New Research: Ensuring Equitable Healthcare Access for Michigan's Muslims

Join the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) on Tuesday, April 8 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM for an event unveiling the findings of a new report on a systems-based approach to ensuring equitable healthcare access for Michigan’s Muslim communities, with a focus on Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw, and Macomb counties. A discussion with a panel of experts, robust Q&A discussion and dinner will follow.

The insights from this study are expected to benefit not only Michigan’s Muslim population but also other minority groups and Michiganders as a whole. Through local community participation, this research identifies systemic factors that create barriers to healthcare access and offers potential policy solutions and recommendations for the community to effectively advocate for accessible, equitable, unbiased, and quality healthcare.

This gathering will bring together policymakers, healthcare experts, officials, and community leaders to discuss and benefit from the study’s findings. Please join us!

Meet the speakers:

• Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Director, Wayne County Health, Human and Veterans Services Department
• Ali Abazeed, Director, Dearborn Department of Public Health
• Dr. Ayaz Hyder, Principal Investigator and Report Author

• Sabria Mills, M.Ed, Behavioral Therapist and Host, The Dope Muslim Woman podcast
• Tracy Wilson, Executive Director, Huda Clinic
• Dr. Iltefat Hamzavi, Founding Board Chair Emeritus, ISPU
• Mohammad Muntakim, Research Assistant

Host or Publisher Institute for Social Policy and Understanding