The epiphany moment that led to Health Policy and Management Professor and Chair Thomas LaVeist’s recognition that “that sociological phenomena could actually be predictive of death” is chronicled in this Lancet perspective. The piece quotes David Williams, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, who says: “Dr LaVeist is one of a handful of researchers who has done seminal research in the field of health disparities in the last two decades and has had a major influence on this area of research by raising awareness of the problem, addressing important research questions in the field, and pointing to interventions to reduce disparities.” The perspective also provides insight into LaVeist’s early life with his immigrant parents.
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