September 27 - Symposium 2023: New Perspectives on Health Equity through the Humanities
Wednesday, September 27 from 11:30 am - 5:00 pm
Library of Virginia | 800 East Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219
Join us on Wednesday, September 27th at the Library of Virginia for an afternoon of insightful perspectives on health equity and health humanities. This symposium is free and open to all.
This symposium will explore the history of medicine and connections to current health inequities and disparities across a variety of health professions disciplines. Highlights will include how the humanities can bring together interdisciplinary teams including community organizations to challenge local health inequities and advance individual and communal well-being through critical analyses, history, storytelling and literature, the arts, and social sciences.
The Kaplowitz/ Garland Health Equity Lectureship titled “Rediscovering the Power and Import of the Humanities for Understanding and Mitigating Health Inequities,” will launch the symposium and will be given by Jason Glenn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History and Philosophy of Medicine, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
After the break, the Health Humanities Lab at the Humanities Research Center will lead two community spotlights. The East Marshall Street Well Project will discuss their current work in oral history and memorialization, and research fellows at the Health Humanities Lab will discuss their interdisciplinary approach to examining the Black maternal health crisis.
The symposium will conclude with a workshop with Jason Glenn, “Building a REPAIR Project with Your Community – An Implementation Primer,” followed by closing remarks and reception. The goal for the REPAIR Project is to create positive change and improve equitable health experiences for people of color through partnerships with the communities served.
For more information, visit the VCU Health Equity website.
