CONFERENCE Agenda
March 3
9:00 AM
Radical rest &
morning yoga with amplify & activate
freedom riders special session
10:00 AM
Welcome & conference opening
10:30 AM
Changing the Narrative for Black Health: How to Navigate Policy Change with a New Administration
Daniel Dawes, Author, Political Determinants of Health (Moderator)
11:30 am
Radical Rest: Reclaiming Our Birthright
Charity White, Program Manager, Black Women’s Wellness
12:15 pm
NEtworking hour
Exhibit Hall Open
1:00 pm
The Power of immunity: To Vaccine or Not to Vaccine
Stephaun Wallace, Ph.D. Director of External Relations, COVID-19 Prevention Network and Staff Scientist, Fred Hutch
Dr. Oveta Fuller, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School
Cedric “Jamie” Rutland, MD, National Spokesperson, American Lung Association
LaTroya Hester, Communications Director, The Center for Black Health & Equity
2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Cancer Priorities
Ena Wanliss, Associate Director of Program and Policy, CDC, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Nikki Branch, Branch Chief, CDC, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Krystal Redman, Dr.PH, MHA, Executive Director, Breast Cancer Action
Breakout Session 2: Using Data & Technology to Address Chronic Disease Disparities
Ashlee Wisdom, Founder/CEO, Health in Her Hue
Quinton Keith, Director of Data and Continuous Improvement, University of Chicago
David Dodds, Motion Graphics Designer, UCLA Instructor
Breakout Session 3: Racism as a Public Health Emergency
Natasha Phelps, Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center
Wizdom Powell, Ph.D., Director of the Health Disparities Institute and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCONN Health
Dwayne Proctor, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Ruqaiijah Yeaarby, JD, Executive Director and Co-Founder - The Institute for Healing Justice and Equity
3:00 pm
breathing break with Ayo Handy-Kendi of Ritual of Reconciliation
Exhibit Hall Open
3:30 pm
Conversations We Aren’t Having
Chronic Disease: Ballroom, Barbershops and Benches
Kimberly Wright, Executive Director, American Heart Association Metro Atlanta
Kevin Davis, Owner, Pro Cut Family Barbershop
Economic: End of Life Economic & Psychological Impact on Families
Brandi Alexander, National Constituency Director, Compassion & Choices
Jeff Gardere, MD, America’s Psychologist
Ottamissiah “Missy” Moore
Reverend Charles McNeil, Unity Baptist Church
Social Justice: Healing from Grief and Trauma
Shawn Blue, Psy.D., Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University
Anita Earls, NC Supreme Court Justice, Civil Rights Attorney
Amba Jonnalagadda, MD, Associate Chief of Staff, Veterans Administration
4:30 pm
Policy Solutions: regional Workshops
Culture of Health Leaders
5:30 PM
Closing Keynote
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6:00 pM
Spoken Word/The Center charge & Call to Action
Delmonte Jefferson, Executive Director, The Center for Black Health & Equity
Ritney Castine, Chair, State of Black Health