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A defining feature of children’s health in the US is the tremendous disparity by race and ethnicity, under-cutting the goal of providing all children with equal opportunities for success. The October 2020 issue of Health Affairs explores children’s health and provides a road map for future improvement.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 21, when Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil hosts a panel of authors to discuss their scholarly contributions to the issue. His special guest will be Mayra Alvarez, President of The Children’s Partnership.
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Place: Online meeting details to be shared with registrants in advance of the event
Presenters to include:
- Mayra Alvarez, President, The Children’s Partnership
- Debbie
Chang, President, Blue Shield of California Foundation
- Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Samuel F. and Rose B. Gingold Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Director, Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy, Brandeis University, on Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Children’s Neighborhoods: Evidence From The New Child Opportunity Index 2.0
- Neal Halfon, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health; Public Policy, Luskin School of Public Affairs; and Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, on Measuring Equity From The Start: Disparities In The Health Development Of US Kindergartners
- Katie Jajtner, Assistant Scientist, Center for Demography and Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Childhood Origins Of Intergenerational Health Mobility In The United States
- Linda Susan Sprague Martinez, Chair of Macro Practice & Associate Professor, Boston University School of Social Work, on Changing The Face Of Health Care Delivery: The Importance Of Youth Participation
- James M. Perrin, Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, on Principles And Policies To Strengthen Child And Adolescent Health And Well-Being
Health Affairs thanks Christopher Forrest of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Lisa Simpson of AcademyHealth for serving as theme issue advisers.
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