RICSI Webinar Series: Health Equity: The Role of Business in Building Healthy Communities

In this timely webinar, The Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation, Rutgers Business School, presents a deep dive into health equity from multiple perspectives to recommend practical steps for better — and more equitable — outcomes.

Topics for this lively dialogue include:

• Public-private partnerships, what makes them effective, challenges, and lessons learned
• Pandemic Learnings - Driving Strategic Partnerships During Times of Crisis
• BD’s “Helping Build Healthy Communities Program” and related initiatives
• CSR and employee engagement/volunteer activities in building healthy communities

Speakers:

• Manan Shah, Vice President, Head of Global Health Equity & Policy Partnerships, Bristol Myers Squibb
• Jessica Johnston, Senior Director, Global Community Affairs, Becton, Dickinson, and Co.
• Ellen Rafferty, Senior Manager, Social Investing, Becton, Dickinson, and Co.

Moderators:

• Jeana Wirtenberg, Associate Professor of Professional Practice & Associate Director of the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation, Rutgers Business School
• Erin Byrne, Distinguished Executive in Residence, Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation, Rutgers Business School        

Originally aired October 7, 2022