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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Good afternoon,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of the planning committee for UCR School of Medicine's fourth annual Structural Competency Conference (SCC), we would like to invite you to attend: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How We Heal: Advocating for Environmental Justice in Medicine</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">, on March
5 & 6, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration is free at
<a href="https://atu.cr/ucrscc22"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://atu.cr/ucrscc22</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Why do health disparities persist? How can we address them at their roots? Structural Competency is the capacity to recognize and respond to health outcomes as the
downstream effect of social, political, and economic structures. Our conference is open to the public and we invite health professionals, scholars, students, and community organizers to join us in learning new perspectives and developing skills for advocacy
at the bedside and beyond.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year’s conference brings together national experts, community organizers, health professionals, public policy professionals, and students to explore how environmental
justice ties into medicine. We hope to strengthen our network and connect our community to the larger network supporting individuals whose wellbeing is directly affected by their environments.
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Saturday March 5, the keynote speaker is
<span style="color:#262524;background:white">Dr. Mary Hasbah Roessel</span>, a Navajo (Diné) psychiatrist from Round Rock, AZ who is the first woman Navajo psychiatrist to provide Indian Health Service clinical care in New Mexico. On Sunday March 6, the keynote
speaker is Andrea Vidaurre, the Co-Founder and Policy Lead of People's Collective for Environmental Justice in Riverside, CA.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are able to forward this invitation to students, faculty, or residents who may be interested, we would greatly appreciate your time in spreading the
word. </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This event is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A flyer with conference dates, times, and registration link is attached.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">UCR SCC Advertising Team</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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