Deeply Rooted: How History Connects to the Health of Our Community Past, Present and Future
Join the Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax at its 2022 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm. Hear about the Partnership’s accomplishments in 2022 as well as what’s ahead for 2023 (hint: 2023 is the year we develop of our next Community Health improvement Plan!)
Our educational program will feature the 2021 study, Deeply Rooted: History’s Lesson for Equity in Northern Virginia. We will discuss how the long history of exclusion and segregation in Northern Virginia has harmed the health of residents of some communities and concentrated wealth and opportunity for others. We will also address how the Partnership can address these issues going forward.
Program speakers include Patricia N. Mathews, President & CEO of the Northern Virginia Health Foundation, and study author Steven Woolf, MD, MPH, Director Emeritus of the VCU Center on Society and Health.
(To download the report, click here: Deeply Rooted: History's Lessons for Equity in Northern Virginia )
