The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Session 1: An Overview of Nursing’s Role in Addressing Health Equity

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) presents a 4-part webinar series exploring the blueprint for the next decade of nursing as outlined in its new report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.

Join the NAM on June 29, 2021 for the first webinar of this series, which will dive into nursing and health equity. Panelists will examine why the United States maintains some of the poorest health outcomes among developed nations through a discussion on the roots of health inequities and social determinants of health and the health implications thereof. Panelists will strategize how the nursing profession can work to address social determinants of health and achieve health equity. Featured panelists will include:

Dr. David Williams (Committee Co-Chair), Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University Dr. Angelica Millan (Committee member), Former Children’s Medical Services Nursing Director, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Dr. Kenya Beard, Associate Provost, Social Mission and Academic Excellence, Chamberlain University