This regional launch of the 3-D Commission report in the Americas will feature experts discussing the region-specific challenges to, and opportunities for, achieving the 3-D “ideal”, where data on the social determinants of health are utilized in decision-making and policies are implemented that contribute to the achievement of health equity. Following the panel discussion, all in attendance will be able to interact with and ask questions of the speakers. Closed captioning in multiple languages will be available. Registration is available here.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Grace Robbins.
Speakers
Dra. Gerry Eijkemans
Unit Chief, Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health, Pan American Health Organization
Dr. Felicia Knaul
Director, Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas
Dr. Stephanie Psaki
Senior Advisor on Human Rights and Gender Equity, US Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Sebastian Garcia Saiso
Director, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Pan American Health Organization
Dr. Joy St John
Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency
Dr. Jeanette Vega
Chief Medical Innovation and Technology Officer, Red de Salud UC-Christus, Chile
Dr. Georges C. Benjamin (moderator)
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Dr. Sandro Galea (remarks)
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health