2024 Greater Hampton Roads Population Health Summit

Hybrid: In-person at EVMS or virtually via Zoom

* For in-person attendees, registration and breakfast begins at 8:00am*

Learning Objectives:

1) Describe state and regional health data impacting morbidity and mortality of populations.

2) Examine key social determinants in housing and employment that intersect and influence health outcomes.

3) Identify opportunities for community partner collaboration and alignment through ongoing regional community health initiatives.

Lunch and free parking at EVMS will be available for in-person attendees!

Commissioner Karen Shelton

1) Outline significant health statistics of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Eastern Virginia

2) Explain social determinants that affect health, functioning and quality of life outcomes

Moderator and Short Presentation By:

Brett Sierra, DHSc, MPH

Assistant Professor, Master of Public Health
EVMS School of Health Professions
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

Panelists Include:

Corey Brooks, NRHA

Julie Dixon, MPH, Vice President, Community Planning & Development, The Planning Council

John Kownack, CRHA Executive Director

Objective:

1) Explore how housing conditions, stability, and location directly impact physical and mental health.

2) Identify gaps in current policies and propose changes to improve health outcomes through better housing policies.

3) Share successful programs and best practices from initiatives that have effectively improved health through housing.

4) Discuss strategies for building effective partnerships to address housing and health challenges collectively.

Moderator and Short Presentation By:

Bobby Boone

Founder and Chief Strategist

&Access

Panelists Include:

Darrell Gaskin, PhD, Director, The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Tara Ramsey, President, Greater Norfolk Corporation

Captain David Dees, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Chief of Staff

Objectives:

1) Provide an overview of employment trends and workforce statistics in the region

2) Discuss how having a robust and healthy workforce positively impacts the regional economy.

3) Investigate how housing conditions and health issues intersect and affect workforce stability and productivity.

Moderated By:

Felicia Mebane,PhD, MSPH,

Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Outreach, Joint School of Public Health (Initiative)

Executive Director, Center for Public Health Initiatives at NSU

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Host or Publisher M. Foscue Brock Institute