HP 2020 Webinar: Social Determinants of Health 4/24 Web

Health starts in our homes, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities. Healthy People 2020 places a renewed emphasis on identifying, measuring, tracking, and reducing health disparities through a determinants of health approach and its new Social Determinants of Health topic area and objectives. Join us on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EDT for our Spotlight on Health Webinar focusing on the social determinants of health. This Webinar will explore the relationship between conditions in the social, physical, and economic environment in which people live and related health outcomes, and will include examples of how communities are addressing the social determinants of health to reduce health disparities.

This Webinar will feature:

• Carter Blakey, Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Aaron Wernham, Director, The Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Rear Admiral Sarah Linde, Chief Public Health Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration
• Dr. Pattie Tucker, Lead Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Register today!

Registration is limited. Please consider gathering in one location to view with your colleagues.

The Social Determinants of Health topic area within Healthy People 2020 is designed to identify ways to create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. Learn more about Healthy People 2020 and Social Determinants of Health: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=39.