{"id":19271,"date":"2021-01-21T01:07:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T01:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/?p=19271"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:47:00","slug":"addressing-attitudes-and-science-mistrust-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/addressing-attitudes-and-science-mistrust-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Attitudes and Science Mistrust During the COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please join NNLM for this important webinar: Addressing Attitudes and Science Mistrust During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong> <strong>Thursday, January 28<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> at 8:30 a.m. Alaska time \/ 9:30 a.m. PT \/ 10:30 a.m. MT [It will last approximately two (2) hours.]<\/p>\n<p>This national program is brought to us by NNLM SCR and the Texas CEAL Consortium as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19community.nih.gov\/\">NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities<\/a> will include NLM Director, Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD. The Q&amp;A will be moderated by Ms. Anna Kuchment, Science Reporter for the Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n<p>The agenda\u00a0 features the following speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cHistory of Medical Mistrust in the African American Community\u201d<\/strong> by Dr. Torrence Stepteau, Precision Pain Solutions, a division of APW<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Learning Vaccine Hesitancy from the 30,000 Subjects of the HowWeFeel Project\u201d<\/strong> by Dr. Xihong Lin, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cNIH Initiatives and CEAL\u201d<\/strong> by Dr. George A. Mensah, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cCOVID-19 Pandemic and its Effect on Trainees in NIGMS Programs<\/strong>\u201d by Dr. Alison Gammie, Division of Training, Workforce Development and Diversity, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cEffect of Covid-19 pandemic on underrepresented mentees, a Mentee\u2019s perspective\u201d<\/strong> by Dr. Amanda Roberts, National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cEffect of Covid-19 pandemic on underrepresented mentees, a Mentor\u2019s perspective\u201d<\/strong> by Dr. Stephen Thomas, University of Maryland Center for Health Equity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants will be able to submit written questions during the Q&amp;A and selected questions will be addressed by panelists.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is <strong>free<\/strong> and is required for all attendees by using the registration link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unthsc.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_iAugQfpgRZ-fX9kOV8ECWA\">https:\/\/unthsc.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_iAugQfpgRZ-fX9kOV8ECWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Live Spanish interpretation will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>Please share this announcement widely with your colleagues, partners, and community members. 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