The Role of the Black Church in Healthcare Conference
Friday, June 18, 2021
8:00am - 12:30pm
One of the greatest attributions to the health of many African Americans is their strong faith that has carried them through a multitude of trials and tribulations.
The role of the Black church has been prominent in the majority of African American households in one way or another. Many religious organizations and affiliations were formed in an era where rights and freedom for healthcare, education, and other means of successful living were not yet granted to African Americans. Therefore, the structure and community of the church is where leadership, trust, and support comes from. It was their faith that gave them strength to endure their individual battles, and the black church provided the structure of trust and support.
This program was created to foster dialogue, awareness, and education within the medical community regarding the current health of African Americans and implications of centuries of medical oppression.
The goal of this conference is to facilitate dialogue between prominent leaders within the Black Church and medical professionals in an effort to bridge the gap of distrust and lack of access in healthcare systems to provide better care to African American patients, and to further eliminate racial disparities in health outcomes.
VISION AND PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Our vision is to develop a national model for health systems and Black churches that encourages partnerships with a goal of eliminating distrust, disparities in health outcomes, and dismantling racism in healthcare.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
REV. DR. JAMAL-HARRISON BRYANT
We are honored to welcome Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant as our keynote speaker for this conference. Rev. Dr. Bryant is a visionary, civil rights activist, community organizer, and Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, one of the largest churches on the East Coast.
Target Audience
The target audience for the Role of the Black Church in Healthcare will be Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Care Coordinators, Primary Care Physician practice staff members and community members in Western North Carolina and across the United States.
Objectives
To increase awareness and knowledge within the medical community on the role of the Black Church in healthcare
To develop a model of partnership between churches and healthcare systems with the goal of reducing health disparities towards Black patients
