Injustice has a Cure: Intersectionality in Public Health

Join the conversation on the importance of intersectionality in public health to reimagine how we see health in our local and global community and raise money for the Partners In Health-supported medical school in Rwanda. Learn from our three incredible panelists and host. Registration is completely free, but donation opportunities will be offered during the event.

Host: Chastity Malatesta

Educator, Facilitator & Equity Advocate

Chastity Malatesta has been bringing equity and intersectionality into the conversation for almost a decade on Bainbridge Island. She currently co-chairs the Multicultural Advisory Council (MAC) for the Bainbridge Island School District and acts as an executive board member of the DEI community of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA). We are so excited to have Chastity lead this community conversation on intersectionality in something we all rely on: our health.

Panelist: Dr. Rabi Yunusa

Physician, Researcher & Professor

Dr. Rabi Yunusa’s interests and experiences in public health are rooted in an intersectional approach to addressing structural violence’s effects on health accessibility. Her focus is on the impacts of stigma around HIV and violence against women and girls, specifically in lower-income countries around the world. Dr. Yunusa is committed to bringing equity and antiracism into the conversation about health and we’re honored to have her perspective on our panel.

Panelist: Dr. Neil Gupta:

Internist, pediatrician, and public health specialist

Dr. Neil Gupta has worked with Partners In Health since 2008.  He was formerly the Chief Medical Officer for PIH in Rwanda. He has also led research and advocacy programs targeting conditions, such as viral hepatitis and HIV. Dr. Gupta is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health, and he is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.  We are so grateful to have such an accomplished individual join us.

Panelist: Dr. Stephanie Farquhar

Researcher, Professor & Associate Dean

Dr. Stephanie Farquhar is a professor of Health Systems and Population Health and the Associate Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. Her teachings are intertwined with environmental and social justice, housing and health, and advocacy. Dr. Farquhar draws from the principles of community-based participatory research to address issues of social and environmental equity as it relates to health. We are thrilled to have a local perspective on public health and how it personally affects us.

Doors open at 5 pm and close at 5:20 pm.