Breaking the Barriers. December 9 and 10, 2021. Hosted by YWCA and HUED.

About the Event

In a time of racial reckoning, the Biden Administration and Congress, as well as many state legislatures, are finally starting to address health inequities faced by people of color. The YWCA in collaboration with HUED, Inc. is holding a virtual summit to discuss the most significant issues impacting the health and well-being of women of color, and ways to address these issues through policy at the local, state, and federal levels.

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December 9-10, 2021

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Distinguished Speakers

Elisha Rhodes

Interim CEO, YWCA USA

Kimberly Wilson

Founder and CEO, HUED

La La Anthony

Actress, Producer, Author and Entrepreneur

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood

Illinois's 14th congressional district

Osub Ahmed, MPH

Senior Policy Analyst at Women's Initiative, Center for American Progress

Larita Anthony

Child protection Investigator, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Kate Audette

Director of Government Affairs, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Akriti Bhambi

Director of Health Equity, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association

Dr. Regina Davis Moss

Associate Executive Director, American Public Health Association

Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, JD

Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families

Surili Sutaria Patel, MS

Co-Founder, Aawaz4Climate

Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH

Directo, CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC)

Jennifer Stewart, PhD, RN

CEO, Restore Development and Consulting

Dr. Jamila K. Taylor

Director, health care reform and senior fellow at The Century Foundation
YWCA: Eliminating racism, empowering women

About Our Mission

YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

YWCA has been at the forefront of the most pressing social movements for more than 160 years — from voting rights to civil rights, from affordable housing to pay equity, from violence prevention to health care reform. Today, we combine programming and advocacy in order to generate institutional change in three key areas: racial justice and civil rights, empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls, and health and safety of women and girls.

HUED

About HUED

HUED, Inc. is a health equity tech startup aimed at improving the patient experience at all points of contact for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals by providing education; providing access to culturally sensitive care via telehealth; and maximizing data to eliminate health inequities and improve patient outcomes.

HUED is committed to eliminating health disparities and improving overall patient outcomes for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people. How do we do that? By designing equity-based education, enabling access to culturally humble healthcare providers, and empowering patients to make data-informed decisions about their healthcare. HUED’s vision is to radically shift the healthcare system toward culturally sensitive, compassionate, and humble care.