Health & Wellness
Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), & Racial Disparities
Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), & Racial Disparities:
The 20th Surgeon General of the United States & Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue
After growing up poor and Black in a Southern rural community, Jerome Adams went on to lead the 6,000 person U.S. Public Health Service as “America’s Doctor” during a worldwide pandemic.
Senior Vice President, Global Health & Executive Director of the Global Health Equity Institute
Attorney Daniel E. Dawes J.D. is a nationally recognized leader in the health equity movement. Dawes is the future Founding Dean of the School of Global Public Health at Meharry Medical College, the first school of public health at an historically black institution.
Physician, Activist & Founder of Deep Medicine Circle
It’s not often that you can combine several passions and be incredible at all of them. But that’s exactly what Dr. Rupa Marya has done. She has joined her love of socially conscious music and activism with a career in medicine.
Wellness Advocate & Founder of Naaya
Sinikiwe Dhliwayo is a true creative and public speaker who for the last decade has made a home at the intersection of wellness and publishing. She is dedicated to shifting the perception of BIPOC and certain that love is a catalyst for great change.
Award-Winning Author & Cultural Educator
Larry Spotted Crow Mann is a nationally acclaimed author, and citizen of the Nipmuc Tribe of Massachusetts. He is an award winning writer, poet, cultural educator and Traditional Story Teller.
Big Data Expert, Professor, Host of Nova Wonders
A popular TED speaker and passionate STEM education advocate, Dr. Williams deploys data in unusual and insightful ways, viewing subjects ranging from health to diversity in a new light.
HIV Primary Care Physician & Founder of Just Equity for Health
A board-certified practicing HIV primary care physician and public health practitioner, Dr. Stella Safo is dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to the best healthcare.
Award-Winning Writer & Indigenous Health Advocate
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, an award-winning writer and Indigenous health advocate, is an enrolled member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and also from the Yaqui Nation.