• 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Early Morning Activity

  • Room: Ocean Terrace

  • Double Dutch Aerobics Exercise Activation

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• 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Exhibits

  • Room: American International Grand Ballroom
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• 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Break Out Sessions​​

  • Divine 9 Perspective: Strengthening Communities through Outreach & Advocacy

    • Room: Condado Salon  

    • Sponsored by: TBD

    • Panelists:

      • Dallas Jones, Elite Change, Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 

      • Valerie Yerger, ND, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 

      • Monica Wilson, PAVe, Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 

      • Richard Greggory Johnson III, PhD,  Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 

      • Ritney Castine, Program Consultant, The Center for Black Health & Equity Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
         

  • Healthy Babies, Healthy Mothers: Reversing Health Inequities in During Childbirth

    • Track: Chronic Disease and Wellness

    • Room: Atlantic I

    • Presenters:

      • April Gibson, Professor, Malcolm X College, City Colleges of Chicago

      • Safia Abdinur, JD, Policy Analyst, Public Health Law Center

      • Whitney Hamilton, Professor, Middle Georgia State University

      • Lisa Peyton-Caire, Founder, CEO & President, The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FFBWW)

  • Innovative Strategies for Public Health Response in the Black Community: Lessons Learned
    from the Pandemic

    • Track: Chronic Disease and Wellness

    • Room: Atlantic II

    • Presenters:

      • ​Lorraine Lathen, President, Jump at the Sun Consultants, LLC

      • Dorothea Polk, Strategic Manager, Community Catalyst
         

  • The Importance of Caregiving

    • Track: Institutional Injustices

    • Room: Miramar

    • Presenters:

      • Malcolm Harris, Associate Director of State Campaigns, Caring Across Generations

      • Maria Tirado
         

  • Healthy Black Lives Require Healthy Housing

    • Track: Institutional Injustices

    • Room: Ocean Park

    • Presenter: Esther Agbaje, JD, Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center
       

  • Economic Empowerment for All: A Journey Through the Federal Reserve's Community Development

    • Track: Economic Barriers

    • Room: Gingambo

    • Presenter: Tracey Mason, Assistant Vice President & Director of Community Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
       

  • ​Data-Driven Health Equity: A Guide to Unleashing the Power of the National Equity Atlas​

    • Room: Grand Ballroom

    • Presenter: Seleeke Flingai, PhD, Senior Associate, Policy Link

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• 10:00 AM | Break: Exhibits & Transition to Second Break Out
   

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Concurrent Break Out Sessions

  • Check My Technique: The Benefits & Best Practices of Engaging the House Ballroom Community in HIV Equity Initiatives​

    • Room: Condado Salon 

    • Moderator: Torrian Baskerville, Director of HIV and Health Equity, Human Rights Campaign and The Center for Black Health & Equity Program Consultant

    • Panelists:

      • Torie Henry (Torie Balmain), MC, Actor

      • George Jackson (George Mizrahi), Executive Director, AIDS Project of the East Bay

      • Timothy Chancellor (Nemo Luxe)

      • Miasha Forbes (Meeka Alpha Omega)
         

  • The Messenger Matters: Building Cross-Sector Partnerships for Cancer Prevention and Control

    • Track: Chronic Disease and Wellness

    • Room: Atlantic I

    • Presenters:

      • Laura Crandon, Founder and President, Touch4Life

      • Erin Bailey, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, University of Wisconsin

      • Mya Roberson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
         

  • Designing a Community-Defined Evidence-Based Intervention towards reducing Mental Health Disparities in African American and Poor Communities

    • Track: Chronic Disease and Wellness

    • Room: Atlantic II

    • Moderator: Nadia Richardson, PhD, MA, Founder and CEO, No More Martyrs

    • Presenters:

      • Carlene Davis, MPA, Director of Strategy and Evaluation, California Black Women’s Health Project

      • Cassandra Carter, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

      • Chris Omni, PhD, MPH, MLS, Postdoctoral Scholar, Florida State University
         

  • The Root of Community Violence: Trauma, Oppression ​& a Major Public Health Issue

    • Track: Institutional Injustices

    • Room: Miramar I

    • Presenters:

      • Brenda Moore, Vice President and COO, Urban League of West Michigan

      • Lisa Knight, Consultant and Second Ward City Commissioner, Urban League of West Michigan
         

  • Yikes: You Might Be Part of the Problem (But Don’t Have to Be)

    • Track: Institutional Injustices

    • Room: Ocean Park

    • Presenters:

      • Monica Williams, MBA, Chief Consulting Officer, The Equity Project

      • Karla Henderson, Community Development Director, City of Bloomington, MN

      • Jenna Carter, City Councilmember, City of Bloomington, MN

      • Wanda Givens, Women of Color Health Equity Collective
         

  •  Planning Equals Peace

    • Track: Economic Barriers

    • Room: Gingambo

    • Moderator: Leslie Martinez, National Latino Engagement Manager, Compassion and Choices

    • Presenters:

      • Elisha Hall, PhD,  (He/Him)

      • Zeena Regis (She/Her), Faith Outreach Director, Compassion and Choices

      • Osha Towers (They/Them), LGBTQ+ Engagement Director, Compassion and Choices

      • Maria Otero, (She/Her), Latino Engagement Director, Compassion and Choices

      • Ottamissiah (Missy) Moore (She/Her), BSN, RN, WCC, DWC, CHPN, African American Leadership Council, Compassion and Choices
         

  • Centering Black Women-Led Community Interventions: Collaborating for Gender & Racial Economic Equity through Early Childhood Education

    • Track: Economic Barriers

    • Room: Grand Ballroom

    • Presenters:

      • Rochelle Wilcox, Co-Founder/Owner, For Providers By Providers, Wilcox Academies

      • Kristi Givens, Co-Founder/Owner, For Providers By Providers, Wilcox Academies

      • Laneir Landry, Program Director, For Providers By Providers

      • Allisyn Swift, PhD, Project Director, Beloved Community/NOLA C.A.R.E.S

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• 11:30 AM | Break: Exhibits & Transition to Grand Ballroom
   

• 12:00 PM | Lunch [Included in Virtual]

  • Word from Our Sponsor​: National Network of Public Health Institutes

    • Presenter: Montrece McNeill Ransom, JD, MPH, ACC, BCC, Director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training, National Network of Public Health Institutes
       

  • Storytelling & Equity-Centered Policy Change Panel

    • Moderator: Natasha Phelps, JD, Director of Equity-Centered Policies,
      The Center for Black Health & Equity

    • Group One Panelists:

      • Manire Vaughn, JD, M.J., Lead Senior Staff Attorney for Climate Justice, Public Health Law Center

      • Tonya Curry, JD, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center

      • Safia Abdinur, MPH, Policy Analyst,  Public Health Law Center

      • Daniel Dawes, JD, DHL (Hon.), Senior Vice President of Global Health Equity and ExecutiveDirector of the Institute of Global Health Equity, Meharry Medical College

      • Nelson Dunlap, JD, Vice President, Public Policy & External Affairs, Meharry Medical Colleg

    • Group Two Panelists:

      • Minou Jones, Founder and CEO, Making it Count Community Development Corporation

      • Avis Gray, RN, MSN, Leader of Health Equity,  Ashé Cultural Arts Center

      • Monica Millon, Administrative Coordinator/Community Healthworker, Ashé Cultural Arts Center
         

• Break

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• 2:00 PM | Words from Our Sponsor: Medtronic [Included in Virtual]

  • ​Presenter: Sonja Thompson, PCM, Sr. Manager, U.S. Field Market Development–Pelvic Health

• Partnership Highlight: Compassion and Choices [Included in Virtual]

  • Presenter: Brandi Alexander, Chief Engagement Officer
     

•  ​Words from Our Sponsor: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network [Included in Virtual]

  • ​Presenter: Nishith Pandya, Director of Federal Relations, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
     

• 2:30 PM | Conversations We Are Not Having Panel Across the Cancer Continuum

  • Moderator: Ena Wanliss, MS, National Partnership Project Lead, Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Panelists:

    • Nikki Hayes, MPH, Branch Chief, Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    • Jayla Burton, MPH, Project Manager, LGBT Cancer Network 

    • Katherine Tossas, PhD, MS, Director, Catchment Area Data Alignment, Office of Health Equity and Disparities Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center 

    • Shonta Chambers, MSW, Executive Vice President-Health Equity Initiatives and Community Engagement, Patient Advocate Foundation

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• 3:30 PM | Holding Space by Dr. Chris Omni [Included in Virtual]
   

• Words from Our Sponsor: American Heart Association [Included in Virtual]

  • Presenter: Eric Batch, MPP, Vice President of Field Advocacy
     

• 3:50 PM | Closing Keynote [Included in Virtual]

  • Yolanda Lawson, MD, 124th President of the National Medical Association

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• 4:30 PM | Closing Remarks [Included in Virtual]

  • Mark Christopher Lawrence (Host)

  • Delmonte Jefferson, Executive Director, The Center for Black Health & Equity

  • L’Monique King, Author, Advocate, Educator, and Spoken Word Artist

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• 5:00 PM | Conference Adjourns