EQTY 2024 will explore the past, present, and future of health equity. Boston Medical Center is bringing esteemed speakers to the EQTY stage to inspire, share their expertise, and showcase the latest innovations in advancing equity across the country.

The goals of this conversation are to share our plans for a BCRC community education forum this fall that showcases patient and community-driven advocacy for Long COVID around the country, discuss and get feedback, and brainstorm how we can engage patients and families living with Long COVID to shape BCRC’s work and movement to address Long COVID and advance health equity.

The goals of this conversation are to invite reflection on the two legislative briefing sessions, to review and recommend policy priorities for addressing Long COVID and advancing health equity that have been recommended by our community, and to engage in dialogue with each other about next steps with MA legislators and what our community wants.

Hear from those living with Long COVID, researchers, clinicians, community organizers, and advocates to learn about actions the Massachusetts legislature can take to best support our constituents experiencing Long COVID.

June 2024 is the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer in 1964, which was a civil rights campaign aimed at registering Black Mississippians as voters. Join IHE for a celebratory evening with remarks from Civil Rights leader Reena Evers Everette, Executive Director of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute in Jackson, Miss.

The Health Equity Trends Summit is a convening by the Health Equity Compact for a public discussion on actions to accelerate and achieve breakthrough health equity reform across Massachusetts.

Boston University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights presented the annual Cathy Shine lecture, with keynote speaker Dr. Cheryl Clark, MD, ScD. The lectureship honors the memory of Cathy Shine and her dedication to the rights of all those in need of care.