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Raced Narratives of Trust and Vaccination: Polio and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health educationDiversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control
Provision of health care to the public
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate the ability to comprehend the disparity among African American and Whites as it relates to the lack of immunizations for minorities.
In this session, we will explore vaccine disparities and communication inequalities in the context of Public Health Critical Race Praxis.
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Dr. Quinn is the Senior Associate Director of the Center for Health Equity at the School of Public Health, University of Maryland. She is the Principal Investigator (with Dr. Thomas) on the Center of Excellence in Race, Ethnicity and Health Disparities Research, funded by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and within it, she is also the Principal Investigator on a study, Uncovering and Addressing Cultural Beliefs behind Vaccine Racial Disparities.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.