The Context of Poverty
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.
Upcoming Events
May 14, 2024: The Context of Poverty – May Webinar
Speaker
Professor of Medicine and of Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine
Incarceration and Cancer Care: A Key Focus for Health Justice Efforts
2023 marked the 50th anniversary of mass incarceration – a term used to describe legal and policy decisions that led to a massive expansion of incarceration as punishment and restrictions on public social services and civic life following incarceration. Its reach has been expansive – 1.9 million individuals are currently incarcerated, at least 7 million are imprisoned each year, and more than 75 million individuals have a criminal record. Mass incarceration has had disproportionate impact on Black Americans and families and people of low socioeconomic status , and this talk will focus on its effects on population health, cancer care, and cancer equity.
June 11, 2024: The Context of Poverty – June Webinar
Speaker
Professor of Public Policy,
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration,
University of Delaware
Health and Homelessness: Laying Groundwork for Intervention Models
The relationship between health and homelessness is a mutually reinforcing one, where the presence of adverse health issues increases the risk of experiencing homelessness, and being homeless leaves a person more vulnerable to a range of undesirable health outcomes. This culminates in an association between homelessness and sharply increased levels of mortality. This presentation will showcase key elements and dynamics of this relationship, review interventions (including housing) that focus on improved health outcomes among people experiencing homelessness, and looks at current gaps and promising approaches to developing health care intervention models for people experiencing homelessness.