Understanding the Role of Race in Health

Date: 

Monday, September 21, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Online - Harvard Law School, The Petrie-Flom Center
Structural racism pervades all facets of society, from education, to housing, to law enforcement. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health disparities that result from this systemic and structural racism.

A panel of contributors will participate in a moderated discussion of some of these pressing questions, including: Which social determinants of health have the greatest effects on race hierarchies? Does the health care system itself exacerbate racial health disparities? And which legislative changes, litigation strategies, or enforcement actions by federal agencies, might work as a tool to combat health disparities?


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