If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center A national and international leader in health and child development disparities, Dr. Zuckerman's most important scientific contributions involve identifying factors contributing to low birth weight including drugs, alcohol and maternal health and most recently gene environment interaction. His work has influenced transformations in health care to better meet the needs of low income and minority children. Dr. Zuckerman pioneered the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at Boston Medical Center, which uses legal advocacy in the health setting to address the non-biologic root causes of low-income children's health and developmental problems. He co-founded Project HEALTH which isnow a national organization deploying college volunteers in primary care settings to connect low-income parents with community based resources for their children. Dr. Zuckerman's research has demonstrated the effectiveness of the Reach Out and Read Program, a national effort by pediatricians that distributes to children a developmentally and culturally appropriate book to take home at each pediatric visit until age 5 so that parents can read aloud to promote their development. --- The Cafferty Lecture The Pastora San Juan Cafferty Lecture on Race and Ethnicity in American Life was established in 2005 on the occasion of the retirement of Professor Pastora San Juan Cafferty from The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. The Lecture is a forum for prominent social theorists, business executives, community leaders, philanthropists, and politicians to convene and discuss the issues critical to a well-functioning and secure society.