According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, cancer is the second leading cause of death among Georgians and there are clear and persistent disparities in health outcomes associated with cancer screening, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and death. Participants will hear about regional and statewide efforts to achieve equity in cancer outcomes. Series The COVID-19 pandemic [...]

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 [...]