From Disparities to Design: Making Health Equity a Daily Practice

From Disparities to Design: Making Health Equity a Daily Practice

Moving Beyond Awareness to Programs, Portals, and Partnerships that Work

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Most organizations can recite statistics about disparities. Far fewer can point to equity-centered programs that patients and communities actually feel. In this program, Dr. Manley shows how to move from talking about inequity to designing for equity in a concrete way. He walks audiences through real examples from his work at SCHEQ: plain-language lung cancer infographics, patient education portals, webinar series, and an annual Lung Cancer Interventions Summit that center Black, Hispanic/Latine, and low-income communities. Along the way, he surfaces the tough questions—who is at the table, who is resourced, and how community partners are treated—while also offering a clear, realistic path forward. Attendees leave with a simple design framework, examples they can borrow and adapt, and a clearer sense of how DEI and health equity show up in decisions about content, funding, staffing, and community collaboration.

Eugene Manley, Jr. — Motivational Speaker

Eugene Manley, Jr.

Cancer scientist & health equity speaker on lung cancer

Cancer scientist, founder, and health equity strategist, I help hospitals, cancer centers, nonprofits, and colleges turn cancer disparities into concrete action. Drawing on my own experience of medical racism, lung cancer expertise, and 20+ years in STEMM, I blend data, story, and practical tools so audiences leave with clear steps, not vague inspiration, ready to redesign communication, programs, and policies for patients who are too often ignored and communities who learned not to trust care.

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