Utah Department of Health Office of Health Disparities
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Webinar - Equity and Preterm Birth: A context for Action

Preterm birth, the leading cause of infant mortality, has been called a dramatic and shocking example of race and place inequality in the U.S. This webinar will summarize the state of knowledge about equity and preterm birth, with an emphasis on populations at highest risk.

SPEAKERS:


Paula Braveman, MD, MPH
Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine
Arthur R. James, MD, FACOG
Interim Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Associate Clinical Professor, Dept OB/GYN, Wexner Medical Center The Ohio State Univeristy
Donald K. Warne, MD, MPH
 
Chair of the Department of Public Health, North Dakota State University, Department of Public Health
Paul Jarris, MD, MBA (Moderator)
 
Chief Medical Officer, SVP Mission Impact, March of Dimes Foundation
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST 

REGISTER FOR WEBCAST

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