Building Bridges to Health Equity: A Path Toward Change
What drives someone to dedicate over 20 years to public health and social justice? For Reggie Tucker-Seeley, it’s a deep-rooted commitment to building solutions that will create lasting change in the communities and populations that need it most. In this enlightening conversation, Reggie takes us on a journey through his professional path, explaining how each step has brought him closer to his mission of empowering underserved communities and advancing health equity.
With a wealth of experience and insight, Reggie doesn’t just define critical concepts like health equity, health disparities, and social determinants of health—he also offers a powerful framework for how to actively create change in these areas. Listen as Reggie shares his approach to tackling these complex issues, offering a fresh perspective on how we can all contribute to transforming the systems that affect public health.
If you’re passionate about creating real-world impact and want to understand what it takes to drive change in health systems, this episode is one you won’t want to miss.
This season is brought to you in collaboration with ZERO- The End of Prostate Cancer (ZERO). This builds upon the Promoting Health Equity in Cancer Care: A Virtual Workshop hosted by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) which was co-chaired by Gwen Darien of PAF and Reggie Tucker-Seeley of ZERO.
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