EVENTS
1619 to 2019
Confronting the Legacy of Slavery for Health Equity in Baltimore and Across the United States
Confronting the Legacy of Slavery for Health Equity in Baltimore and Across the United States
1619 to 2019
The Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ hosted a forum to examine the complex history of slavery and its impact on health equity in Baltimore, Maryland, and across the United States.
The event was co-hosted by the and at Johns Hopkins University; and at Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½; and the at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
There were two panel discussions: The first focused on the historical legacy of slavery for health equity, and the second focused on Baltimore.
Panel #1
Embodying the Health Legacies of Slavery
Panelists
- Jessica Marie Johnson
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Johns Hopkins University - Elizabeth O'Brien
Assistant Professor of the History of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Deirde Cooper Owens
Charles and Linda Wilson Professor in the History of Medicine
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Alexandre White
Assistant Professor of Sociology and the History of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator
- Jeremy A. Greene
William H. Welch Professor of Medicine and the History of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Panel #2
Slavery and Health Equity in Baltimore
Panelists
- Janice V. Bowie
Professor
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Rev. Debra Hickman
President/CEO, Sisters Together And Reaching, Inc (STAR) - Lawrence Jackson
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History
Johns Hopkins University - Bishop Douglas Miles
Pastor, Koinonia Baptist Church
Co-chairman, Baltimoreans United in Leadership (BUILD) - Karen Kruse Thomas
Historian, Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½
Moderator
- Lisa A. Cooper
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Health Equity
Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health