Event Series
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.
Speaker
Florence & Laura Norman Professor of Public Health
Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology
Harvard University
Dr. David Williams' research has enhanced our understanding of the complex ways in which socioeconomic status, race, stress, racism, health behavior and religious involvement can affect health. His talk will focus on the intersection pf race and poverty and its detrimental effects on health and cancer outcomes.