Friday, April 19, 2024 12:00pm to 1:30pm
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255 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/community-health/education/guyer-lecture-series.aspxMichelle A. Williams, ScD, Joan and Julius Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and visiting professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Standford University School of Medicine, will present "Bold Steps American Health Care Systems Must Take to Ensure an Equitable and Healthier Future"
It’s time to take bold steps to prevent diseases caused by poverty, inequality, racism, and loneliness - those upstream drivers of poor health. Despite spending $4 trillion a year on health, American health outcomes lag far behind our peers on critical metrics including avoidable deaths, obesity, and infant mortality. The problem isn’t how much we’re spending - the issue is how we are spending our money. In 2021, only 4.5% of our health care dollars were spent on the preventative measures associated with public health. That lopsided ratio has contributed to America’s worsening life expectancy – not just for people of color, but for all people.
We have the knowledge and resources to create a stronger, healthier, and more equitable America.
About Dr. Williams
Michelle A. Williams, SM ’88, ScD ’91, is a renowned epidemiologist, an award-winning educator, and a widely recognized academic leader. She recently stepped down as dean of the faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health after seven years, and is currently spending a sabbatical year as a visiting professor at Stanford University. Following her sabbatical, she will return to the Harvard Chan School as the Joan and Julius Jacobson Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. Prior to becoming dean, she was professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard Chan School and program leader of the Population Health and Health Disparities Research Programs at Harvard’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Center.
Dr. Williams previously had a distinguished career at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Her research places special emphasis in the areas of reproductive, perinatal, pediatric, and molecular epidemiology. Dr. Williams has published more than 520 scientific articles and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2016. In 2020, she was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and recognized by PR Week as one of the top 50 health influencers of the year. Dr. Williams has an undergraduate degree in biology and genetics from Princeton University, a master’s in civil engineering from Tufts University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in epidemiology from the Harvard Chan School.
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