Addressing Racism As a Public Health Issue Through the Lens of Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice: From Problems to Solutions
Session One - Environmental Health Disparities: Impact of Environmental Injustices and Systemic Racism (Past, Present, Future)
Moderators: Darlene Dixon and Robin Arnette, NIEHS
Embodying Place and the People’s Health: Critical Science for Health Justice - An Ecosocial Proposal
Nancy Krieger, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Confronting Environmental Racism: Why Health Equity Matters
Robert Bullard, Barbara Jordan–Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University
Tribute to Cecil Corbin-Mark, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Peggy Shepard, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Session Two - A Conversation With Our Community Leaders: EJ, Science, and Policy (Community Voices From North Carolina) (Panel Discussion)
Moderators: Sharon Beard, Liam O’Fallon, and Joan Packenham, NIEHS
Working in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Communities
Crystal Cavalier-Keck and Jason Keck, 7 Directions of Service
Addressing Environmental Racism As a Public Health Issue Through Health Disparities and Environmental Justice: A History of Environmental Racism in North Carolina
Naeema Muhammad, North Carolina Environmental Justice Network
West End Revitalization Association
Omega Wilson, Brenda Wilson, and Ayo Wilson, West End Revitalization Association
"KNOW YOUR EJ" - Two Poll Questions
Robin Arnette, NIEHS
Session Three - Community-engaged Research: Building Authentic Partnerships in Disproportionately Impacted Communities
Moderators: Melissa Smarr and Ruth Lunn, NIEHS
Safe and Just Cleaners: Organizing Latinx Household Cleaners to Address Disproportionate Workplace Environmental Exposures
Sherry Baron, City University of New York
Deysi Flores, Make the Road New York
Anti-racist Community Based Participatory Research and Practice for Environmental Justice
Amy Jo Schulz, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Donele Wilkins, The Green Door Initiative
Session Three (Continued): Community-engaged Research - Building Authentic Partnerships in Disproportionately Impacted Communities
Moderators: Toccara Chamberlain and Alfonso Latoni, NIEHS
Community-research Partnerships Assess the Life and Cultural Costs of Cold War Weapons Buildup on Sovereign Indigenous Nations Within the U.S.
Johnnye Lewis, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Johnny Naize, Blue Gap–Tachee Chapter, Navajo Nation
Community-engaged Research and Collaborations to Achieve Environmental Health and Justice With Arctic Indigenous Communities
Pamela Miller and Viola Pangunnaaq Waghiyi, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Session Four - Collaborative Solutions for Eliminating Environmental Health Disparities (Panel Discussion)
Moderators: Joan Packenham, Sharon Beard, and Liam O’Fallon, NIEHS
Closing Remarks: Rick Woychik and Darlene Dixon, NIEHS