Equity and Engagement Cafe
- The Equity & Engagement Café, hosted by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, features presentations from Nashville health equity leaders and networking activities developed to foster community-engaged collaboration.
What to Expect:
- Discussions with Nashville leaders in health equity.
- Engagement and networking across community, institutions, fields of study, and more.
- Opportunities to share your work and interests with other community members.
Leaders of community organizations, community members, faculty, staff, students, and researchers are encouraged to attend and participate in this interactive experience.
2025 Fall Equity & Engagement Cafe
Event Details:
- Date: April 2025
- Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Location: TBD
Speakers: TBD
Event Details:Date: October 14, 2024Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: The Henry A. Moses PhD Alumni Hall (1905 Meharry Blvd.)
Theme: “Health is Wealth”
Innovation Speakers:
- Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor at Th School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College
- Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Brittany Mizell, Vice President of Retail Banking, Citizens Bank
Live stream:
Event Details:Date: April 22, 2024Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: Tennessee State Museum (1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208)
Innovation Speakers:
- Christopher (Kitt) Carpenter, PhD, Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Research on Inequality and Health
- Rebecca Selove, PhD, MPH, Director of the Tennessee State University Center for Prevention Research
Live stream: https://youtu.be/LBD0Vy0O4B4
Event Details:Date: November 7, 2023Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: Tennessee State Museum (1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208)
Speakers:
- Charles Brown, PhD. M.ED, Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Tennessee State University
- J. Chad Curtis, LMSW, Chief Executive Officer, We Are One Recovery
- Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, Executive Director, Firefly
Live stream:
Event Details:Date: May 16, 2023Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: Thistle Farms (5122 Charlotte Pike)
Speakers:
- Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, MD, MPH, Meharry Medical College
- Jennifer Richmond, PhD, MSPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Annie Paraison, Love Before All LLC, Healthy Nashville
Live stream:
Contact Us
(615) 963-2820
mva@meharry-vanderbilt.org