Information Session

Exploring the Pandemic of Racism and Health Inequity

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Dalhousie University Humanities Heals Program presents TJ Murray visiting scholar, Dr. Imanni Sheppard

Objectives:

  • Examine the broader biopsychosocial variables in American society that inform the prevalence of chronic conditions and comorbidities in minoritized communities
  • Nuance racialized and sociomedical narratives of the self
  • Discuss the ways in which the normalization and legitimization of racialized medicine can be deconstructed

Dr. Imanni Sheppard is an Associate Professor of Medical Humanities and theme lead for Social Justice and Health Equity at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Medical education and Social
Scientific Research at the Medical Humanities and Health Disparities Institute where she works for community organizations to help build medical educational materials and develop health and wellness programming for sustainability. She is joining us as part of the Creating Space Conference, Canadian Association of Health Humanities

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Event Details

Event Cost

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no charge
Event Location

Theatre A, Tupper Link
5948 University Ave
Halifax NS B3H 4H7
Canada