NIMHD DSS: Dr. Ali Mokdad

Presentation Objectives:

• Define life expectancy disparities in by county race/ethnicity in the U.S.
• Examine COVID-19 mortality by race/ethnicity in the U.S.
• Discuss drivers of health disparities

Ali H. Mokdad, Ph.D., is a professor of health metrics sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and chief strategy officer for Population Health at the University of Washington. IHME was founded in 2007 at the University of Washington to provide better evidence to improve health globally by guiding health policy and funding.

As a public health researcher, Dr. Mokdad has published groundbreaking work on local-level disease trends and some of the leading risk factors for poor health. His work on obesity is among the most highly cited in the field.

He received his B.S. in biostatistics from the American University of Beirut and his Ph.D. in quantitative epidemiology from Emory University.

Seminar Logistics

• The seminar will be videocast and available on this page and in the NIH Video archives after the presentation.
• Sign language interpreters will be provided upon request.

• Individuals who need reasonable accommodation to participate should contact Edgar Dews (phone: 301-402-1366) at least five business days before the event.