Town Hall: Lifestyle Medicine's Role in Health Equity
Town Hall: Lifestyle Medicine's Role in Health Equity is organized by American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and will be held from Jul 01, 2022 - Jul 01, 2025.
Description
2020 surfaced the cracks in our health system and the chasms of our nation’s health disparities. A conversation about health equity must include a focus on ways to prevent, treat and reverse the chronic disease that has made us even more vulnerable to a pandemic, disproportionately so for our racial and ethnic minority populations. Join these four distinguished former U.S. Surgeons General as they provide their unique perspective, including their call to action for lifestyle medicine providers.
Learning Objectives
• Discuss the role of the social determinants of health in achieving health equity
• Articulate the importance of health literacy and cultural competence in the pursuit of health equity
• Review 3 U. S. populations with their particular health inequities and potential solutions
