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Protecting Women's Health Webinar
May
13
12:00 PM12:00

Protecting Women's Health Webinar

Rounding out National Women's Health Week, we welcome Jacqueline Ayers, Tammy Boyd, and      Mia Keeys for a timely conversation about the Women's Health Protection Act, the legislation that would provide a statutory right for health care providers to provide, and a corresponding right for their patients to receive, abortion care--free from restrictions and bans.

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Understanding Genetic Kidney Diseases: Insights into APOL1
Mar
11
12:00 PM12:00

Understanding Genetic Kidney Diseases: Insights into APOL1

This webinar will provide important insights into the genetic variants found in the APOL1 gene and how that genetic variant increases the risk of developing kidney disease and accelerates the progression of kidney disease, for people who identify as African American, Afro-Caribbean and Latin American.

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Vaccines and Beyond: Promote and Protect Your Health in 2022
Jan
28
12:00 PM12:00

Vaccines and Beyond: Promote and Protect Your Health in 2022

We welcome back Orriel Richardson and Drs. Akilah Jefferson Shah and Loren Robinson--all NMQF 40 Under 40 awardees--to discuss the Omicron variant surge, treatment options, and how we can best protect against COVID in 2022. Richard Harris, MD, PharmD, is one of the country's top health and wellness speakers. With information about the flu vaccine, immune health, and promotion of total health, Dr. Harris will help us meet our 2022 health goals.

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Domestic Violence: a Pandemic within the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct
1
12:00 PM12:00

Domestic Violence: a Pandemic within the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ashiyanaa provides culturally-sensitive support services to South Asians facing interpersonal violence (also known as domestic violence), empowering them to become self-sufficient.

In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness month, join us as we discuss interpersonal violence, its impact on health, and a path forward.

Discussion topics will also include the impact of the pandemic on interpersonal violence in underserved communities.

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How to Stay Out of My ER featuring Dr. Daniel B. Fagbuyi
Sep
24
12:00 PM12:00

How to Stay Out of My ER featuring Dr. Daniel B. Fagbuyi

Join Dr. Daniel B. Fagbuyi, known as "Dr. Dan" by his patients, a distinguished Emergency Room Physician, Biodefense Expert, Chief Medical Officer and Health Champion for a lively conversation on COVID-19, influenza, and reducing patient risk. NMQF Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity President Dr. Laura Lee Hall will lead this discussion.

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The Toll and Response to COVID-19 in the Spanish-speaking Community
Jun
25
12:00 PM12:00

The Toll and Response to COVID-19 in the Spanish-speaking Community

Las comunidad hispana se han visto muy afectada por el COVID-19, con carga de infección desproporcionada, dificultades económicas profundas y acceso limitado a la vacunación. Unos líderes clínicos y comunitarias están trabajando contra ese crisis. En ese programa, tres representantes describirán las dificultades que han visto y cómo han tratado de hacer una diferencia.

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The Structural Components of Equity:  Prescription Drug Pricing Webinar
May
14
12:00 PM12:00

The Structural Components of Equity: Prescription Drug Pricing Webinar

There is growing consensus that equity must become integral to the American health services research, delivery and financing system. The National Minority Quality Forum's Institute for Equity in Health Policy and Practice has been created to enable a collective response to the structural and systemic inequity is the proximate cause of amenable and avoidable morbidity and premature mortality. An initial focus is prescription drug pricing - a component of equity that affects us all.

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