Perspectives on Health: (In)Equity in Communities

June 2, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm

Anna Marsland, PhD
Professor of Psychology
University of Pittsburgh

Abimbola Fapohunda, PhD
Instructor of Africana Studies
University of Pittsburgh

Abstract: The global pandemic has highlighted the effects of stress on physical and mental well-being. The pandemic has also brought attention to disparities in healthcare access across different populations. These presentations will discuss the effects of stress on both susceptibility to viral infection and response to vaccination, and the importance of taking action to address long-standing health and healthcare disparities worldwide and in the United States.

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Sponsored by Science Revealed 2021, a program of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Pitt Alumni Association Deliberative Dialogue Series

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