UB’s Community Health Equity Research Institute will host a free, public workshop on March 24 featuring Renata Schiavo, senior lecturer, sociomedical sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.

Schiavo’s talk is titled “Advocating for Health Equity: Strategies for Action.”

Hosted by the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the talk will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. in the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School, 955 Main St., Buffalo.

Attendees are asked to register online.

Schiavo will discuss how achieving health equity requires action. She will share practical ways that individuals, organizations and communities can advocate for health equity, challenge harmful narratives and drive meaningful change in health policy and practice in academic, clinical and community settings.

Over the past 25 years, Schiavo has worked at the intersection of public health, global health, health communication/social and behavioral change communication, health care, international development and social innovation in the U.S. and countries in Africa, Latin America, Europe and Eastern Asia.

Schiavo is a leading proponent of a community-driven and interdisciplinary approach to address health, equity and human rights issues, and provide local communities with ownership of the design, implementation and evaluation of local interventions, communication strategies and research efforts.