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WORKING TOWARDS JUSTICE & GENETIC HEALTH LITERACY IN CLINICAL GENOMICS
Location
virtual
Sponsor
Center for Genomics and Society
Date/Time
05/22/2024
11:00 AM
- 12:30 PM
For more information, contact the event administrator:
Kriste Kuczynski
kriste.kuczynski@unc.edu
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WORKING TOWARDS JUSTICE & GENETIC HEALTH LITERACY IN CLINICAL GENOMICS
6th in the Carolina Seminar Series, "SCIENCE MEETS SOCIETY AT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PRECISION MEDICINE AND JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION"
Wednesday, May 22 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Marginalized racial and ethnic communities have been the focus of increased attention by precision medicine researchers seeking to foster justice and promote health equity in clinical genomics. Low education level and socioeconomic status are factors that contribute to the lack access to basic health care in these marginalized groups. Targeted efforts to increase genetic health literacy as a first approach to support informed decision making is complex. Speaker(s) and panelists will share their perspectives on strategies to address this complex issue effectively and appropriately.
Featured speakers:
Dr. Janeth Sanchez, PhD, MPH Program Director for Health Equity at National Institutes of Health
Dr. Janina Jeff, PhD, MS Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina and Host of In Those Genes Podcast
