Guest: Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Advancing Health and Black Equity at Gilead Sciences

CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Rashad Burgess of Gilead Sciences about how private sector companies can advance health equity goals. They also discuss how Gilead is addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black and brown communities throughout Southern states in the US.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.

Related Links:

• LGBTQ+ Health Is An Essential Component of Public Health Equity Efforts (Health Affairs Forefront)
• Building Community Power To Dismantle Policy-Based Structural Inequity In Population Health (Health Affairs)
• About the Gilead COMPASS Initiative® (Gilead)
• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Legislation (Health Resources & Services Administration)

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Guest: Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Chief Health Officer, Google

CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Karen DeSalvo of Google on how to leverage data and partnerships to drive positive, equitable health outcomes. They also discuss both the public and private sector approaches to promoting health equity.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.

Related Links:

• A Health System’s Experience With Inclusive Race And Ethnicity Data Collection, And The Need For Data Equity Principles (Health Affairs)
• Building a Clinical Team in a Large Technology Company (NEJM Catalyst)
• Google is committed to health equity (Google)
• Explore COVID-19 Symptoms Search Trends (Google)
• Med-PaLM (Google Research)

Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Guest: Dr. Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MD, Head of Medical and Clinical Strategy at Headway and CEO and Founder of Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting

CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Nicole Christian-Brathwaite of Headway and Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting about the impact that mental health care disparities have had on historically marginalized communities and strategic approaches that can improve mental health outcomes.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.

Related Links:

• Addressing The Mental Health Equity Crisis: Can The Private Sector Lead? (Health Affairs Forefront)
• Headway x Violet - Improving access to inclusive mental health care (Headway)
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report (CDC)

Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”