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Third Annual John W. Hatch FaithHealth Lecture Will Engage Faith & Health Leaders

Phyllis Coley @phyllis_coley

Raleigh, NC – The Division of FaithHealth Ministries at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Shaw University Divinity School will present the Third Annual John W. Hatch FaithHealth Lecture Series on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Shaw University’s Thomas J. Boyd Chapel.  The chapel is located at 118 E. South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.

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The Series, named as a commemoration of the pioneering work of Dr. John Hatch in the areas of faith, health, and community organization, seeks to:

  • Provide a forum for participants to engage in diverse streams of intellectual knowledge gained through individuals, communities and institutions that are relevant to the fields of faith and health.
  • Create opportunities for open dialogue, story sharing, and innovation between faith and health communities towards the goal of improved quality of life in the communities/populations served. 
  • Build stronger communities vested in bridging the space between the healing worlds of faith and health.

“The Hatch Lecture” will again engage faith and health leaders in dynamic and thought provoking dialogue reflective of the strength of faithhealth intersections in improving population health and building stronger communities. 

The keynote lecturer will be Rev. Dr. William Barber, II. Dr. Barber is President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Architect of the Moral Monday Movement in North Carolina, Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, and President Emeritus of the NC NAACP. 

Another special feature will include a dialogue between Dr. Hatch and:

  • Harold A. Nichols, Surgeon, Morehead Urology Associates and Morehead Memorial Hospital
  • William Rand Kenan, Jr.,Professor Emeritus, Health Behavior and Health Education at University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health
  • Johnny Hill, Dean, Shaw University Divinity School
  • Dr. Gary Gunderson, Vice President, FaithHealth Division at Wake Forest Baptist Health
  • Gerald Winslow, Director, Center for Christian Bioethics at the School of Religion at Loma Linda University
  • Jeremy Moseley, Director, FaithHealth Community Engagement at Wake Forest Baptist Health and consultant to North Carolina Provider Owned Plans 

This event is free and open to the public; registration is requested. To register, click here.

For questions or more information, contact Dawn Hall at dmhall@wakehealth.edu or 336-716-0459.