Description:
The Healthy People 2030 goals include a nationwide commitment to achieving health equity by eliminating health disparities and attaining health literacy. But what does it take to codify a health equity commitment in our provision of mental health services? This webinar will discuss what health equity looks like in practice and address some of the structural barriers that unfairly burden the mental health outcomes of priority populations.
Presenter:
Dr. Maranda C. Ward is an assistant professor at The George Washington University. Her research is translated into practice as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Promising Futures. Working as a community educator with program development, evaluation, grant writing and management experiences, her presentations span from urban youth identity and maternal mortality to teaching empathy to health professionals and combating the social conditions that produce structural violence. Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed her to fill the Ward 8 seat on the DC Commission on Health Equity. Dr. Ward earned her doctoral degree (EdD) in Curriculum and Instruction from The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, her master’s degree in Maternal and Child Health from Tulane University School of Public Health, and her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Spelman College.
Learning Objectives:
Certificates of attendance will be available to viewers of 50% (30 minutes) or more of this presentation (via email within 30 business days following the event). CEUs are not available for this session.
The Central East MHTTC supports this Baltimore Faith Based Commission for Behavioral Health event.
