Session 2: Exploring Intersectionality and Social Vulnerability
Health Equity & Ethics Series: Transforming Community Conversations about COVID-19 to Action
April 7, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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SESSION 2 PANELISTS:
- Featuring Narrative Dialogue with contact tracer Liza Huizar
- Marcus Betts, UIC
- Aisha Davis, AIDS Foundation Chicago
- Marina Del Rios, University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Evelyn Figueroa, University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Sage Kim, UIC School of Public Health
- Pringl Miller, Physician Just Equity
- Amy Campbell, UIC John Marshall Law School
CONTEXT
- Watch the documentary Not Going Quietly
- Watch: Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones’ TEDxEmory Talk on racism, including the Gardener’s Tale(20 mins)
- Read - Review: People with Certain Medical Conditions
Date posted
Mar 20, 2021
Date updated
Jan 9, 2024
Speakers
Jessica Rojas | Contact Tracer
Jessica is a mother, wife, daughter, sister and an aunt who identifies with many communities all at once. As a working-class, well-educated Mexican American mother who was raised, and is now raising her son in Little Village, who is passionate about helping the community be able to fend for themselves, motivating them to become not only their own advocates but also of their children. Her experience is in facilitating adult ESL and citizenship classes as well as facilitating a family literacy program.
Aisha N. Davis, Esq. | Director of Policy, LGBTQ+ Advocate | AIDS Foundation Chicago
Marcus Betts | Assistant Vice Chancellor for External Engagement | UIC - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs; North Lawndale Community Advocate
Marina Del Rios, MD, MS | University of Illinois College of Medicine
