Women's Health Disparities Across the Life Course
Date: September 26, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Presented by
Latia Hickerson, PhD, MPH, APRN, WHNP-BC
Assistant Professor, UTMB SON Honors Program Health Equity and Advocacy Track Coordinator
On Thursday, September 26, over 60 faculty, administrators and staff attended the CHPPRR Lecture series to hear Dr. Latie Hickerson from the UTMB School of Nursing discuss the multifaceted disparities in women's health that are often rooted in socio-economic, cultural, and biological factors. Her presentation hi-lighted women's health disparities across the life course, with a special focus on maternal health outcomes. Dr. Hickerson exposed the audience to a unique program that supports justice-involved birthers and outlined her proposed program of research in support of investigating the multifaceted biobehavioral, social and structural factors influencing women's health disparities.
Dr. Latia Hickerson is a PhD prepared, women's health nurse practitioner, nursing faculty at the UTMB School of Nursing, and the coordinator of the BSN Honors' Program: Health Equity and Advocacy Track, which produces BAMBI Advocacy Student Scholars (BASS Scholars). Dr. Hickerson is passionate about bridging the gap between women's health and public health and is an advocate for improving maternal and women's health outcomes.
