Research!Louisville: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Children's Health and Healthcare and Their Successful Elimination

Glenn Flores, MD, FAAP is the Distinguished Chair of Health Policy Research at the Medica Research Institute, a Research Affiliate in the Department of Health Sciences Research at the Mayo Clinic, and Affiliate Professor of Public Health in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, and attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. 

He received the 2006 AAP Outstanding Achievement Award in the Application of Epidemiologic Information to Child Health Advocacy, the 2006 NHMA Health Leadership Award, the 2008 Millie and Richard Brock Award for Distinguished Contributions to Pediatrics, the 2010 Helen Rodríguez-Trías Social Justice Award from the APHA, and the 2012 Research Award from the Academic Pediatric Association (the first underrepresented minority recipient).

In this session, Dr. Flores will:

Describe the demographics of racial/ethnic minorities in America and Louisville

Summarize the variety of racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and healthcare

Identify successful interventions for eliminating racial/ethnic disparities and achieving equity in pediatrics

Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Kosair for Kids Clinical Translational Research Building, 101/102
505 S. Hancock Street , Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Event Type

Academic

Audience

Students, Faculty/staff, Alumni, Public

Departments

Health Affairs, HSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Website

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/research...

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0

Contact Name

HSC Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Contact Phone Number

502-852-7159

Contact Email

hscodi@louisville.edu

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