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January 25, 2010

Former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher to Discuss Health Disparities

On Wednesday, January 27, the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute will host "Addressing and Overcoming Health Disparities: The Challenge in Urban America," featuring former United States Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher.

Appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton as the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Satcher brought national focus and recognition of disparities in health status and health care access and quality for minorities. Today, Dr. Satcher is director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Satcher established the SHLI in 2006 to develop a diverse group of public health leaders, foster and support leadership strategies, and influence policies and practices toward the reduction and ultimate elimination of disparities in health.

Dr. Satcher’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session.

Panelists include:
Diane Bell McKoy, President and CEO, Associated Black Charities
Frances “Toni” Draper, Pastor, Freedom Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
Michael J. Klag, MD, MPH, Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The symposium will be held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is open to the public. Reporters interested in attending the symposium should contact Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or tmparson@jhsph.edu.

WHAT:     

Addressing and Overcoming Health Disparities:
The Challenge in Urban America
Urban Health Institute’s Quarterly Symposium featuring Former United States Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher

WHEN:    

Wednesday, January 27
3:00 p.m–4:30 p.m.

WHERE:    

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sommer Hall
615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute serves as a catalyst that brings together the resources of Johns Hopkins Institutions with the City of Baltimore, and especially East Baltimore, to improve the community’s health and well-being and, in so doing, serve as a model of community-university collaboration regionally and nationally.