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Vice President and Director, Weitzman Institute | Health Equity Sr. Scholar | Epidemiologist | Health Services Researcher | Marquis Who’s Who in America | CHIEF | 2024 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award?
That’s a wrap! Represented Weitzman Institute and AcademyHealth during the 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Fall Research Conference (#2024APPAM), “Policymaking at the Federal, State, and Local Levels.” Grateful for the opportunity to provide insights as a discussant on two panels, “Equity in Crisis and Disasters” and “Demographic Representation in the Workforce.” A few key points: ?? According to the 2024 U.N. Report, “Why so Few Women are in Political Leadership,” only 27 out of 195 recognized countries are led by a woman, and 107 countries (54.9%) have never had a woman Head of State. Some of the cited barriers include limited access to financial networks and political patronage, as well as lack of political will to challenge male-dominated decision-making. ?? In prospective/retrospective analyses of the impact of policies, whether access to timely care during a public health emergency or efforts to increase homeownership as an antidote to homelessness, keep in mind unintended consequences, particularly who is (and who isn’t) benefiting from such policies. ?? Dr. Lidia Cano P. from MIT discussed her Nature paper with Dr. ChangHoon Hahn on “Exposing disparities in flood adaptation for equitable future interventions in the USA,” which highlighted unequal access (including affordability) to flood insurance and information about flood risks and adaptation strategies, as well as enforcement of floodplain development regulations and focus on areas with higher properties values as reasons accounting for observed disparities. Potential solutions include mapping to inform targeted interventions in flood-prone zones, financial assistance programs to support flood mitigation activities, and greater investment in equity-centered policy development.