Health Justice Speakers
Meet community leaders who are a part of UIC SPH's Health Justice Speakers Bureau, bringing critical community perspectives to public health courses. Speaking topics are listed underneath each speaker's name and title.
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Afer-Anderson, Terrance | President and CEO of the TerraVizion Entertainment Network
Topics: health equity DEI, social determinants of health, cultural competency amongst healthcare providers
Akbarnia, Halleh | Emergency Medicine Physician, Advocate Condell Medical Center, Organizer with Moms Demand
Topics: gun violence treatment and prevention/advocacy, medical and STEM career pathways
Akhtar, Ayesha | VP of Health Equity, Education & Advocacy at Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
Topics: health policy/law, advancing maternal health, epilepsy health equity, advancing health status of South Asians
Bicchieri, Leone Jose | Founder & Executive Director of Working Family Solidarity
Topics: workers' rights, economic justice, community organizing
Blancarte, Miguel | Director of COVID-19 Response and Community Outreach at Esperanza Health Centers
Topics: COVID-19 response, community engagement, community-building, health equity
Carrasco, Rosi | Associate Director at Chicago Community and Workers' Rights
Topics: workers' rights, migrant justice, community organizing
Carrillo, Arturo | Mental Health Researcher & Community Organizer | Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Collaborative for Community Wellness
Topics: community organizing, community mental health, mental health disparities and access, community-based research
Castañeda, Dolores | Research Associate in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Topics: community organizing, mutual aid, healthy work and workers' rights, health promotion
Chavez, Yesenia | Community Organizer with United Neighbors of the 10th Ward
Topics: community organizing and advocacy, mental health, environmental justice, Stop General Iron campaign
DeGrane, Lloyd | Chicago-based Photojournalist/Documentarian
Topics: Homelessness, Opioid Addiction, Great Lakes water issues