Healthcare Equity Month

2023 University of Michigan Healthcare Equity Month

o This month is intended to raise awareness and showcase Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan’s initiatives (i.e., clinical, research, and community engagement) while encouraging action around systemic healthcare inequities experienced by historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.

o There will be kick-off of events/activities the week of March 20 to launch this inaugural event.



The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Movie Screening and Panel Discussion

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Matthew C. Wixson, M.D; Moderator: Dr Courtney Townsel

The true story of a woman's search for enlightenment about her mother--whose "immortal" cells would save millions of lives. Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, known as HeLa. Told through the eyes of Lack's daughter Deborah (Winfrey) and journalist Rebecca Skloot (Rose Byrne), the film chronicles Deborah's search to learn about the mother she never knew, and to understand how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks' cancerous cells in 1951 led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs

Movie Screening (run time 1 HR 32 mins) and panel discussion

Register in advance for the event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvce-tpzIrGdbzhL-fOTeXJnE-wPhuKmdq

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