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May 21

Preparing for Climate Change: Are Vulnerable Communities Being Included?

The Joint Center report Climate Change, Environmental Challenges and Vulnerable Communities: Assessing Legacies of the Past, Building Opportunities for the Future brings together demographic, health and environmental data and research for Arizona,...

Jul 4 (All day)

International Conference on Health the African Diaspora

The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions is organizing the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora - ICHAD 2012. The conference will be held this summer - July 4-8,2012 - at the Renaissance Hotel in...

Sep 5 (All day)

PLACE MATTERS 2012 National Health Equity Conference

Renaissance Hotel

999 Ninth Street NW

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute will hold its 2012 PLACE MATTERS National Health Equity Conference, entitled Models of Action, Innovation, and Collaboration, on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the...

Nov 2 (All day)

74th NCFR Annual Conference: Families and Health

Hyatt Regency Hotel

122 North Second Street

The National Council of Family Relations will hold its 74th Annual Conference, Families and Health, from October 31 to November 2, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. HPI's Dr. Brian Smedley will speak on Building Stronger...

Featured Experts

David A. Bositis, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Civic Engagement and Governance Institute

Dr. David A. Bositis (B.A., Northwestern; M.A., Ph.D, Southern Illinois University), who has...

Jermane Bond, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Health Policy Institute

Jermane Bond, Ph.D. is currently a Research Associate in the Health Policy Institute at the...

Roderick J. Harrison, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow, Civic Engagement and Governance Institute

Roderick Harrison is the founding director of DataBank, an online clearinghouse of data on...

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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a catalyst for groundbreaking research and critical policy analysis on topics of concern to all Americans, especially African Americans and other people of color. Founded in 1970 to encourage civic and political participation in the African American community, the Joint Center continues to support black leadership and other black policy makers by serving as a source of trusted information, innovations, and ideas on a broad range of issues. Through its scholarly research, distinctive analyses of issues, and convening of forums, the Joint Center helps guide the policy process toward practical solutions on America's most challenging issues - and toward a better future for all Americans.