New Caregiver Summit speakers, vaccine equity webinar, job opportunity, Boston food insecurity work, and latest content picks!

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New Speakers Added:
National Caregiver Summit May 25th
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Our list of AMAZING speakers at this month’s National Caregiver Summit keeps growing! Co-founder and Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Ai-Jen Poo ([link removed]) will join us as a closing keynote speaker. As the founder of the Caring Across Generations campaign, Ai-Jen brings an activist’s perspective to the fight for caregiver equity and policy. Other speakers include Jay Newton-Small, ([link removed]) CEO & founder of MemoryWell. of Rajiv Mehta ([link removed]) , CEO & Founder of Atlas Corp. The Summit is FREE, but space is limited, so register today!
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Next Vaccine Equity Bright Spot Briefing: Latinx Communities

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Latinx communities across the U.S. continue to be underrepresented among those vaccinated for COVID-19. Join the next webinar from the Vaccine Equity Cooperative ([link removed]) , featuring Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor data ([link removed]) , with a focus on vaccination rates and barriers among Latinx communities. Vision y Compromiso ([link removed]) will share successful approaches to increasing vaccine access and readiness in Latinx communities.
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We're Hiring: Full-time Graphic Designer

Are you a graphic designer that's passionate about racial health equity? We’re looking for a full-time graphic designer to own a wide range of creative projects and lead brand expression to help us advocate for health, well-being and dignity. Enjoy remote work, flexible time off and comprehensive medical/dental benefits. Not for you? Please share in your network!
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Addressing Food Insecurity in Boston
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More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.6 million adults in Massachusetts are still struggling to get enough to eat. We're thrilled that Health Leads was named as the lead of community engagement to help inform the Boston's Food Access Agenda for 2021-2023. Learn more about how we will work to help build the city's equitable food ecosystem.
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What We're Reading & Hearing
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The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health ([link removed])
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Rheeda Walker provides an in-depth perspective on Black mental health in America, as well as resources for African Americans to heal from psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization.

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The Shot - History, Hesitancy and Hope ([link removed])

Jemele Hill’s podcast episode unpacks how the medical community’s historical and current mistreatment of Black people has fueled vaccine reluctance. She breaks down myths about the vaccine and how the experts’ messaging can address the distrust. Guests include medical experts, policy makers, and the Reverend Al Sharpton.

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The Political Determinants of Health ([link removed])

Daniel E. Dawes argues that political determinants of health create the social drivers—including poor environmental conditions, inadequate transportation, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of healthy food options—that affect all other dynamics of health. Understanding these determinants will better equip us all to develop and implement actionable solutions to close the health gap.

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