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Various Philadelphia communities experienced health inequities in the absence of a global pandemic, and COVID-19 exacerbated many barriers to quality healthcare. Community leaders, researchers, healthcare workers, students and non-profits work to identify inequities and implement solutions to enhance the health of these communities. Ms. Simmons will discuss the long journey to health equity, its successes and failures along the way, and how the pandemic provided opportunities to innovate methods to improve the health of Philadelphia communities. 123
Presenter: Marsha Simmons, MPH, CCRP, Research Manager