Title: Imagine Doing Better: Improving population health with imagination, reflection, and action
Abstract: In this presentation, Dr. Paul Fleming will discuss how to think about and approach building communities where all people can thrive. He will highlight key themes from his book Imagine Doing Better: Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything to help highlight how prevention thinking can guide research and action to advance health equity and improve population health.
Bio: Paul J. Fleming is an Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and co-founder of the Collaborative for Transformative Public Health. His work focused on the root causes of racial health inequities and strategies to address them. He conducts community-based participatory research focused on the health needs of Latinx immigrants in Michigan and examines how to best integrate anti-racist principles into public health training and practice. He also is a member of Public Health Awakened and contributes to community organizing efforts to promote health through social change.
