Please join us on April 18th at 4pm in Light Hall 208 to hear from Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble M.D., Ph.D.. Dr. Gamble is an expert on the history of race and American medicine, racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, and bioethics. See you there!

Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center Marques Bradshaw MD, MSCR Lucy Spalluto (she/her) Dan Brown Vanderbilt University Medical Center Lizzie Snyder Lori Deitte MD VUMC Office of Health Equity Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance It was great to see community members come together to talk #MaternalHealth and watch Karen Johnson's panel, 'Optimizing the Fourth Trimester to Improve Maternal Health.'

Register for Gibbs Pharmacy's upcoming 'Nutrition Knockout' class on April 18, which will focus on diabetes nutrition education. Learn more below!

Join us on April 17th for a webinar addressing obstetric patient safety in U.S. birthing hospitals with guest speaker Dr. Karen A. Scott! This event is hosted in partnership with Black Health Matters TN and Birthing Cultural Rigor ®.
🔗 Register at tnjustice.org/events

Join the fight against cancer with NFL Alumni Tennessee Chapter Al Smith & @b_hop72, this Saturday, April 13 from 8:00 -1pm at @MeharryMedicalCollege Cancer Survivorship Summit. Early detection saves lives! FREE, but REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  Let’s tackle cancer together. #GearUpTN

Happy #NationalPublicHealthWeek !

Don't miss the many events happening this week - Check them out and register here: pathlms.com/health/courses…

Join us for our April Chat Room Series as we discuss Racism and Neurodiversity. See below for details!

April 17 at 12:00pm - Teams

Join us for a panel & reception at Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center (Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center) on 4/11, the evening before the Walker III, PhD Lecture in Health Equity at VUMC.

RSVP via survey here: bit.ly/walkerpanel
Register for official lecture: bit.ly/4auoFEG

In honor of Women's History Month, OHE spotlights Mamie Williams, Senior Director for Nurse Diversity & Inclusion at VUMC. In addition to her D&I work, Mamie plays a pivotal role in VUMC's work to advance racial equity. Thanks to Mamie for her dedication to addressing inequities!

An ERG Collaborative Event ✨

A Seat at the Table: Empowering Others to Join
March 27 | 12-1PM
Registration can be found on our website: vumc.org/diversity-incl…

WATCH: If you missed the annual David Satcher Public Health Lecture, here's a chance to watch the inspiring presentation from Office of Global Affairs, HHS Asst. Sec. Loyce Pace, MPH, pictured here with Vanderbilt University MPH student-leaders. #VandyMPH #ThisIsPublicHealth mediasite.app.vumc.org/Mediasite/Play…

ODI's upcoming chat series, Birth Equity: Paving the Path to a Fair Start, will feature OHE's Autumn Montgomery and Dr. Etoi Garrison and their work to ensure equitable health outcomes for Black birthing people at VUMC. Register here for 3/20: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b9f3baf4…

RSVP for this Climate Justice Town Hall meeting on 3/23 to discuss the mental health impacts of environmental pollution and degradation. Hosted by Recycle & Reinvest and TJC, the event aims to gather data for Mayor O'Connell's office. Learn more here: recyclereinvest.org/events-1/clima…

Vanderbilt Health | DEI March 2024

Celebrating National Women's History Month, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Ethnic Equality Month, and Gender Equality Month

To all women across the Vanderbilt Health community - today we celebrate you, your achievements, and gifts you bring to our organization. May we continue to support and lift one another up.

#InternationalWomensDay

Join DBMI tomorrow for their event on Leveraging Social Determinants of Health Information to Promote Equitable Machine Learning in Healthcare!

Details on the flyer.

Stacey Riddick, recent OHE intern & Vanderbilt MPH candidate, introduced speaker Loyce Pace, MPH, at the 2024 Satcher Lecture this week.
Some OHE members met Loyce, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the US Department of Health & Human Services, at the welcome reception!

Enjoyed having Dr. Brian Marshall, CEO of MashUp! Nashville and OHE alumni, speak to our Foundations of Health Equity class recently. Learn more about MashUp! Nashville: mashupnation.org/home

Due to a unique opportunity, we've switched topics for our February Chat Room! Join us as we welcome Producer Gioia Bearden, producer of Netflix's High on the Hog . She will discuss Celebrating Black Culture through Storytelling

2.21.24 | 12pm
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/060e6515…