Q&A with Dr. Janice Underwood, First Cabinet-Level Chief Diversity Officer in Virginia
Dr. Janice Underwood serves as Virginia’s first cabinet-level Chief Diversity Officer - the first position of its kind in the nation - and leads the state’s Health Equity Task Force. We sat down with Dr. Underwood to discuss the transformative work the Northam administration and her team are doing to fight racial injustice, advance equity across many dimensions of diversity, and build equitable systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Intentionally Integrating Equity Webinar Series
Part 3: Data Democratization
The collection and use of data has a profound intersection with racial equity, histories of trauma and power structures. Join the third webinar in our Intentionally Integrating Equity into SDOH Interventions series, where four health equity champions discuss how data accessibility is key to communities making decisions about the living conditions that impact their health.

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Job Opportunity: Director of Program, Boston

We’re hiring! Searching for a Director of Program (Boston-based) who is ready to push forward the internal and external dialogue around health inequities and how racism is the root cause. You’ll be in charge of leading design and development of programs which promote health equity driven by a community centered approach. If this sounds like you, apply here!
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ICYMI: Community-Based Workforce Alliance Webinar: Contact Tracing Bright Spots
Last week, the new Community-Based Workforce Alliance (CBWA) hosted a webinar showcasing cities and counties that are engaging a community-based workforce to ensure COVID-19 contact tracing efforts are more equitable and effective. Look out for more learning opportunities from CBWA soon!
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What We’re Hearing: Our Top Podcast Picks
You all loved last month's podcast recommendations, so we've crowdsourced a few more! Here are a few of our favorite podcast episodes from August:
Rightnowish: “Keeping Yourself and Your Culture Healthy During COVID”
Our very own Chief Clinical Officer Damon Francis is featured in this episode discussing his various roles & offering advice for healthy living during COVID-19
Public Health On Call:
“COVID19 and The Looming Eviction Crisis”
Emily Benfer of the Eviction Lab discusses how the increased unemployment rate due to COVID-19 could fuel one of the biggest housing crises in U.S. history.
The Clinical Problem Solvers: 
“Racial Disparities in COVID”
Current and future doctors discuss the role of race and inequality in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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