About the Summit

On October 7th, Brigham Health will deepen its commitment to health equity by convening the 2020 Health Equity and Racial Justice Summit. 

This virtual program will include remarks by keynote speaker, Karilyn Crockett, PhD, Chief of Equity for the City of Boston, as well as panel discussions and workshops that will address topics including policy, clinical innovation, community, research and employee equity.

This is an internal event for Mass General Brigham staff.

Register to attend the entire day or individual sessions.

REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT

Agenda

9:30am-10:30am

Making Change Happen: Advocacy in the Walls of Brigham & the Halls of Government

12:00pm-1:15pm

Keynote Address: Karilyn Crockett, PhD, Chief of Equity for the City of Boston

1:30pm-2:30pm

Confronting Racism & Structural Inequities Using Health Equity Research

2:30pm-3:30pm

Innovating Clinical Care to Advance Health Equity

3:30pm-4:30pm

Who Gets a Seat at the Table: Promoting Employee Equity at Brigham
Partners in Equity: Collaborating with Patients and Our Community

4:30pm-5:00pm

Equity Data Requests and Access
Using Visual Communication & Graphic Medicine

Keynote Address

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Karilyn Crockett, PhD

Dr. Karilyn Crockett was named the City of Boston’s first Chief of Equity, a Cabinet-level position Mayor Walsh established to embed equity and racial justice into all City planning, operations, and work moving forward. Dr. Crockett brings to this new role extensive background in urban studies and planning with a lens on addressing inequities, leadership as a published author and lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and insight on municipal government from her time as Director of Economic Policy and Research, and Director of Small Business Development for the City of Boston.