Georgia's Online Cancer Information Center

Dec
02
2020
Dec 02, 2020
Virtual Meeting

Health Equity in America. The Past, Present, and the Future

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Health Equity

Join us for a conversation with award-winning journalist Linda Villarosa and Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., CDC’s associate director for minority health and health equity. The pandemic illuminated racial disparities in COVID-19 related deaths, with Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous populations dying at more than double the rates of whites. But, health disparities are not new. From life expectancy to cancer, heart disease, and maternal and infant mortality, minority populations across the country have worse health outcomes. 

This candid conversation will explore what can be done now to overcome the long-rooted structural barriers that prevent opportunity for all to achieve health and well-being.

Media, News & Events

Lawmakers conclude listening tour on access to cancer care

Rep. Lee Hawkins, R-Gainesville, the committee’s chairman, said he and other lawmakers are working on drug pricing and other issues. He wrapped up the committee’s listening tour by saying the General Assembly will continue to study cancer care access.

7/14/2025

PCOM S. Georgia student receives third cancer research award

Med student from south Georgia wins awards to advance cancer research.

5/08/2025

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