RWJF CHP Announcement-Practices and Policies that Promote Health Justice, a Health Disparities Summit

 

The conference will convene at 8:30 am on Friday, September 6th at the University of New

Mexico in Albuquerque, and will adjourn by 1 pm on Saturday, September 7th.

 

. To register, please visit http://summit2013rwjf.eventbrite.com/.

. For travel or accommodation inquiries, please contact Antoinette Maestas from the RWJF Center for Health Policy at amaesta3@unm.edu.

 

Agenda

 

 

Friday, September 6, 2013

 

8:00-8:30 am         Breakfast and Registration

 

8:30-10:00 am       Welcome

Native American blessing

President Robert Frank, University of New Mexico

Dr. Gabriel Sanchez, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy, University of New Mexico

 

Welcome Address

Rep. Michele Lujan-­-Grisham (NM-­-01)

 

Opening Remarks

 Rep. Lucille Roybal-­-Allard (CA-­-40) (Invited)

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Invited)

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (Invited)

Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry (Invited)

 

10:00-10:30 am      Keynote Address

 Dr. Thomas LaVeist Ramos, Johns Hopkins University

 

10:30-11:40 am      Panel 1: Access to Care

Expert panelists will discuss what we know about understandings of the Affordable Care Act in communities of color across the nation and how we best ensure that all communities are able to utilize the law and access health services effectively.

 

11:40 am-1:10 pm LUNCH

 

1:10-2:20 pm         Panel 2: Women's Health and the Intersection of

Gender, Race & Class

Local and national experts will discuss the best approaches to improve access to care and the health status of women, with an emphasis on women of color.

 

 

 

2:20-2:35 pm         BREAK

 

2:35 - 3:45 pm      Panel 3: American Indian Health

The Health and Human Services Department convenes a Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC).   Members of the STAC will discuss the unique government-­-to-­-government relationship that Tribes have with the United States and how the STAC is working with the Health and Human Services Department to address American Indian health disparities. This session will provide an opportunity to better understand Native American perspectives on health, health care, and the Affordable Care Act.

 

3:45 - 5:00 pm      Panel 4: Health Care for Immigrant Families: Policy Challenges and Opportunities

A panel of leading experts will present an overview of the status of access to health care for immigrant children and families and discuss the

program and policy options of immigration and health reforms at the local, state, and federal levels.

 

 

Saturday, September 7, 2013

 

 

9:00 -10:30 am      Panel 5: Mental Health & Child Development

This panel will address how we improve behavioral health for members of communities of color, including considerations for improving access to behavioral health services for all.  This panel will include experts on child development and the role of public policy in supporting healthy child development in communities of color.

 

10:30 - 12:00 pm  Panel 6: Health Professional Workforce

Local and national experts will discuss the current landscape of health professionals and how it can be improved to better meet the demand for services, be more responsive to all who receive services, and support improved health equity.

 

 

12:00 - 12:30 pm  Closing Remarks

 

 

12:30- 1:00 pm       Adjourn