, as they review the rapid transformation of telehealth in rural and critical access healthcare during the COVID-19 crisis. Todd has been using telehealth in his rural hospitals for a number of years and has the process firmly in place.

Interprofessional Teaching and Collaborative Practice During COVID-19: A Community Conversation

April 23, 2020

Following an introduction to a new collection, speakers will share how their IPE programs and partners have adapted interprofessional health professions education and implemented innovative IPE instructional methods.

COVID-19 Testing: Possibilities, Challenges, and Ensuring Equity

April 22, 2020

The fifth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will provide an update on the state of testing for COVID-19, what data the different tests being developed will provide, how we can use that data to inform the national response to COVID-19, and the equity issues we must all consider regarding what populations can access testing and how we can ensure equal access for all.

Communities in Partnerships: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID-19 Webinar: Behind the Scenes and In the Shadows: Essential Employees in COVID-19

April 22, 2020

The importance of partnerships in crisis is front and center as we confront the global COVID-19 pandemic. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the Center for Health Equity Research at the University of North Carolina have partnered to launch the webinar series, Communities in Partnership: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID-19.

Leadership in Times of Uncertainty

April 21, 2020

The UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health’s Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science and Practice will host an interprofessional leadership panel via Zoom featuring maternal and child health leaders working in diverse local, state and national settings. The focus of the panel will be leadership in times of uncertainty. Panelists will discuss key skills and competencies needed to lead in a crisis as well as current and emerging challenges faced by maternal and child health leaders.

Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series: What have we learned from the past? What is COVID-19 teaching us?

April 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic – and our response to this disease – have underscored deep, persistent societal inequities. The Emergency Preparedness, Ethics and Equity Series will explore how we can continue to foster inclusive excellence and health equity during the most turbulent of times. Speakers will explore ways to consistently apply culturally relevant, ethical and equitable decision-making so that the most vulnerable among us rare not left further disenfranchised post- COVID-19.

Communicating Science to Reduce Health Disparities in a World of Communication Inequalities

April 16, 2020

Prof. Viswanath is Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Center for Translational Communication Science. His primary research focuses on the relationship between communication equalities, poverty and health disparities.

Communities in Partnerships: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID-19 Webinar: ‘Facts and Lessons Learned from Recent Disasters’

April 15, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting pre-existing systemic inequities. Join us as we discuss with leading public health experts and community leaders on the Facts of COVID-19 and Lessons Learned from the Flint Water Crisis.

Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19

April 15, 2020

The fourth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will discuss crisis standards of care during the COVID-19 pandemic, including an overview of and challenges for adapting crisis standards of care to rapidly evolving clinical care guidelines; practical considerations for state health departments and hospital systems; and ethical considerations and decision-making around crisis standards of care.

AAMC Health Equity Research & Policy Update Part One: Context Past & Present

April 15, 2020

AAMC Maternal Health Equity Webinar Series

This April, AAMC Health Equity Research and Policy is celebrating National Minority Health Month with a Maternal Health Equity Webinar Series! The series kicks off during Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), an awareness-raising campaign for maternal health and health care disparities.

Improving Health Outcomes for Black Mamas through Holistic Midwifery Care

April 15, 2020

Join the Black Mamas Matter Alliance for this webinar addressing root causes of disparities in black maternal health outcomes and highlighting how the medicalization of childbirth has complicated and marginalized black midwifery in the United States. Today’s challenges and opportunities for black midwives will also be explored.

Cross-Sector Collaboration: Making Partnerships Work for Your Community

April 14, 2020

The cross-sector collaborative may address issues of physical health, behavioral health, and social determinants of health such as transportation, housing, and food insecurity that are impacting the health of the community.

Webinar #3: Emerging Evidence on COVID-19 Spread and Treatment

April 9, 2020

Hear from trusted experts in such fields as public health, infectious disease, risk communication, and crisis standards of care.

Responding to COVID-19: A Science-Based Approach

Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series will explore the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact.

Webinar #1: The Science of Social Distancing, Part 1

Webinar #2: The Science of Social Distancing, Part 2

UNC Center for Urban and Regional Studies

“The COVID-19 pandemic is causing people around the world to question how this virus will affect the many public and private systems that we all use. We have asked experts at UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss effective and equitable responses to the pandemic on subjects ranging from low-wage hospitality work, retooling manufacturing processes, supply chain complications, housing, transportation, the environment, and food security, among others.”

Viewpoints on Resilient and Equitable Responses to the Pandemic

• Episode 1: Mai Nguyen: On housing
• Episode 2: T. William Lester: On the service industry
• Episode 3: Nichola Lowe: On retooling manufacturing