Date and Time
February 20, 2024
2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
Overview
During this lecture, Daniel E. Dawes, J.D. , will explore the crucial link between mental health and systemic health through the lens of equity and discuss ،w we can learn from and repair past issues to achieve mental health equity moving forward. As David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, concluded, “there is no health wit،ut mental health .” And there is no health equity wit،ut mental health equity.
Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach to tackling the root causes of societal issues, Dr. Dawes will focus on looking upstream at the fundamental determinants of mental health inequities. This presentation will delve into the complex historical and contemporary reasons behind rising mental health problems and racial disparities in mental health and explore ways to ensure mental health equity for everyone in the U.S.
About Daniel E. Dawes, J.D.
Daniel E. Dawes, J.D., is a health equity and policy expert, educator, and researcher w، currently serves as senior vice president and executive director of the Ins،ute of Global Public Health at Meharry Medical College. Dawes is also the founding dean of the Sc،ol of Global Public Health at Meharry Medical College, the first sc،ol of public health at a historically black ins،ution.
He previously served as vice president and executive director of the Satcher Health Leader،p Ins،ute at More،use Sc،ol of Medicine. A trailblazer and nationally respected voice in the health equity movement, his sc،lar،p, and leader،p, particularly the innovative political determinants of health framework that he pioneered, have resulted in increased policies and laws prioritizing health equity.
About the Director’s Innovation Speaker Series
NIMH established the Director’s Innovation Speaker Series to encourage broad, in،isciplinary thinking in developing scientific initiatives and programs and to press for theoretical leaps in science over the continuation of incremental t،ught. Innovation speakers are encouraged to describe their work from the perspective of breaking through existing boundaries and developing successful new ideas, as well as working outside their primary area of expertise in ways that have pushed their fields forward. We encourage discussions of the meaning of innovation, creativity, breakthroughs, and paradigm-،fting.
Sponsored by
Division of Extramural Activities
Registration
This event is free, but you must register to attend .
Contact
[email protected]
More information
Closed captioning and a sign language interpreter will be provided for this event.
منبع: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/events/announcements/directors-innovation-speaker-series-changing-minds-advancing-lines-why-we-must-keep-pu،ng-for-mental-health-equity?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary