The 13th Federal Amendment allows for slavery of "those convicted of a crime" -- as does the Minnesota Constitution. This has serious consequences for the health and well being of people and their families while incarcerated, and upon release. And for our civic society. We will briefly review the background, consequences, and proposed remedies for slavery in prison.

Bio: Chris Reif MD, MA, MPH, is a retired Family Physician who has worked for 45 years in community health settings in the Twin Cities, including jail, workhouse, prison, homeless shelter, chemical dependency recovery, addiction care, school clinics, adolescent health, abortion care, gender affirming care, Health Equity, and FQHCs including the last 20 years at Community University Health Care Center in the Phillips Neighborhood of South Minneapolis. He is also an enthusiastic educator for all health, public health, and graduate students. He believes this is a critical time for peace, love, hope, justice, joy and resistance for all of us.

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MPHA Health Equity Committee meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Currently all meetings are virtual. Meetings are open to MPHA members and non-members who want to learn more and take action on advancing health equity in Minnesota. 

For more information about the Health Equity Committee,  please email healthequity@mpha.net and we will get back to you! The committee is co-chaired by Madison Anderson, Erica Fishman, and Sara Rogers.