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Call for Proposals: 2024 Health Equity Summit

Discover and share exciting initiatives at the third annual Health Equity Summit, Building Solidarity: Sustainable Pathways Towards Health Equity. The Summit is a collaboration between community members, healthcare providers and educators to dismantle institutional barriers to health and enhance patient experiences.

Details

Dates: Monday, October 7, 4 - 6 pm: Poster presentations and kickoff reception

Tuesday, October 8, 8 am - 5 pm: Workshops and sessions

Location: Double Tree Hotel, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 (Google Maps)

Sponsors: The 3rd Annual Health Equity Summit is a joint effort presented by the University of Vermont Health Network, the Larner College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the University of Vermont.

More information: Health Equity Summit | The University of Vermont Health Network (uvmhealth.org)

Questions? Please email HESummit@uvmhealth.org

Recent News

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04/08/2022 - Seminar Series: COVID & Child Health Services

March 1, 2022 by User Not Found

Learn from regional experts in pediatrics on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child health care accessibility, delivery, and best practices.
03/25/2022 - Seminar Series: Tri-State Cancer Plan

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Learn about your state’s cancer plan, core priorities, and target populations, their approach for facilitating cancer prevention and control actions, examples of collaborative activities, and plans for recovering, sustaining and accelerating the momentum in cancer prevention.
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Opioid use disorder (OUD) has been declared a public health crisis in the northern New England states for years, and one population requires particular care: pregnant patients. In 2018, only about half of pregnant persons were receiving consistent treatment, while another quarter had inconsistent treatment. Increasing these numbers would be essential to supporting pregnant patients with OUD, and Drs. Katherine Ahrens of USM and Marjorie Meyer of UVM aim to do just that.

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