APIDA Health Equity Lecture

Name: APIDA Health Equity Lecture
Start: 2025-05-15T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-15T17:00:00-04:00
Location: The Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Conference Center

Schedule

Thu May 15 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Conference Center | Columbus, OH

Join us for a lecture on improving health equity within the APIDA community!
About this Event

The Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Health Equity Lecture 2025 will feature Nadia Islam, PhD from NYU as the keynote speaker. Dr. Islam is renowned for her work in community-based participatory research, focusing on reducing health disparities in the APIDA communities. Her research emphasizes chronic disease prevention, including cardiovascular health, diabetes management, and promoting health equity through culturally tailored interventions.

During the event, Karen Jiobu from the Asian American Community Services will be recognized with an award for her significant contributions to addressing Hepatitis B and tuberculosis in minority communities in Columbus.

Agenda

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Registration
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Keynote Address by Dr. Nadia Islam
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Q&A
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Award Ceremony and Remarks