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Jan 31, 2023 _ news
Health Equity Symposium: Registration is Open!
Register now at links below!
Attendees will receive 1 AIA HSW Learning Unit for each panel they attend.
Health equity is reached when every person can attain their full health potential.
There is a growing knowledge of how environments shape our health. Ongoing developments and research continue to address health access for all demographics and all socio-economic levels. While most healthcare organizations are working to address health equity issues, there is much work still to be done.
On March 1, 2023 from 1:30-3:45pm EST, GBBN is convening our Health Equity Symposium to hear from academic researchers, industry disruptors, administrators, and clinicians on the issues they face as they address the inequalities of health.
The symposium’s focus will be on advocacy, understanding the health impacts, utilizing resources, and creating resolutions. The goal is to better understand how facility design can leverage resources within and outside of the industry to advance the conversations around health. We want to be advocates for designing better in the future.
Roundtable 1: How Can a Health System be a Health Equity Anchor?
1:30-2:30pm EST | Register here.
Beyond medical expertise they provide, hospital systems anchor communities. How do forward-thinking hospital systems convene multiple partners—in real-estate, legal expertise, and local and regional governance—to better impact the health equity of their communities?
- The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH
Marielee Santiago-Rodriguez MSW, LSW, MPH
Director, Transformative Knowledge & Education Institute for H.O.P.E. TM - Adagio Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Casey Monroe, MSW
Vice President, Disease Prevention Programs - Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Rukiya Curvey Johnson, MBA
Vice President, Community Health Equity | Executive Director, Rush Education & Career Hub - GBBN
Angela Mazzi, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC (Moderator)
Principal & Medical Planner
Roundtable 2: Working Towards Health Equity
2:45-3:45 pm EST | Register here.
How can we be better at breaking down barriers to health equity, particularly for vulnerable populations like children or seniors in rural communities? This panel will discuss the role governance and policy can play in how health systems improve health equity for the people they serve.
- Oasis Health Partners, Minneapolis, MN
Kari Severson Snaza, Oasis Health
Co-Founder & President - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Ray Pentecost, DrPH, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP
Director, Center for Health Systems & Design - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Robert Kahn, MD, MPH
Vice President, Health Equity Strategies - GBBN
Shan Jiang, Ph.D., International ASLA (Moderator)
Associate & Director of Research
