Tag / Erika Blacksher
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Public Deliberation: An Alternative to Politics as Usual
The October issue of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is devoted to building common ground for public health action. The Center’s John B. Francis Chair Erika Blacksher, PhD, is the lead author of a commentary on the value of democratic deliberation for building shared values and purpose on population health challenges.
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What Is Health Equity?
Read how Erika Blacksher of the Center for Practical Bioethics answers the question: what is health equity?
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Dr. Blacksher Discusses Civic Health and Democratic Deliberation in Podcast
Dr. Erika Blacksher, the Center’s John B. Francis Chair, discusses civic health and democratic deliberation in a podcast.
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Violence Against Kansas Healthcare Workers Prompts Fresh Push for Tougher Penalties
Healthcare workers are at risk of workplace violence while a proposed Kansas bill is in limbo. Some experts, including Terry Rosell at the Center, are requesting proactive measures to prevent violence.
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Democratic Deliberation Project Appears in Population Health Blog
Erika Blacksher, the Center’s John B. Francis Chair, writes about democratic deliberation and how it relates to population health and health inequality in the article, Deliberative Dialogue and Decision-making about U.S. Population Health Challenges: A Pipe Dream or a Possibility?
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CEO John Carney Honored by Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association
Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association honored our CEO John Carney with the Heart of Hospice Visionary Award at a virtual event on May 4.
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Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans
New treatments for kidney disease in Black Americans aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts, including Erika Blacksher at the Center, worry that focus will neglect the social inequities that affect the onset of kidney disease.
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Pathways to Health Equity through Civic Engagement
The Center’s John B. Francis Chair, Erika Blacksher, PhD, studies ethical and policy questions raised by health inequalities in the U.S. and the role of civic engagement in advancing health equity and social justice.
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Erika Blacksher, PhD
Erika Blacksher, PhD JOHN B. FRANCIS CHAIR eblacksher@practicalbioethics.org (816) 979-1358 Curriculum Vitae Erika Blacksher is an ethicist and engagement scientist. She holds the John B. Francis (endowed) Chair at the Center for Practical Bioethics. She is also a Research Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Kansas School…
