ACEs Aware April 28 Webinar – “Racism and Discrimination as Risk Factors for Toxic Stress”

by | Apr 28, 2021 | 4ABHN

The following opportunity has been shared on behalf of a member or affiliate of the Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network (4ABHN).

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Purpose

This is the first webinar in a series that will explore research demonstrating how racism and other forms of discrimination can serve as risk factors to activate a toxic stress response, and lead to health conditions that have been shown empirically to have a connection to ACE exposure.

Date and Time


Wednesday, April 28, 2021
12 – 1 pm (Pacific Standard Time)

This webinar will:
  • Discuss some of the main social and environmental factors that lead to health disparities as well as the impacts of racism and discrimination on public health across communities.
  • Broadly discuss the role of racism and discrimination as risk factors for toxic stress and ACE Associated Health Conditions.
  • Make the case to providers that implementing Trauma-Informed Care principles and ACE screening can help them promote health equity as part of supporting the health and wellbeing of their patients.
Presenters
  • Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP – California Surgeon General
  • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association
  • Ray Bignall, MD, FAAP, FASN – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Roy Wade, MD, PhD, MPH – Assistant Professor, Department of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Slides, transcript, and recording of the webinar will be available at www.ACEsAware.org/events/racism-and-discrimination-as-risk-factors-for-toxic-stress/ after the event. Please contact info@ACEsAware.org if you have any questions.