Investing in Innovations for Thriving Communities
and Healthy People
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
February 29, 2012
9:00am – 5:30pm
This forum brings together professionals from academia, public health, and community development to shed light on the social determinants of health and explore community based models and strategies that are addressing both the social and physical conditions of at-risk populations.
Conference Agenda
| 9:00am | Welcome |
| Lena Robinson Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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| 9:05am | Screening of Unnatural Causes: an acclaimed documentary that tackles the root causes of socioeconomic inequities in health |
| 9:10am | Opening Remarks |
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David Erickson Center for Community Development Investments Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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9:30 – 10:30am | Panel: Why and How Socioeconomic Factors Determine Health Outcomes |
| Public health professionals and academic researchers explain the critical intersection between place and health outcomes. | |
Moderator: |
The critical intersection between place and health Understanding the Structural Factors that Impact Health and Wealth Transforming Unhealthy Communities By Building Power, Crafting New Policy & Changing The Narrative Investing in People and Place: Creating Health Equity in Alameda County |
| 10:30 – 10:45am | Refresh break |
10:45am – 12:15am |
Panel: Social and Economic Approaches That Can Make a Difference |
| Compilation of Presentations
A range of strategies is critical to addressing and reducing the social and economic disparities that are inextricably tied to poor health outcomes. Inadequate availability of employment opportunities, high quality housing, education, recreation facilities and other community-based services are just a few of the environmental conditions that create barriers to a higher quality of life for residents of low-income communities. This panel highlights innovative approaches that are tackling these conditions head on to create communities that offer greater promise and opportunity. |
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| Moderator: | Aimee Chitayat The Insight Center for Community Economic Development Dr. Barbara McCullough Olis Simmons Jeremy Liu Dana Harvey Jim Becker |
12:15pm | Networking Lunch |
1:15 – 1:45pm | |
| Investing in Innovation for Thriving Communities and Healthy People: Keynote Angela Glover Blackwell CEO, PolicyLink |
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2:00 – 3: 30pm | |
| Moderator: | Investing in Innovation for Thriving Communities & Healthy People Lisa Richter GPS Capital Partners Pablo Bravo Scott Sporte Tracey Ericson Yolanda Ruiz Marc Rand |
3:30 – 4:00pm | |
| Lena Robinson Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | |
| What did you learn today about the role that socioeconomic factors play in determining health outcomes? As a result of what you learned or heard today, do you have any immediate and long-term ideas for how you plan to use this information? | |
4:00 – 5:30pm |
Reception and Resource Mixer |
Stay around for the post conference reception to chat with the speakers and other attendees that you may have met during the day, as well as visit information tables set up by partner organizations carrying out the critical work of community development. The reception is being held in the Fed Center where you can also see a collection of historical currency and other exhibits about the purposes and function of the Federal Reserve. |
