Addressing the Death Gap: Experiences in Public Health During the Pandemic
9:30am-10:30am
Dominican nursing students who participated in Rush's "vaccine corps" as part of their Role Transition Course working with Rush nurses and community health leaders, discuss COVID-19 and how the pandemic has raised a greater awareness of the health disparities and food insecurities that exist in
communities of color. This panel will feature an Elizabeth T. MacNeil School of Nursing alumna, a current nursing student who participated in the RUSH led "vaccine corps" last spring and a nutrition student representing DU feeds. Click here to register.
The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills with Dr. David Ansell
11am-12pm
Dr. David Ansell's 2017 book, The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills, argues that inequality is a devastating disease that must be treated like any other major illness. He unpacks the root causes of the thirty-five year difference in life expectancy between America?s poorest and sickest neighborhoods and the country's wealthiest and healthiest. Dr. Ansell goes straight to the heart of the
matter by "laying] bare the structural violence - the racism, economic exploitations, and discrimination - that is really to blame."
To register for the presentation and discussion with Dr. Ansell, click here.