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Friday, April 9, 2021
Tackling Social Determinants of Health in the Charlotte Region: from Data to Action
Please join us throughout the day on Friday, April 9, as we celebrate National Public Health Week with an action-oriented virtual APHI Nexus! We will focus on transforming our knowledge and insights into the social determinants of health and how they play out in the Charlotte region into evidence-based actionable steps and priorities toward our long-term goal of seeing Healthy People in Healthy Communities.
Please see the agenda for the day below. The conference will be divided into four separate segments - participate in one or all of the sessions, as your schedule permits. Visit the linked session pages for additional details, information about speakers, and topic-related resources.
Advance registration for the 2021 Nexus event has now closed.
Participants will receive Zoom meeting links and additional conference information on Thursday, April 8 via the email address provided at registration.
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The Importance of Tackling Social Determinants & Health
Welcome &
Keynote Presentations
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
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:45 am - 12:30 pm
Please select a session to participate in when registering
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Each breakout will focus on a focused priority area associated with a social determinant of health. Following brief lightning talks, participants will draw on resources and their own experiences to address suggest ways to tackle these inequities. Each group will produce a bulleted list of priorities and action steps for sharing during the early afternoon synthesis session.
Breakout Session A
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
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
Breakout Session C
Toward Public Health 3.0: Cultivating the
Culture of a Data-Driven Learning Organization
Breakout Session C
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
Breakout Session E
Housing and the Built Environment:
The Key to Thriving Communities
Breakout Session E
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
Closing Panel Discussion
Closing 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:
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Robert J. Cramer, PhD, Associate Professor and Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar of Health Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte
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Yu-jay Harris, MBA, President, Psychology For All
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Elise Howell, MA, LCMHC, Licensed Clinician, Southeast Psych
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Annelise Mennicke, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC Charlotte