Annual Health Sciences MLK Day Lecture: “Healing the Divide: Bridges to Community Health”

Phyllis Meadows, PhD, MSN, RN, serves as Associate Dean for Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, focusing her efforts on developing a comprehensive strategy for the School to improve the public health workforce and establish the academic health department model. Her interest and involvement in organizing community based approaches for outreach, health education and early screening and care spans over 25 years. As a faculty member of the Department of Health Management and Policy, she develops and teaches courses in public health administration and public health policy. As a Senior Fellow – Health for the Kresge Foundation, Dr. Meadows is implementing a national initiative to expand the role of community health centers in addressing inequities in population health. Dr. Meadows served as the Director of Public Health and Health Officer for the City of Detroit. She lends her expertise in nursing, public health and philanthropy with numerous appointments to local, state, and national Boards and Advisory Committees. These include the State of Michigan Department of Public Health Board of Directors, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Partners in Nursing Initiative, the Executive Nurse Fellows National Advisory Committee, and the Jonas Fund – Center for Nursing Excellence in New York.

We also invite you to attend the strolling reception following the lecture, held in the room adjacent to the auditorium.

Sponsors: UM Medical School/Office for Health Equity & Inclusion; UM Hospitals and Health Centers; School of Social Work; School of Nursing; School of Public Health; College of Pharmacy, and School of Dentistry