The purpose of this webinar was to introduce the Child Opportunity Index and show how it can further cross-sector efforts towards child health equity. Leaders and researchers at the intersection of public health and community development can benefit from rigorous, neighborhood-level data to understand needs and target collaborative action.
Speakers included:
- Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, MPA-URP, Samuel F. and Rose B. Gingold Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Brandeis University; Director, diversitydatakid.org
- Colby Dailey, Managing Director, Build Healthy Places Network
- Renee D. Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center and Founding Director, Vital Village Community Engagement Network
- Sarah Treuhaft, Deputy Director, PolicyLink (moderator)