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The Context of Poverty – March Webinar

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Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
March 14, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Event Series

The Context of Poverty

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This seminar/webinar series delves into the context of poverty. At each of the webinars esteemed researchers will present their work focusing on different aspects of the context poverty. To achieve health equity, it is required to address the challenges of populations living in poverty and facing extreme disparities in health, economic, social, housing, etc. and achieve the best possible health for all.

Speaker

Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH
Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH

Professor and Chair
Department of Health Systems and Population Health
School of Public Health

 

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Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH serves as Professor and Chair of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Dr. Ramaswamy is a long-time teacher, mentor, and researcher in the areas of sexual, reproductive health, cancer prevention, and mass incarceration.