Outcomes for mothers and their babies in Georgia are historically poor, compared to the nation, and these disparities persist. Participants will hear about what is driving poor outcomes and learn about specific efforts to achieve equity among women and children in the state. Series The COVID-19 pandemic unmasked dramatic disparities, with African Americans and Latinx [...]

Please join us for the 2020 Kreuter Katz Lecture on Health Equity hosted by the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.   The 2020 lecture features Angela Glover Blackwell, the Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999 to advance racial and economic equity for all. Under Angela’s leadership, PolicyLink gained [...]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highest rates of HIV diagnoses are in the South, and Georgia has some of the highest rates in the nation. Participants will hear more about the disparities that persist in HIV transmission and treatment and the work taking place to achieve equity in HIV care [...]