Featured Speaker
Robert E. Fullilove, Ed.D.
Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia Medical Center and Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs at the Mailman School of Public Health
Seminar Details
According to WHO, “the social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities—the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.” The socioeconomic conditions of the places where persons live and work have an even more substantial influence on health than personal socioeconomic position. Key factors include race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and neighborhood of residence.
The American system of prisons and prisoners—described by its critics as the prison–industrial complex—has grown rapidly since 1970. Those who enter and leave this system are increasingly Black or Latino, poorly educated, lacking vocational skills, struggling with drugs and alcohol, and disabled. Few correctional facilities mitigate the educational and/or skills deficiencies of their inmates, and most inmates will return home to communities that are ill equipped to house or rehabilitate them. A more humanistic and community-centered approach to incarceration and rehabilitation may yield more beneficial results for individuals, communities, and, ultimately, society.
Location: Walk Auditorium, Ritter Hall