Click here to view this message in a browser window.

HEALTHCAST: VOLUME 46

Hello Cara,

Despite advances in health equity, disparities in mental healthcare persist. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reports that racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. are less likely to have access to mental health services, less likely to use community mental health services, more likely to use emergency departments, and more likely to receive lower quality care. Poor mental healthcare access and quality of care contribute to poor mental health outcomes, including suicide, among racial and ethnic minority populations.

The speakers below offer an unparalleled look into our healthcare system and what needs to be done to eliminate disparities in mental health care.

Let me know if you are interested in bringing one of them to speak at your organization.
I look forward to working with you,
Brenda

Speakers for Minority Mental Health Awareness

Learn More About Daniel E. Dawes

Daniel E. Dawes
HEALTH POLICY EXPERT & AUTHOR

A nationally recognized leader in the health equity movement, Dawes is now Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, working to track health inequities and to advance health equity in America. He has become a national thought leader on utilizing data on the social determinants of health to identify and eliminate healthcare disparities. 
+Learn More

Learn More About Dr. Nii Addy

Dr. Nii Addy
NEUROSCIENTIST, YALE PROFESSOR & MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE

Dr. Addy engages audiences through his expertise in brain biology. His familiarity with effective psychological interventions and his perspective as a black scientist in the midst of ongoing racism and racial injustice makes him a sought after speaker on topics such as neuroscience, mental health, faith, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
+Learn More

Learn More About Dr. Esther Choo

Dr. Esther Choo
PROFESSOR  & FOUNDING MEMBER FOR TIME’S UP HEALTHCARE

Dr. Choo is Associate Professor in the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University and a founding member for TIME’S UP Healthcare. A physician and popular health and science communicator, Dr. Choo draws from her expertise in public health, emergency care, substance use disorders, and women's health to highlight the challenges of health equity in the 21st century.
+Learn More

Learn More About Dr. Jerome Adams

Dr. Jerome Adams
20TH SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

After growing up poor and Black in a Southern rural community, Jerome Adams went on to lead the 6,000 person U.S. Public Health Service as “America’s Doctor” during a worldwide pandemic. As the 20th U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Adams has seen his own family not only struggle with mental health and substance use disorder, but suffer the crippling stigma attached to it. He calls on all of us to change society’s views and break down the barriers that prevent sufferers and their families from speaking out and seeking help.
+Learn More

Learn More About Dr. Regina Benjamin

Dr. Regina Benjamin
18TH SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

A healthcare disparity expert, medicine advocate, and 18th U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Benjamin is the founder and CEO of BayouClinic. By integrating both mental health and suicide prevention into the first national prevention strategy, she continues to influence both national and regional health policy as an advocate for a preventative public health approach to mental health.
+Learn More

ICYMI: Upcoming Commemorative Events & More

If you are interested in bringing an inspiring speaker for an upcoming health observance, please let us know!

MAY: World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5), National Nurses Week (May 6-12), National Hospital Week (May 6-12), National Nursing Home Week (May 13-19), Women's Health Week (May 13-19), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week (May 20-26), Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, Mental Health Month

+ CLICK HERE to Demo our Virtual Platform

+ CLICK HERE to View Past Weekly HealthCasts

+ Contact Me to Start Planning Your Event

Brenda Kane, Senior Vice President
617.614.1607 | bkane@apbspeakers.com

View the Latest in Speakers & Programming


If you do not wish to receive future emails, click here.

American Program Bureau | One Gateway Center, Suite 751 | Newton, MA 02458