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Latest updates from the public health leadership front lines

Feb 19, 2025

SHLI HET Team

Using Implementation Science to Support Ending the HIV Epidemic: An Introductory Workshop

Promotes a workshop on applying Implementation Science to integrate and sustain evidence-based HIV care practices, featuring keynote and interactive sessions.

Jun 16, 2020

SHLI Team

Daniel Dawes’ Op-ed Featured in Essence Magazine: COVID-19: Black Folks Have Been Trying to Tell You That Data Is Political

Daniel 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.

May 27, 2020

SHLI Team

Newly Appointed Poussaint-Satcher Endowed Chair in Mental Health

Dr. Kisha B. Holden was appointed as the Poussaint-Satcher Endowed Chair in Mental Health, bringing her vision to build capacity and nurture collaborations that bolster mental health initiatives focused on underserved and underrepresented populations.

Jan 1, 1970

SHLI Team

The Political Determinants of Health and Health Equity in the Aging Population

This article published in Generations Journal examines how political determinants of health impact health equity for aging populations, discussing how COVID-19 exacerbated inequities and offering solutions to advance health equity for older adults.

Nov 14, 2025

Kim Cinco, MPsy, USN Vet.

When Tech Meets Public Health: Dispatches from APHA 2025

Personal account of attending APHA 2025 conference, presenting Health Equity Tracker data showing Black women aged 45-54 have high HIV rates yet receive only 14% of PrEP prescriptions.

Aug 9, 2021

SHLI HET Team

U.S. Territories Data Added to Health Equity Tracker

The Health Equity Tracker has been updated to include data from United States Territories including Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, allowing users to track available health outcome data in these areas.

Jun 26, 2021

SHLI

Health Equity Tracker Video Series

This video series explores the history, purpose, vision, and mission of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, providing an intimate look at the Health Equity Tracker project and why accounting for health data disparities is crucial for underserved communities.

May 26, 2021

SHLI Team

Health Equity Tracker To Study Racial Health Inequities

Announces the launch of the Health Equity Tracker, a comprehensive data platform tracking COVID-19's impact on marginalized communities, with support from Google.org and Gilead Sciences.

Mar 29, 2021

SHLI Team

Data and Technology Can Help Us Make Progress on COVID Inequities

The Health Equity Tracker Project was created through collaboration between the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, the CDC Foundation, Google.org, Gilead Sciences, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation to collect and clearly present health disparity data to drive response toward areas most in need.

May 27, 2020

SHLI Team

Google Awards $1 Million Grant to the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine to Study Racial Impacts of COVID-19

Google.org awarded a $1 million grant to the Satcher Health Leadership Institute to collect and analyze detailed data on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, with Google engineers and data scientists supporting the six-month project.

Jan 1, 1970

SHLI Team

YouTube & KFF Partner to Work with SHLI on Health Equity Video Series

YouTube and the Kaiser Family Foundation are partnering with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute to produce a video series examining health equity through the lens of healthcare access, alongside The Loveland Foundation and National Birth Equity Collaborative who will focus on mental health and maternal health respectively.