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FIRST KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Identifying Social and Structural Determinants 

of Health Equity and Strategies for Taking Action

Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MSW, MPH, HonFRSPH​

Past President, American Public Health Association

SECOND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Traits of Thriving Neighborhoods

A.J. Calhoun, MA, MPP, Senior Manager, Data and Evaluation,

Leading on Opportunity

Breakout Session A

Access and Beyond: Creating the Foundation for a High-Quality Integrated Community Safety Net System in Mecklenburg County

SESSION FACILITATORS:

Tchernavia Montgomery, MSW, LCSW; Executive Director, Care Ring

Kerry Burch, MPH; Director, Office of Innovation & Strategy, Mecklenburg County Public Health

Breakout Session B

Addressing Food Insecurity in the Charlotte Region

SESSION FACILITATORS:

Elizabeth Racine, DrPH, RD; Professor, Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte

Mamie Sackey Harris, MS, MPH, Food Security Supervisor, Office of Policy & Prevention, Mecklenburg County Public Health 

SESSION FACILITATORS:

Jonathan Ong, BS, PMP; Senior Health Manager, Public Health Informatics Program, Mecklenburg County Public Health

Franck Diaz Garelli, PhD, Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte

SESSION FACILITATORS:

Shanti Kulkarni, Professor, Social Work, UNC Charlotte

Kelly Powers, PhD, RN, CNE; Assistant Professor, Nursing, UNC Charlotte

SESSION FACILITATORS:

Rachel Stark, PLA, ASLA, Senior Urban Designer & Landscape Architect, Planning, Design & Development Department, Charlotte Urban Design Center, City of Charlotte

Hanna Kirlin, MPH, PSM, LeadSafe Program Manager, Housing & Neighborhood Services, City of Charlotte

Reporting & Synthesis

Social Determinants of Health: Priorities and Action Steps

SESSION FACILITATOR:

Melinda Forthofer, PhD, Professor, Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte

Panel Discussion

Social Determinants of Mental Health

During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic 

SESSION FACILITATOR: Jan Warren-Findlow, PhD, MBA, Professor and Interim Chair, Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte

SESSION PANELISTS:

• Robert J. Cramer, PhD, Associate Professor and Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar of Health Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte 

• Yu-jay Harris, MBA, President, Psychology For All

• Elise Howell, MA, LCMHC, Licensed Clinician, Southeast Psych

• Annelise Mennicke, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC Charlotte