Webinar: Partnering to Promote Health Equity for Adolescents
May 25, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Adolescents in the U.S. are an increasingly diverse population and, as a result, are facing significant healthcare inequities. Given the economic burden of health disparities and premature death – over $1.24 trillion in direct and indirect costs between 2003 and 20061 – adolescence is a critical time period to arm youth with appropriate health information and ensure they have an opportunity to grow up in healthy and safe communities. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act lays a foundation for the U.S. to eliminate health disparities by expanding access to coverage and improving community prevention programs, as well as through specific provisions targeting racial and ethnic health disparities. To explore these and other opportunities to achieve health equity for adolescents, NIHCM is convened stakeholders to discuss how health plans and health plan foundations can provide the education, tools and resources necessary for adolescents to lead long and healthy lives.
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More Information:
- Presentations:
- "Health Disparities Through an Adolescent Lens," Renee Jenkins, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Howard University College of Medicine
- "Office of Minority Health's National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities," Rochelle Rollins, PhD, MPH, Director, Division of Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- "Using Social Media to Improve Adolescents' Health Literacy," Nedra Kline Weinreich, MS, Weinreich Communications
- "Creating the Foundation for Healthier Communities," Marsha Shotley, Vice President, Board and Community Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota; President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation