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Wrapping up the month of Global Days of Service 2013, the Boston University School of Social Work is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health, featuring human rights, health equity, social justice activist and President of [...]the American Public Health Association, Dr. Adewale Troutman.
Hosted by School of Social Work on April 27, 2013.
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As part of this year's Global Days of Service programming, the University welcomed Dr. Donald Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as the guest speaker for the third-annual Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban [...]Health.
Dr. Berwick is the co-founder, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and has consistently been named one of the top influential healthcare leaders in the country. In his lecture, Dr. Berwick explores the urgency -- and possibility -- of changing healthcare in America to achieve better care, better health and lower cost through improvement.
The Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health is an annual symposium addressing vexing health issues distinct to the urban context, featuring prominent national and international leaders toiling at the intersection of health and social justice.
April 12, 2014
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Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health (PIH), speaks at the inaugural Hubie Jones Lecture.
Partners in Health provides health care and advocacy services for people living in poverty around the world.
The Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban [...]Health is an annual symposium addressing vexing health issues distinct to the urban context. Prominent national and international leaders toiling at the intersection of health and social justice present on health-centric topics of importance. The lecture honors the vision of Hubie Jones, dean emeritus of Boston University’s School of Social Work, who inspired and shaped the School’s urban mission during his 16-year tenure and who continues to influence and define the social and civic landscape of Boston as a leader, bridge-builder and advocate.
Hosted by the School of Social Work on April 14, 2012.
Boston University's Global Day of Service
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An Unbroken Thread: The Pursuit of Health, Equity, and Racial Justice. Dr. Bassett, director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and former commissioner of health for New York City, reviews the [...]enduring impact of the color line on national and urban health. She traces the history of the fight for health equity and racial justice in the U.S. and connects it to some of today’s pressing health problems. Presented by Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health on May 1, 2019. The Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health is an annual symposium that addresses vexing health issues, featuring national and international leaders at the intersection of health and social justice.
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