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I want to thank you for your tireless work to improve the health of all communities, eliminate health disparities, and advance health equity across our nation.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. David Satcher Awards Recognize Local Work Addressing Health Inequities The 11th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards recognizes University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty and staff for their significant contributions to the health of the greater Rochester area and Finger Lakes…
Read MoreThe Satcher Health Leadership Institute is honored and proud to share Dr. David Satcher’s latest book release, My Quest for Health Equity: Notes on Learning While Leading. In his memoir, Dr. Satcher walks us through his path towards moving the needle forward in achieving equity for all. John Hopkins Press shares, “In My Quest for…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2020 — Funding from Gilead will support creation of data map to systematically address the impact of the disease on Black and minority communities — FOSTER CITY, Calif. & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine are working together to develop a…
Read MoreCongressman John Robert Lewis Today we commemorate the life of Congressman John Robert Lewis, a life-long activist, an integral member of the Civil Rights Movement, and a true embodiment of servant-leadership. From the young age of 23, Congressman Lewis led non-violent marches, including the historic Selma March of 1965, which ended in police brutality…
Read MoreJul 14, 2020 Press Release “Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities” presents an honest, holistic analysis of the many cross-sector and historically rooted challenges facing residents of underserved communities SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released a staff report, titled “Left Out: Barriers to Health…
Read MoreAtlanta, GA – June 23, 2020 We are proud to have Dr. Dominic Mack and Daniel E. Dawes, JD, representing Morehouse School of Medicine in it’s latest initiative alongside HHS’ Office of Minority Health as principal investigators on this project, with support from the honorable U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H. As…
Read MoreCDC Foundation and Satcher Health Leadership Institute Partner to Address COVID-19 Health Inequities Atlanta, GA – June 16, 2020—The CDC Foundation and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine today announced a partnership to address the health equity implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Support for this program is provided by…
Read MoreMSM and SHLI will utilize the $1.25 million grant towards understanding and studying the use of medical cannabis in the 65+ population.
Read MoreDaniel E. Dawes, Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine believes there are lessons from the success we realized in other crises to advance more equitable policies today.
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