Inaugural Community Health Impact Conference Provides Info and Partnerships for Organizations Throughout the State

By Kev' Moye

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Center for Research, Health & Social Justice presented its first-ever statewide Community Health Impact Conference.

Themed, “Social Justice in Turbulent Times: Reclaiming our Space,” the two-day, virtual event offered several discussions and group activities designed to address issues such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, health outcomes in rural settings and social justice reform.

“Our goal for this conference is to provide tools to help you eliminate cancer and cardiovascular disease through using a social justice lens,” Latonya Rucker, the center’s co-director of community outreach and engagement said during her opening remarks. “Currently, we’re facing chronic health disparities that can be addressed through community partnerships.

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Latonya Rucker (right), co-director of community outreach and engagement for the Center for Research, Health & Social Justice, meets with Sandilyn Bullock – research project coordinator for the center – as they plan one of the segments of the Community Health Impact Conference.