20th Annual NJPN Conference - 2020 Vision Program Book

10:30 AM – 11:40 AM

An Incomplete Story: The Unveiling of Health Disparities During COVID-19

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DR. TAWANDA HUBBARD Social Work Educator & Practitioner

In this unprecedented time as we struggle against COVID-19, it has been unveiled the dire health disparities that persons of color are encountering across the nation. We are hearing alarming rates of persons of color dying from COVID-19, hitting the African American Community hard. The reports speak to this phenomenon as a surprising or new event. In this one-hour presentation, it will be discussed how health disparities have historically existed in our country and the problem has been situated on the person and community levels versus looking at systems, policies, and practice. Participants will look at the whole story, factoring in context, examining social determinants of health, and structural discrimination that breeds within our society and institutions. They will identify the role of service providers and agencies in fighting health inequities and discrimination apart of ensuring quality care based on health equity and inclusion.

Dr. Tawanda Hubbard is a social work educator and practitioner. She teaches on faculty at Monmouth SSW and at her alma mater, Rutgers SSW as a part-time lecturer. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience in child welfare, behavioral health, adolescent and family therapy, and clinical practice. She currently provides individual, couple and family therapy as a private practitioner and clinical supervision.

Uncovering the Impact of Alcohol Use on Women’s Health

AARONWHITE, Ph.D. Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Alcohol is a growing women’s health issue, with recent research shedding light on the different, heightened risks women face by drinking. Such as: One serving of alcohol per day raises the risk of breast cancer for women by roughly 10% and among adults, alcohol- related emergency department visits and deaths have increased more for women than for men. Part of the story involves studies suggesting women are more likely to drink to cope. That leads into a discussion about alcohol use during the pandemic, coping with despair and combining alcohol with other drugs. Additionally, this session discussed alcohol use among adolescents and young adults and although fewer teens are drinking, more are drinking alone now, particularly girls. For the first time in the history of research on alcohol consumption, teen and young adult females are now more likely to drink and report being drunk than males. Females also experience blackouts and hangovers at lower doses of alcohol than males and are more susceptible to alcohol-related cancers, liver disease, etc. This workshop will prepare professionals to understand the changing data on alcohol use and the impact on woman’s health.

Dr. Aaron White is a Biological Psychologist (Neuroscientist) in the Office of the Director at the NIAAA, where he serves as Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director. Aaron began his position at NIAAA researching the impact of alcohol and other drugs on adolescent development and strategies for promoting adolescent health.

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