Discovery Service and Justice Series: The Intersection of Healthy Food Access, Food Security, and Health
Date and Time
The DSJ Lecture Series will explore the intersection of Healthy Food Access, Food Security, and Health. Building on the Boston Public Health Commission’s Community Health Needs Assessment, the discussion will examine how nutrition-related disparities impact public health, policy, and medical care. Through expert-led discussions, it will highlight strategies to improve equitable access to nutritious food and promote well-being in all communities.
Panelists:
Alison Brown, PhD, RDN, FAHA
Program Director, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Prevention, and Population Science Program, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch, National Institutes of Health
Kim Narain, MD, MPH, PhD, DABOM
Assistant Professor-In-Residence, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research; Director, Health Services and Health Optimization Research, Iris-Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Deirdre Tobias, ScD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Associate Epidemiologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Moderator:
Alden Landry, MD, MPH
Assistant Dean, Office for Culture and Community Engagement, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
