The Cornell Center for Health Equity hosted its 3rd Annual Cornell Center for Health Equity Symposium – Healthy People 2030: Shifting Power to Communities on October 20-21, 2022, in Belfer Research Building, New York City. This two-day event, sponsored by the Weill Cornell Division of General Internal Medicine and Cornell University’s Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy focused on bringing together educators and researchers to collaborate on achieving health equity. The Pre-Symposium Collaborative Research Discussion took place on October 20; structured as a working dinner that hosted over 50 attendees to discuss strategies to expand collaborative research and grant opportunities to improve understanding of social determinants of health, structural racism, and health policy impact on the advancement of health equity. The symposium on October 21 drew over 100 guests in person from Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine, CUNY-Hunter College, New York Center for Housing and Health, Columbia University, CUNY-Lehman College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Tufts University, Harvard University, Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, and more. The day-long event kicked off with opening remarks from the center’s leadership Jamila Michener, PhD, Susana Morales, MD, and a virtual welcoming speech from Dean Augustine Choi, MD. Tyson Brown, MD, Associate Professor of Sociology from Duke University, gave a compelling keynote address on Health Equity Research on Structural Racism: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities. A mix of scientists and local leaders led concurrent panel sessions to discuss various topics on economic stability; education access and quality; healthcare access and quality; and neighborhood, housing, and environment. Other event highlights included a poster session showcasing 26 posters from various organizations and departments. Followed by oral presentations by past pilot grant awardees and concluded with closing remarks from the center co-directors, Monika Safford, MD, and Jeff Niederdeppe, PhD.
