GBPI Insights 2021 Conference: Health Equity Panel

Each year the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute hosts an annual policy conference to inform policy discussions during the state’s legislative session. For the first time in GBPI history this annual policy conference was both free and virtual. We achieved record-breaking turnout with over 500 registered attendants from all over the state.

This year’s policy conference focused on race, resilience and recovery in the year following the outbreak of COVID-19. Our policy analysts detailed how the state budget cuts harm Georgians and especially Georgians of color. Our featured panelists in conversations about education, health and the budget gave first-hand accounts of policies that work to address disparities faced by communities of color, as well as policies that fall short or worsen inequities