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Mathew McCurdy, MPH

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
HEALTH DESIGNED: THE ACUTE CARE DESIGN + INNOVATION CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT EMORY UNIVERSITY; PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER, BLKHLTH INC.

Biography

Matthew McCurdy (he/him) is the director of Programs of Health DesignED: The Acute Care Design + Innovation Center in the department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University. He is also the president and co-founder of BLKHLTH Inc., a nonprofit that engages the public and health professionals on the impact of racism on Black health — then equips them to do something about it.

Matthew is passionate about employing social science theory, health equity frameworks, and design to develop creative solutions that improve health outcomes for marginalized communities. Prior to his current role, Matthew served as a presidential management fellow at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, supporting federal teams working to develop strategic and management plans that strengthened health, public health, and human services. Matthew has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Georgia State University and a Master of Public Health from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.

Author's Essays

Confronting Racism: A Public Health Crisis

Mathew McCurdy, MPH

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted preexisting economic, social, and health inequities in the United States and has exposed the nation’s deficient public health and health care infrastructure. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Black Americans are nearly…

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