Join us for a fireside chat with Avenel Joseph, Vice President for Policy at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Heather Howard, Professor of the Practice at Princeton University, as they examine how structural racism shapes health and healthcare in the United States. They’ll unpack the policies and power dynamics driving disparities—from access and quality to outcomes—and share evidence-based solutions the Foundation is advancing to build a more equitable healthcare system. Event hosted by Aly Kassam-Remtulla, Vice Provost and Lecturer in Public Policy at Princeton University.
If you are a Princeton affiliate, please register here: https://cglink.me/2gi/r1964866. While registration is not required, it is extremely helpful to us in planning and alerting registrants of location changes. Members of the public cannot register through this site but are encouraged to RSVP to gradfutures@princeton.edu.
Avenel Joseph, who joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2020, brings a wealth of government, management, and political expertise to leading the Foundation’s Policy office and heading its Washington presence; serves as a key member of the Foundation’s senior leadership team; and guides, motivates, and inspires RWJF’s commitment to its policy and government engagement work to help build a Culture of Health, one that enables everyone in America to live longer, healthier lives. Previously, she served for more than 10 years shaping public policy in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Joseph received her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at Emory University; graduated with an MS in Developmental Toxicology from the University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign; and earned her BS in Animal Sciences from the Pennsylvania State University.
Heather Howard is a Professor of the Practice at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, where she co-directs the Global Health Program and is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Health & Wellbeing. She is also director of the State Health and Value Strategies program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded program focused on assisting states with transforming their health care systems to be affordable, equitable and innovative. Howard served as New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health and Senior Services from 2008-2010. Earlier in her career, Howard worked as Senator Jon Corzine's Chief of Staff, Associate Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, and Senior Policy Advisor for First Lady Hillary Clinton. She received her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from NYU School of Law.
This fireside chat is offered in conjunction with the SPI 415 course Contemporary Issues in Philanthropy taught by Dr. Aly Kassam-Remtulla, Lecturer in Public Policy and Vice Provost for International Affairs at Princeton. Princeton affiliates and members of the public are warmly welcome to attend this and other public programming associated with the course.
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