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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.


 

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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
  • 11:50 AM: Closing Remarks
    • Dr. Julianne McCall: Science Officer, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

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