Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Rounds Lectureship

8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Towsley Auditorium

Achieving Health Equity: The Opportunity and the Mandate

presented by Renee Canady, MPA, PhD

Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Public Health Institute

Dr. Canady is a nationally recognized thought leader in health disparities and inequities, cultural competence, and social justice. She came to MPHI from the Ingham County Health Department, the state’s first public entity local health department and federally qualified health center, where she served as the appointed health officer. She is also an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine’s Program for Public Health.

Dr. Canady earned her PhD in Medical Sociology from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in Public Administration from Western Michigan University, and a bachelor’s degree in Public Health Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.