Dear Public Health Community, 

We are happy to share the registration form and speakers for the 2025 Health Disparities Round Table (HDRT) with you!

This year’s event will discuss the State of Women's Health in the U.S. & Role of Reproductive Justice, locally and nationally. We are proud to announce the HDRT speakers, 2025!

National Speaker: Sharla Smith, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor teaching Population Health at the University of Kansas, Medical Center, affiliated with multiple infant and child health organizations. To learn more: https://www.kumc.edu/ssmith37.html

Local Speaker: Asha Hassan, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health at the University of Minnesota, awarded by the Society of Family Planning and the TRUST Community. To learn more: https://pop.umn.edu/people/asha-hassan

Local Speaker: Robsan (Halkeno) Tura, PhD, MPH

Minnesota Department of Health, appointed assistant commissioner for the Health Improvement Bureau in January 2025 by Commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham. To learn more: https://www.health.state.mn.us/about/org/eo/tura.html

We are so excited to learn from these speakers and hope to see you all soon! 

Here is the link to register!