FACULTY 

 

MARANDA C. WARD, EDD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
The George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
 

ABBY CHARLES, MPH

Senior Program Manager, Institute for Public Health Innovation

 

 

 

KAREY M. SUTTON, PHD

Director, Health Equity Research Workforce
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

 

 

 

 

HOWARD STRAKER, EDD, MPH, PA

Assistant Professor
Director, Physician Assistant/MPH Program
The George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences

 

 

 

SUSAN LELACHEUR, DRPH, PA-C

Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
The George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

YOLANDA A. LEWIS-RAGLAND, MD

Children’s Health Center at THEARC; Clinical Pediatrician and Bariatrician
GW School of Health Sciences; Assistant Professor
Bridging The Gap Services, Medical Director

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Course Reading Material

The following documents are pre-reading material for participants to familiarize themselves with some of the key topics that will be discussed during the Health Equity Series. Participants are asked to read these materials before beginning the course. Supplemental readings will be provided following the completion of the course.
 

What is Health Equity?

May 1, 2017
Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author(s): Braveman P, Arkin E, Orleans T, Proctor D, and Plough A
 

Health Disparities and Health Equity: The Issue Is Justice

December 2011
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health 101, S149_S155
Author(s): Paula A. Braveman, Shiriki Kumanyika, Jonathan Fielding, Thomas LaVeist, Luisa N. Borrell, Ron Manderscheid, and Adewale Troutman,
 
 

MODULE 2 RESOURCE

Health Disparities...Getting to the Roots

Audio podcast
Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH