Across the U.S., more than 50 million students will attend public elementary and high schools this fall. Yet only two-thirds of African American and less than three-quarters of Latino students will graduate on time. Also, more than half of all students attending public school live in poverty.
Barriers to high school graduation are a key public health concern because high school graduation is a leading indicator of healthy adult behaviors and health status.
American Public Health AssociationPast President Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, CPH, former health director for the City of Louisville, will lead this timely discussion on the significance of high school graduation to health disparities. And Robert Murphy, former teacher, assistant principal and dropout prevention specialist for the Maryland Department of Education, will examine how current policies and practices in educational systems disproportionately impact students of color and ultimately contribute to disproportionate dropout rates. Join public health leaders as they examine their role in providing the leadership to improve high school graduation rates and dismantling the policies and practices that undermine educational success and health.
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Sept. 1, 2-3 p.m. ET