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Social justice and health outcomes in vulnerable communities.

D Gail Christopher was the keynote speaker for the 2006 Regional Health Disparities Symposium organized by the University of South Alabama Center for Healthy Communities. At the time of the talk Dr. Christopher was Vice President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Director of that Center’s Health Policy Institute. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts research and analysis on public policy issues of concern to African Americans and other ethnic minorities. The Center’s Health Policy Institute focuses on key health policy issues for African Americans and other communities of color. Before joining the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Dr. Christopher was Executive Director of Harvard’s Institute of Government Innovations at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. On July 1, 2007, Dr. Christopher became Vice President for Health Programs at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. In that role she oversees the Foundation’s investments to improve the health and well being of vulnerable children and families. She has been a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration for over a decade and is widely recognized for her many efforts in the area of health disparities. This article represents her comments at the 2006 symposium.