Join us at MHDI’s Health Equity Speaker Series! The Minority Health Disparities Initiative (MHDI) links science, practice, policy, and training to improve the health and well-being of all Nebraska residents. For our November Health Equity Speaker Series event, we are pleased to host a presentation on “Understanding Disparities in Healthcare Access and Use for Youth in Foster Care,” by Sarah Beal.

Sarah Beal, PhD, is an associate professor in the division of behavioral medicine and clinical psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is also the scientific director for the Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Cincinnati’s Kids (CHECK) Foster Care Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Her research focuses on the impact of child welfare and healthcare involvement on trajectories of development and health for adolescents in foster care. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The following event is FREE and OPEN to the public. We will be live streaming and recording the talk. You can register, and receive the connection information for this event, by using the following Zoom link: https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tmjw0YxFTsy2NK7x-uRqyA.