Reducing Behavioral Health Disparities Webinar

Posted on by Neil Allen

Reducing Behavioral Health Disparities:
The Role of Substance Abuse Prevention
Thursday, March 6. 1:30pm-3:00pm
Parks Place
Bellows Falls

Come join us on Thursday March 6th for an interactive webinar. This is part of a series GFC is hosting looking at poverty, health disparities and where substance prevention fits in.Description
Achieving health equity begins with understanding how to recognize and address disparities in our work. This interactive webinar is designed to help substance abuse prevention practitioners better understand the constellation of factors associated with health disparities, the impact of disparities on health outcomes, and what we, as prevention specialists, can do to mitigate this impact.After participating in the webinar, participants will be
able to:

  • Define health disparities
  • Identify ways to assess the presence of behavioral health disparities
  • Describe the impact of health disparities on the provision of prevention service
Presenter
Iris Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H., Coordinator, CAPTSoutheast Resource Team
Dr. Smith oversees training and technical assistance provided to states and territories in the CAPT’s Southeast Service Area. In addition, she is an Associate Professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Department at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, where she teaches graduate courses in program evaluation, substance abuse, social determinants of health, and mental health. Prior positions include Director of National Evaluation Services for the American Cancer Society and Deputy Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.