The National Institutes of Health’s UNITE initiative is hosting a two-day virtual workshop on July 18–19 entitled “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health.”

This workshop will bring together researchers, clinicians, and community partners with expertise in fields such as social and natural sciences, law and criminal justice, education, public policy, social work—as well as biomedical, behavioral, and public health.

Workshop objectives include the following:

1. Review historical data and perspectives surrounding structural racism.
2. Showcase research on new methodologies, advancements in understanding the drivers of structural racism, and strategies for cultivating meaningful partnerships.
3. Share best practices and lessons learned from interventions aimed at addressing structural racism.
4. Through breakout discussions, identify recommendations for advancing what is known about structural racism and health and how to collaboratively approach solutions.
   

Planning Committee Members:

Jennifer Alvidrez, Office of the Director
Vence Bonham, National Human Genome Research Institute
Juanita Chinn, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Kelvin Choi, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Christina Daulton, National Human Genome Research Institute
Beshaun Davis, National Institute of Mental Health
Tilda Farhat, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Arielle Gillman, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Vanessa Marshall, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Juliette McClendon, National Institute of Mental Health
Monica Webb Hooper, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Kathy Etz, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Workshop Co-Chairs:

Tiffany Wallace, National Cancer Institute
Frank Bandiera, National Institute on Aging

For programmatic questions please contact Tiffany Wallace (tiffany.wallace@nih.gov) and Frank Bandiera (frank.bandiera@nih.gov).

For logistic questions please contact Melissa Hill (melissa.hill@roseliassociates.com) or 301-530-5011.