NEW YORK - Marylandian -- A global pandemic, the killings of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, and others put the nation on notice of the pervasive and persistent health disparities and social justice inequities felt by African Americans across the world.

With a mission to address these disparities and inequities' intersectionality, the Sixth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health will be held virtually March 22 – 26, 2021. With a theme of "Defying Boundaries," LEPH2021 will address complex issues surrounding partnerships and collaboration between law enforcement professionals and public health advocates, and more.

One key panel during the conference is Closing the Racial Divide in Healthcare and Policing: The Journey from Cultural Awareness to Transformative Action. Panelist includes Sheila Thorne, President/CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC.  Thorne, an international expert on global cultures and health disparities, inequities, and cultural competency and former senior marketing executive, has held rank in many of the top U.S. health marketing communications companies.

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Other vital speakers will join Thorne for LEPH2021 include:

• Rahn K. Bailey, MD, forensic psychiatrist, past president of the National Medical Association (NMA) Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem (USA)
• Jiles H. Ship, past president of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), New Jersey Police Training Commission & Homeland Global Strategies (USA)

Registration for the Sixth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) Philadelphia is open now and available by clicking here.

Press interested in covering the event may apply for credentials by clicking here.

For more information on LEPH2021, please visit https://leph2021philadelphia.com/

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ABOUT SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH (LEPH)

LEPH2021 brings together individuals involved in confronting complex social, medical, and behavioral challenges to foster tangible collaborations between the sectors of law enforcement, public health, and communities.

ABOUT SHEILA THORNE

A native New Yorker, Sheila Thorne has been a marketing communications professional for more than two decades. A former senior executive in five of the nation's preeminent marketing, advertising, and communications companies, Thorne has guided her team of seasoned marketing and media professionals of color in her own company since 2003. A former middle school and high school teacher of foreign languages, she has represented Fortune 500 companies throughout North America, Latin America, and Western Europe.