--- title: Learn How to Combat Racial Disparities in Health Care description: At this week’s HR Executive HBLC, Jen, Jessica Brooks, and Andrea Trudelle discuss how Health Desk can help employers combat racial disparities in health care. image: https://segalbenz.com/hubfs/2022-hrexconf_r01vA-1-web-600px-011922.png --- ![2022-hrexconf_r01vA-1-web-2000px-011922](https://segalbenz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2022-hrexconf_r01vA-1-web-2000px-011922.png?width=300&name=2022-hrexconf_r01vA-1-web-2000px-011922.png) [Jennifer Benz](https://segalbenz.com/blog/author/jennifer-benz-svp-communications-leader) May 11, 2021 1 min read # Learn How to Combat Racial Disparities in Health Care [Previous post ](https://segalbenz.com/blog/covid-19-and-communications) [Next post ](https://segalbenz.com/blog/covid19-vaccine-hesitancy-communications) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://segalbenz.com/blog/health-desk-combatting-racial-bias-in-health-care&title=Learn%20How%20to%20Combat%20Racial%20Disparities%20in%20Health%20Care) This week is [HR Executive’s Health & Benefits Leadership Conference](https://www.benefitsconf.com/). This is an event I look forward to every year. I was the program chair the first several years of this conference, and I’m so delighted to see how it has grown. For this year’s event, I am honored to lead a conversation with two incredible leaders: Jessica Brooks who is CEO of Pittsburgh Business Group on Health and Andrea Trudelle who has led global benefits for organizations like Box and NVIDIA. [Join us Wednesday morning](https://www.benefitsconf.com/keynotes) when we’ll talk about how employers can address racial disparities. As a preview to that conversation, you can hear Jessica talk about [Health Desk](https://ushealthdesk.org/our-passion), an organization she created last year in direct response to the stories of people like [Dr. Susan Moore](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/us/susan-moore-black-doctor-indiana.html) and [David Bell](https://www.nbc12.com/2021/02/01/man-visited-emergency-room-times-before-dying-mo-hospital-parking-lot-family-says/), both of whom died last year after experiencing racism that prevented them from getting the care they needed. Jen Benz, SVP Communications Lead of Segal Benz, and Jessica Brooks, CEO of Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, talk about Health Desk. We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation. Can’t make it on Wednesday? Watch on demand at any time. We're proud to work with organizations that value their people. If you want to learn more, [we’d love to talk](https://4249962-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/contact-us).   --- ## Read Next - [What to Tell Your People About Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19](https://segalbenz.com/blog/encouraging-employees-covid-vaccine) - [How to Address Concerns Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations That Exist Within the Black Community](https://segalbenz.com/blog/covid19-vaccine-hesitancy-communications) - [Sorry I’m Late](https://segalbenz.com/blog/communicating-through-crisis) ### Work with Us We partner with organizations that value their people first. [Let’s talk.](https://segalbenz.com/contact-us-form?hsLang=en) ![Jennifer Benz](https://segalbenz.com/hubfs/Jen%20Benz-2017.jpg) [Jennifer Benz](https://segalbenz.com/blog/author/jennifer-benz-svp-communications-leader) Jennifer Benz, SVP Communications Leader, has been on the leading edge of employee benefits for more than 20 years and is an influential voice in the employee benefits industry. ![Lenovo client story banner](https://segalbenz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lenovo-tile-770x770-1.png?width=400&height=400&name=Lenovo-tile-770x770-1.png) Client Stories Learn how we help our clients achieve results. [ Go to client stories ](https://segalbenz.com/client-stories) Sign Up for Our Email Stay up to date with the latest in HR and benefits communications. [ Subscribe now ](https://segalbenz.com/email-alert-signup-form) Resources on Demand Check out our library of resources—free to download! [ Explore resources ](https://segalbenz.com/resources)