Health Equity, Racial Justice, and Access

(Archived From October 17th, 2020) Session 1  – Health Equity, Racial Justice, and Access

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This session featured three presentations:

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Session Links and Resources:

Session Power Point File (Download)

Resources for Analysis of State Budget Policy through a Health Equity Lens:

Race Forward

Racial Equity Impact Assessments (PDF)

Background on the Racial Injustice Roots of Health Disparities:

Rooted In Racism: An Analysis of Health Disparities in Tennessee

Resources for tracking health disparities related to COVID:

NY Times COVID TRACKING
Tennessee DOH COVID DASHBOARD

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Learn more about our speakers:

Jacquelyn S. Favours is the Director of Community Engagement for the national, nonprofit organization, Health Leads where she works at the intersection of health care and health equity, aiming to ensure every person has the ability to achieve health with dignity.

She has over seven years of community/academic, community-engaged and health disparities research experience. Previously, she convened multidisciplinary collaboratives that engaged key stakeholders to improve community health and health care.

Since 2019, Jacquelyn’s civic engagement has included serving as a Board Member for the Tennessee Health Care Campaign, Co-Chair of the NAACP Nashville Branch Health Committee and, since 2018, a Mentor for the tnAchieves program – and most recently as an Ambassador for the nonprofit, Black Ladies in Public Health (BLiPH).

Jacquelyn attributes her passion for diversity, equity and inclusion to her love for helping others, lived experience with inequities and academic trainings she has received throughout her career. Her work has led her to partner with various stakeholders, including elected officials, safety net providers, African American and Latino faith leaders and community health workers. Jacquelyn’s priority is to impact the community for a healthier tomorrow.

Jacquelyn graduated magna cum laude from Fisk University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and received her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Tennessee State University. She has also been certified in Public Health (CPH) and as a Health Education Specialist (CHES). Ms. Favours is trained in ACEs, Cultural Humility, Unconscious Bias and Racial Justice/Equity. Jacquelyn is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Although born and raised in Columbia, TN, Ms. Favours has spent the duration of her career in service to the local, Metropolitan Nashville community and the broader state of Tennessee. In her spare time, Jacquelyn loves to take walks, trying new recipes, playing a great hand dominoes and watching sports with her family.

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Monique Anthony serves as the Director of the Office of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination at the Tennessee Department of Health. In her role, Ms. Anthony facilitates and advocates for the development of policies, programs, and services that appropriately respond to population health disparity issues across the state of Tennessee, specifically those of racial and ethnic minority populations. Ms. Anthony engages various stakeholders including other state and governmental agencies to reduce health disparities and achieve optimal health for all. Her collaborative work with statewide stakeholders fosters a cross-sector approach to support and initiate programs, policies, and applied research to eliminate health disparities among all racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations in Tennessee. She has led community-based outreach and assessment activities regarding breast cancer, influenza immunizations, and maternal and child health.

Ms. Anthony also serves as a trusted and recognized subject matter expert on health disparity elimination for various workgroups. She serves as a key member of the Tennessee Department of Health’s executive leadership team, is an Alumni of LEAD Tennessee, state government’s premier leadership training initiative, serves as a steering committee member of the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium, and co-chair the Tennessee Cancer Coalition. Prior to joining the Tennessee Department of Health, Ms. Anthony served as program coordinator at Meharry Medical College in Nashville managing the SECURE/Gulf Coast Transdisciplinary Research Recovery Center for Community Health grant. This research grant brought together a consortium of seven medical and public health institutions to address challenges affecting the health of those living in Gulf Coast communities prone to disasters and environmental contamination.

Ms. Anthony is a native of Nashville, TN, and a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology. She earned her Master’s Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health and a Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. Thereafter, Ms. Anthony earned her certification as a Health Education
Specialist. In addition to serving on various workgroups, she is a member of the Tennessee Public Health Association and the Meharry Medical College Institutional Biosafety Committee.

Ms. Anthony’s professional interests and activities include health equity, minority and immigrant health, chronic disease prevention, and primary prevention. Her professional and personal commitment to eliminating health disparities developed through progressive professional and personal experiences. From humble beginnings, she is passionate about serving underrepresented, underserved populations and being a leader in making communities healthier. Her greatest passion is spending quality time with her family.

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Kinika Young is a lawyer and health policy advocate who frequently speaks on issues concerning access to healthcare, focusing on the role of public benefit programs to help people who lack adequate resources to meet their needs. As the Senior Director of Health Policy and Advocacy at the Tennessee Justice Center, she leads efforts to build a movement across the state to protect and strengthen the safety net for children, families, seniors and people with disabilities and move towards the equitable allocation of resources to all Tennesseans. She is a certified Building Strong Brains trainer and a member of the Leadership Team of ACE Nashville. Kinika was recently appointed by Mayor Cooper to the Healthy Nashville Leadership Council.

Kinika is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. She graduated from Florida A&M University with a degree in Political Science and earned her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School.

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