Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit
Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit
Advancing Health Equity and Well-being
On Friday, November 22, 2019, Ì«Ñô³Ç¹ÙÍø hosted a Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit that focused on advancing health equity and well-being for California's Central Valley communities.
In partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to identify evidence-based policies to reduce the rate of child poverty and improve economic mobility for rural communities.
Featuring: Congressman TJ Cox
Hosted by: Ì«Ñô³Ç¹ÙÍø on behalf of the Rural HEAL Collaborative
Agenda
- 8:00 AM: Program and Light Breakfast
- Welcome Remarks on Behalf of Rural HEAL
- Dr. Sonya Christian: President, Ì«Ñô³Ç¹ÙÍø
- TJ Cox: U.S. Representative, Congressional District 21
- Norma Rojas-Mora: Director of Communications and Community Relations, Bakersfield College
- Rural Health Panel #1: Forming a Collaborative Structure to Advance Rural Health Equity
- Dr. Kathleen Murphy: Pediatrician, Valley Children's Hospital
- Dr. Nancy Burke: Professor Public Health, UC Merced
- Russell Judd: CEO, Kern Medical Center
- Dr. Sonya Christian: President, Ì«Ñô³Ç¹ÙÍø
- Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner: Co-Director and CVHPI, CSU Fresno
- Rural Health Panel #2: Air Quality
- Emanuel Alcala: Co-Assistant Director, Central Valley Health Policy Institute
- John Moua, MD: Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatric Pulmonology, UCSF Fresno
- Kevin Hamilton, RRT, ACS: Respiratory Therapist, Asthma Clinical Specialist, CEO Central California Asthma Collaborative
- Dr. Sandie Ha: Professor of Public Health, UC Merced
- Rural Health Panel #3: Substance Use
- TJ Cox: U.S. Representative, Congressional District 21
- Dr. Anna Song: Professor of Psychology, UC Merced Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center
- Dr. Rais Vohra: Family Medicine, UCSF Fresno
- Dr. David Rohac: Faculty, Ì«Ñô³Ç¹ÙÍø
- Rural Health Panel #4: Impact & Implications of Rural Health
- Cindy Collier: Collaborative Lead, HEAL
- Serena Yang, MD, MPH: Chief of Pediatrics, UCSF Fresno
- Dr. Thelma Hurd: Director of Medical Education, UC Merced
- Sharlet Briggs: CEO, Adventist Health
- Welcome Remarks on Behalf of Rural HEAL
- 11:50 AM: Closing Remarks
- Dr. Julianne McCall: Science Officer, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
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