fbpx
Search
Close this search box.

Virtual Community Briefings: Our View from the Frontlines

Our View from the Frontlines:
What are the Gaps Between
Policy and Practice During this Pandemic?

Our View from the Frontlines is a two-part series Front and Centered is launching about the intersection of equity and environmental justice.

Join us for two conversations (February 25 and March 4) about how the pandemic has exacerbated the inequities of community health and wellbeing for frontline communities statewide. COVID19 continues to impact our lives in a multitude of ways, and Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color are often the frontline communities who are experiencing disproportionate rates of exposure, infection, death, and overall disruption to their lives. How and why did we get here? And what are frontline communities doing to pivot during this exceptional time of need?

PART 1 - Thursday, February 25 - 3pm-4:30pm

PANELISTS

  • Dr. Ileana Ponce, Clinical Professor, University of Washington Dept. of Health Services and Executive Director, Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees
  • Isabel Carerra Zamanillo, PhD is a research collaborator who conducted the Front and Centered Gap Analysis, currently Assistant Director of DEI at Stanford’s School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences.  
  • Edmund Seto, PhD is a collaborator with Front and Centered, and Associate Professor, University of Washington, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
  • Esther Min, PhD is a University of Washington researcher who conducted the community based organization analysis in Yakima Valley, and Environmental Health Disparities Lead with Front and Centered.
  • Maria Soto, MSW Graduate Student, University of Washington who assisted in the Population Health Initiative report, with expertise rooted in her farmworker experience.

*Moderated by Ruby Love, Front and Centered Organization Strategist

PART 2 - Thursday, March 4 - 3pm-4:30pm

PANELISTS

  • Edmund Seto, PhD is a collaborator with Front and Centered, and Associate Professor, University of Washington, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
  • Dr. Rachel Issaka, MD MAS is a professor and clinical researcher with Fred Hutch  specializing in cancer research and health equity disparities.
  • Sofia Aragon, JD BSN is a Burien City Councilwoman and Executive Director of the Washington Center for Nursing.
  • Navid Hamidi, B.A. Public Health and Political Science, Executive Director of the Afghan Health Initiative, public health practitioner focused on health equity for refugees.
  • Ahmed Ali, PharmD is the Executive Director of the Somali Health Board a community based organization of Somali health and community leaders serving the immigrant community, and is an instructor with University of Washington’s Global Health program.