Achieving Health Equity in Minnesota Roundtable

    Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM until 8:30 PMCentral Daylight Time UTC -05:00


    Alexander G. Hill Ballroom, Kagin Commons
    Macalester College
    1600 Grand Avenue
    Saint Paul, MN 55105
    United States

    Minnesota has some of the worst race-based health disparities in the country. What can we do about it? Come find out at this roundtable discussion with local experts working to make Minnesota a healthier state for everyone.

    Invited participants: 
    • Rose Roach - National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer and Chair of Healthcare for All Minnesota
    • Dr. J'Mag Karbeah - health services researcher on structural racism and maternal/child health issues at the University of Minnesota
    • Dr. Maria Veronica Svetaz - director of Aqui Para Ti/Here for You clinic-based development program in South Minneapolis and Hennepin Healthcare
    • Dr. Brian Rood - Health Equity specialist at Optum Healthcare / UnitedHealth Group 
    • Miranda Harris Martinez '18 - medical student, University of Minnesota
    • Organizers: Dr. Eric Carter (Geography) and Vanessa Voller (International Studies)
    This symposium is funded through a grant from the Macalester College's Racial Justice Project Fund.

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.