Health Affairs' February issue on Racism & Health highlighted significant health disparities in the U.S. as well as social determinants of health (SDOH) that must be addressed to ensure better health outcomes for all patients.
This free summit, open to all and with many of the sessions virtual, entails six events in
March starting this Thursday night, March 3.
This won't be a summit that simply identifies that social determinants of health matter and leaves it at that. We want you to attend and come away with actionable steps about how to recognize and address the social determinants of health in today’s health policy.
Our sessions will cover the impact of food and nutrition policy, how to turn SDOH knowledge into evidence and practice, how to break the cycle of negative health outcomes due to SDOH, and how health care organizations can partner with non-health care organizations to address SDOH.
We also will host in person in
Washington, D.C. a community service event and a networking happy hour.
Our speakers include:
• Keynote Speaker: Donna Shalala, PhD, Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the University of Miami, Former HHS Secretary and Member of Congress
• Sarah Lichtman Spector from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Kripa Sreepada, Health Policy Advisor to Sen. Tina Smith
• Ed Hunter from the National Alliance to Impact Social Determinants of Health
• Rebekah Rollston from Cambridge Health Alliance
Review the full list of sessions below and register:
• Impact of Food & Nutrition Policy - March 3 at 7:00 p.m. ET
• Turning Knowledge into Policy and Practice - March 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET
• SDOH Throughout the Life Course - March 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET
• Community Service Event
at A Wider Circle (In Person) - March 19 at 1:00 p.m. ET
• Health Care Partnerships to Address SDOH - March 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET
• End of Summit Networking Happy Hour (In Person) - March 30 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewedjournalat the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal is available in print and online. Late-breaking
content is also found through healthaffairs.org, Health Affairs Today, and Health Affairs Sunday Update.
Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has published Health Affairs since 1981.
