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Upcoming Event       2024 Health Datapalooza

2024 Health Datapalooza

Data Innovation. Informed Policymaking. Healthy Communities.
Date & Time September 16-17, 2024 Location The Westin D.C. Downtown | Washington, D.C.
Upcoming Event       2024 Health Policy Orientation

2024 Health Policy Orientation

An intensive introduction to politics and policymaking to improve health.
Date & Time October 28-30, 2024 Location AcademyHealth Office | Washington D.C.
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Leveraging AI for High-Impact Health Research

In today's fast-paced health services environment, knowing how to use data and AI is crucial for driving impactful research and improving patient outcomes. However, many professionals lack the skills and knowledge to effectively integrate AI into their work, missing out on opportunities to innovate and elevate their research practices. 
Date & Time September 30, 2024 - October 21, 2024
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The Legacy of Sundown Towns: A Persistent Force of Structural Inequities in Health

As we marked the sixty-one-year anniversary of the March on Washington yesterday August 28th—a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement—it’s an important time to reflect on the legacy of exclusionary practices and their impact on modern health care inequities. By understanding and addressing the history of sundown towns, we can more effectively reach and support historically oppressed and underserved communities.
Posted Aug 29, 2024 By Leia Belt, M.A., Ph.D.