Join CHER for this year’s virtual, live training! UNC CHER’s Health Equity Summer Intensive (HESI) aligns with the UNC Center for Health Equity Research’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, and academics to learn new tools for health equity research. The Center is hosting a two-part training on innovative methods and approaches to conducting health equity research. HESI will introduce you to new research methods and tools that help researchers consider equity across all stages of their research, from idea conception, to budgeting, to dissemination.

*** Register by June 16, 2021 ***

Who Should Attend?

• Academic Researchers (students, fellows, faculty, scientists and staff engaged in health disparities/health equity research)
• Community Leaders
• Public Policy Professionals
• Public Health Professionals
• Healthcare Professionals
• Members of Community-Based and Faith-Based Organizations
• Policy Makers
• Learners Interested in Health Equity Research

Why Should You Attend HESI?

• Application of a health equity lens to your work
• Collaboration with community partners
• Comprehensive framework to achieve health equity
• Use of quantitative and qualitative methods
• Life-course perspective
• Historical/Cultural context

When is the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive?

Part I: June 21 – 22, 2021 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

Part II: June 28 -29, 2021 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm ET

Session Descriptions

Speakers

How Do I Register?

This year’s registration is completed through a two-part process. Please complete both steps to secure spot.

Note: Each part will have a limited number of attendees; we will update the website when registrations are full and will shift to waitlist.

1. RSVP through Qualtrics form https://go.unc.edu/2021HESI
2. Once CHER has received your RSVP, you will receive an email to a link to complete the payment process through UNC Event Registration System. Payment can be completed by online credit card payment or UNC account transfer.
3. Once payment is complete, you spot will be secured.

Pricing

*No refunds will be provided. Transfer of registrations can be considered.

Contact

If you have any questions about the 2021 Health Equity Summer Intensive, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Co-sponsored by the NC TraCS Institute

Join a live training session for the N3C Data Enclave. Users of all types can learn how to navigate the N3C, utilize the Enclave and resources it provides, and learn how to better achieve their analytical goals. This orientation is split into 2 sessions – Session A and Session B. These orientations are ongoing and will alternate week by week. Session A is recommended before attending Session B

Session A is for those who want to learn about N3C, as well as how to engage with project teams and access the data.

Topics include:

• Provide a general overview of N3C, including goals, organization, and community resources such as Domain Teams and Data Liaisons.
• Introduces the 3 data tiers available and important considerations for research driven by the data harmonization process.
• Discusses resources for training and help, as well as the Data Use Request (DUR) process required for researcher access.

Note: This orientation is held alternating Tuesdays | 8-9:30am PT/11am-12:30pm ET

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The UNC Health Office of Health Equity and the Health Disparities Program at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research present How Inequality Kills: Equity as a Health System Imperative with David Ansell, MD, MPH, from Rush University.

Ansell is a 1978 graduate of SUNY Upstate Medical College. He did his medical training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He spent 13 years at Cook County as an attending physician and ultimately was appointed Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital. From 1995 to 2005 he was Chairman of Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Chicago. He was recruited to Rush University Medical Center as its inaugural Chief Medical Officer in 2005, a position he held until 2015. His research and advocacy has been focused on eliminating health inequities. In 2011 he published a memoir of his times at County Hospital, County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital. His latest book, The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills, was published in 2017.

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