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AAMC Center for Health Justice's List of Conferences & Webinars
The AAMC Center for Health Justice updates this list of conferences, meetings, and webinars related to health equity research and policy on a weekly basis.

Upcoming Conferences

American Hospital Association: Accelerating Health Equity Conference | Annual Conference
The Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) and AHA Community Health Improvement (ACHI) network host this annual conference.
Center for Black Health & Equity: State of Black Health | Annual Conference
State of Black Health is where hundreds of community leaders and equity advocates from every background come to address and find solutions for the social and economic injustices that have marginalized our communities and led to deep health disparities.
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality: Conference on LGBTQ+ Health | Annual Conference
Since its inception in 1981, GLMA's Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health has served as the premier scientific conference shaping the future of LGBTQ+ health care, where health professionals come together to share innovative breakthroughs and interventions, as well as the latest research on LGBTQ+ health.
National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference | Annual Conference
This conference is designed for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health care services to underserved and often under-represented populations, including LGBTQIA+, veteran, and homeless rural residents as well as multiracial and multicultural members of rural communities.
The Root Cause Coalition: National Summit | Annual Conference
The Root Cause Coalition’s Annual National Summit brings together key stakeholders from health systems, hospital associations, foundations, businesses, national and community nonprofits, health insurers, academic institutions, local government and policy centers convene to share best practices.

Past Conferences

AHA Community Health Improvement The AHA Community Health Improvement network, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, is the premier national association for community health, community benefit and population health professionals. We provide educational resources and tools, professional development and networking opportunities to help health leaders expand their knowledge and enhance their performance in achieving community health goals.
AHA Institute for Diversity and Health Equity The Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE), part of the American Hospital Association (AHA), works closely with health services organizations to advance health equity for all and to expand leadership opportunities for ethnic minorities in health management. We have long believed that promoting diversity within health care leadership and tackling health disparities is critical to ensuring the highest quality of care for everyone.
The Center for Black Health & Equity The Center for Black Health & Equity (The Center) is the leading nationally recognized public health entity for solutions impacting African American health. We engage health care organizations, public health officials, faith leaders, and African American communities in health promotion and disease prevention work.
Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health This is a multidisciplinary, collaborative research center housed in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality GLMA is the world's oldest and largest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) and allied health professionals.
Health Equity Initiative Health Equity Initiative (HEI) is a member-driven nonprofit membership organization dedicated to build a global community that engages across sectors and disciplines to advance health equity. By bringing together and enlisting the efforts of the public and private sectors, professions and communities that have both a stake and an influence on social determinants of health, HEI advocates for improving conditions and achieving equity in health for all. We focus on championing transformative change to advance health equity, supporting knowledge, engaging communities and leaders, and building capacity to address barriers that prevent people from leading a healthy and productive life.
Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network The Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network (HELEN) is a collaborative effort between the National REACH Coalition, Morehouse School of Medicine, and the National Collaborative for Health Equity. HELEN is a national network designed to bolster leadership and the exchange of ideas and information among communities of color and other vulnerable populations relative to the advancement of health equity in laws, policies, and programs.
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health The Coalition is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research. The Coalition strives to address the entire LGBTQ+ community, including individuals of every sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, and age regardless of disability, income, education, and geography. The Coalition is an initiative of HealthHIV, a national nonprofit focused on health equity.
National Collaborative for Health Equity The mission of the National Collaborative for Health Equity is to promote health equity by fostering racial healing and equity, harnessing data, and developing leaders, and catalyzing partnerships across the many different sectors that share responsibility for creating a more equitable and just society.
National REACH Coalition The National REACH Coalition (NRC) is a national network of community-based organizations that promotes, develops, and implements innovative health equity programs in both urban and rural communities. Our staff and Board of Directors are leaders in the public health field, with years of experience focused on the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities within the United States.
National Rural Health Association The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a national nonprofit membership organization that brings together thousands of members across the United States. The association’s mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education and research.
National Rural Health Resource Center The National Rural Health Resource Center helps rural health organizations and the communities they serve to meet today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Root Cause Coalition A national coalition of organizations resolved to reverse and end the systemic root causes of health inequities through cross-sector partnerships.
Society for Women's Health Research As a national thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) plays a critical role in identifying clinical and research gaps; raising awareness of diseases, conditions, and life stages that differently, disproportionately, or exclusively affect women; and promoting policies that could positively shape health outcomes for women. Over its more than 30-year history, SWHR has been advancing women’s health through its core functions of science, policy, and education.
WHO Health Equity
Women in Global Health Women in Global Health focus on four key advocacy areas: equal representation in global health leadership, new social contract for women health and care workers, gender equity in health emergency preparedness and response, gender-responsive universal health coverage, and movement and alliance building for gender equity in global health