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Navigating The Weaknesses, Challenges, and Discovering Opportunities For Advancing Health Equity In a Complex Healthcare Landscape

September 16, 2025

Webinar Description:

Join NAEHD for an insightful panel discussion on health equity in the United States. This webinar will examine weaknesses in our healthcare system and explore solutions to improve outcomes for marginalized communities.

Panelists will discuss barriers to care and share insights on advancing equity through policy and practice. This conversation will also reflect lived experiences, including those navigating rare diseases, to show how systemic challenges affect real lives.

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Moderator: Bryant Harvin, Founder & CEO, National Alliance on Ending Health Disparities

Featured Panelists:

  1. Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH, University of Washington
  2. Dr. Jamila Michener, PhD, Cornell University
  3. Michele Herndon, DNP, RN, Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation
  4. Sarah Marshall, MSW, Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation

 

Target Audience: This webinar is open to anyone committed to understanding and addressing health disparities.

 

Location: Zoom- You will receive the Zoom information upon successful registration.

 

Interactive Dialogue: We’ll engage in an hour-long exploration of the barriers, innovations, and solutions for health equity. This will be followed by a 20-minute Q+A period allowing attendees
to connect directly with our panelist experts

 

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify key barriers to health equity from clinical, policy, and advocacy perspectives.
2. Analyze the key factors contributing to health disparities.
3. Discuss immediate steps to be taken to address health disparities in communities or
roles.
4. Implement collaborative approaches to health equity among diverse stakeholders.

 

Time Speaker(s) Topic
6:00pm- 6:05pm Bryant Harvin, NAEHD Founder & CEO Welcome & Opening Remarks
6:05pm- 7:05pm Panelists

1. Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH

2. Dr. Jamila Michener, PhD

3. Dr. Michele Herndon, DNP, RN

4. Sarah Marshall, MSW

Panel Discussion
7:05pm- 7:25pm Bryant Harvin, NAEHD Founder & CEO, All Panelists 20-minute attendee Q+A
7:25pm- 7:30pm Bryant Harvin, NAEHD Founder & CEO Closing Remarks and the organization’s next steps

 

This webinar activity is sponsored by Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.

 

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