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April 24, 2025
Boston University School of Social Work
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Understanding the structural factors that shape health outcomes is essential to advancing health equity. Join the BUSSW E&I Committee and featured speaker Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos, MPH (SPH'19) for an interactive workshop exploring how social, political, and commercial determinants of health operate independently and collectively to shape health inequities.
Participants will examine case studies that illustrate the real-world impact of these forces—from discriminatory housing policies to corporate influence on food systems and environmental health—while exploring strategies for integrating this knowledge into social work advocacy, education, and direct practice.
Speaker: Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos, MPH, Chief of Policy, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)
