Schedule
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Section One: Strengthening Protections for Community Health
Monday, April 25, 2022
| Noon | Networking Event |
| 1:30 – 2:45pm | General Opening Session |
| 2:45 – 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:30 – 5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions One Deregulatory Forces at Work: How ALEC’s Model Bills Fuel Legislation that Protects Corporate Interests and Harms Public Health • Lisa Graves, executive director and editor-in-chief, True North Research • Sarah de Guia, J.D., chief executive officer, ChangeLab Solutions • Logan Welde, J.D., director of legislative affairs, Clean Air Council Efforts to Rollback Public Health Authority: Tracking the Legislation and Assessing the Impact • Donna Levin, J.D., executive director, Network for Public Health Law • Katie Moran-McCabe, J.D., special projects manager, Center for Public Health Law Research • Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, M.D., MPH, former director of Rhode Island Department of Health and former president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials • Andy Baker-White, J.D., MPH, senior director, State Health Policy, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Key Public Health Partnerships with the Business Sector, Faith Communities, and Law Enforcement • Reverend Angela D. Brown, community health coordinator, FaithHealth Division Wake Forest Baptist Health • Ronald E. Hampton, Criminal Justice and Security Consultant • Zoey Kernodle, director, Center for the Business of Health, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School • Gene Matthews, J.D., principal investigator, Network for Public Health—Southeastern Region Office Advocacy and Lobbying: What the Law Means for Public Health • Oxiris Barbot, M.D., senior fellow for public health and social justice, the JPB Foundation, and adjunct assistant professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health • Allen H. Mattison, J.D., partner, Trister Ross Schadler & Gold • Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., professor of the practice in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health • Jennifer Arice White, MSPH, senior policy and community engagement officer, Horizon Foundation |
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:30am | Concurrent Sessions Two Preemption: How the Weapon of Choice for Preventing Local Policy Making is Impacting Health and Health Equity • Sabrina Adler, J.D. vice president of law, ChangeLab Solutions • Akeem Anderson, director of government affairs, CityHealth • Kristerfer Burnett, District 8 councilmember, Baltimore City Council • Courtnee Melton-Fant, assistant professor, University of Memphis School of Public Health Public Health Orders Versus Individual Rights: Shifting Court Rulings in Response to COVID-19 • Nilesh Kalyanaraman, M.D., FACP, health officer, Anne Arundel County Health • Wendy E. Parmet, JD, Matthews University Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, and faculty co-director, Center for Health Policy & Law • Dorit Reiss, LLB, PHD, professor of law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law Countering COVID Denialism • James G. Hodge, Jr., J.D., LLM, director, Network for Public Health—Western Region Office • Kathleen Hoke, J.D., director, Network for Public Health—Eastern Region Office • Jennifer L. Piatt, J.D., deputy director, Network for Public Health—Western Region Office • Umair A. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Health • Erica N. White, J.D., staff attorney, Network for Public Health Law—Western Region Office Legal Epidemiology: Why Do It, How to Do It, How to Use It • Evan Anderson, J.D., Ph.D., senior lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing • Scott Burris, J.D., professor of law, Temple University Beasley School of Law, director, Center for Public Health Law Research, and professor Temple School of Public Health. • Beth McGinty, Ph.D., professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health • Elizabeth Platt, director of the Policy Research Technology Program, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University Beasley School of Law |
| 10:45am – 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions Three Hounding, Harassment and Threats: How Attacks on Public Health Workers are Driving Efforts to Increase Protections and Hold Individuals Accountable • Lori Freeman, chief executive officer, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) • Ruth Maiorana, executive director, Maryland Association of County Health Officers • Beth Resnick, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., assistant dean for practice and training, senior scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health • Brooke Torton, J.D, senior staff attorney, Network for Public Health Law—Eastern Region Office Judicial Updates and Trends: Emergency Authority, Separation of Powers, and Federalism • Robert Gatter, J.D., M.A., professor of law and profession of health management and policy, St. Louis University. • Renée M. Landers, J.D., professor of law and faculty director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration and the Master of Law: Life Sciences program, Suffolk University Law School, Boston • Rena Steinzor, J.D., Edward M. Robertson Professor of Law at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. • Lindsay F. Wiley, J.D., MPH, professor of law at UCLA School of Law Protecting Public Health Authority: Why Building the Legal Capacity in Public Health Departments is so Critical • Daniel Pagan, MA, MPH, senior research & evaluation specialist, National Association of County and City Health Officials • Jennifer L. Martin, Deputy Commissioner, Population Health and Disease Prevention at the Baltimore City Health Department • Lillian Colasurdo, Director, Public Health Law and Data Sharing, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials • Samantha Bent Weber, Team Lead for Research Innovation & Capacity-Building, Public Health Law Program, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, CDC Public Health Messaging: What Did We Get Right, What Did We Get Wrong, Where Do We Go Next? • Brian Castrucci, president & chief executive officer, de Beaumont Foundation • Ryan Coffman, tobacco policy and control program manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health • Julie Sweetland, senior advisor, FrameWorks Institute |
| 12:15 – 1:30pm | Lunch Keynote Address |
| 1:45 – 3:15pm | Concurrent Sessions Four Politics and Public Health Authority: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Political and Social Environment • Oxiris Barbot, M.D., senior fellow for public health and social justice at The JPB Foundation and adjunct assistant professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health • Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, M.A., president and chief executive officer, de Beaumont Foundation • Peter D. Jacobson, J.D., M.P.H., co-director, Network for Public Health Law—Mid-States Region Office • Anand Parekh, M.D., chief medical advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center Enforcement of Health Orders During COVID-19: Developments and Implications • Damon Chaplin, MBA, public health director, City of New Bedford, Massachusetts • Cheryl Sbarra, J.D., executive director and senior staff attorney, Massachusetts Association of Health Boards. • Andy Segovia, J.D., city attorney, San Antonio, Texas, chief legal advisor to the city council, city manager and all city departments, offices, and agencies Making it Through the Backlash and Moving toward Public Health Modernization • Jefferson Ketchel, executive director, Washington State Public Health Association • Jill Krueger, J.D., director, Network for Public Health Law—Northern Region Office • Sara Beaudrault, policy analyst, Oregon Health Authority • Dolly England, community engagement program manager, Oregon Health Authority • Kusuma Madamala, public health systems and services researcher, Oregon Health Authority FOIAs, Frivolous Litigation, and Frenzied Public Meetings, Oh My! • Denise Chrysler, J.D., director, Network for Public Health Law—Mid-States Region Office • Ray Dlugolecki, M.P.H., assistant director, Jackson County Health Department, Missouri • Kathleen Hoke, J.D., director, Network for Public Health—Eastern Region Office • Sami Jarrah, MPH, CFO/deputy commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene • Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH, managing director–Health Program, The Kresge Foundation |
| 3:15 – 4:00pm | Networking Break |
| 4:00 – 5:30pm | Act for Public Health Town Hall |
| 5:30pm | Happy Hour/Reception |
Section Two: Advancing Health and Racial Equity
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
| 9:00 – 10:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00 – 11:30am | Concurrent Sessions One Baking Anti-Racism and Health Equity into Public Policy, Against the Odds • Julie Ralston Aoki, J,D., is the director of the healthy eating and active living programs, Public Health Law Center. • Andrea Ferstan, M.S.W., vice president of systems innovation, Center for Economic Inclusion • Amanda Woodrum, senior researcher, Policy Matters Ohio Co-Director, Project to ReImagine Appalachia • Megan Griest, M.P.P., chief of staff, Network for Public Health Law—Eastern Region Office • Sara Rogers, M.P.H., senior program coordinator, Network for Public Health Law—National Office • Dr. Elaine Bonner-Tompkins, Ph.D., senior legislative analyst, Montgomery County Maryland Office of Legislative Oversight • Dr. Brian McClure Implicit Bias and Public Health Law – Recognizing, Understanding, and Addressing Biases • Russell McClain, associate professor, associate dean for diversity and inclusion, and director of the academic achievement program, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Public Health Needs Critical Race Theory • Betsy Lawton, J.D., senior staff attorney, Network for Public Health—Northern Region Office • April Shaw, Ph.D., J.D., senior staff attorney, Network for Public Health—Northern Region Office |
| 11:30am – 12:45pm | Networking and Box Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30pm | Concurrent Sessions Two Investing in Health Equity • Elinor Higgins, policy associate, National Academy for State Health Policy • Dawn Hunter, J.D., M.P.H., director, Network for Public Health Law—Southeastern Region Office • Sarah Somers, J.D., M.P.H., managing attorney, National Health Law Program • Diane Tran, system executive director of community health equity and engagement, M Health Fairview • Tracee Bruce, author and CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellow, MillerKnoll Developing a Workforce That Can Advance Health Equity • Lizzie Corcoran, MPH, senior project manager, Health Career Connection • Crystal Lewis, J.D., MPH, public health law & policy analyst, Institute for Healing Justice and Equity (IHJE), and adjunct professor of law, Saint Louis University School of Law • Aysha Pamucku, J.D., founder, Movement Praxis • Emely Sanchez, J.D., MPH, legal fellow, Network for Public Health Law – Mid-States Region Office Birth and Maternal Health Equity: Legal and Policy Levers • Leila Barraza, J.D., M.P.H., senior consultant, Network for Public Health Law—Western Region • Usha Ranji, M.S., associate director, women’s health policy, Kaiser Family Foundation • Nikia Sankofa, M.P.H, M.P.A, executive director, U.S. Breastfeeding Committee • Crystal Charley-Sibley, M.B.A, black health equity fellow, Salvation and Social Justice |
| 2:30 – 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15 – 4:45pm | Large Group with Breakouts Health and Racial Equity Frameworks and Strategies Workshop • Dr. Tanya Funchess, DHA, MPH, MSM, assistant professor, University of Southern Mississippi College of Nursing and School of Health Professions • Sarah de Guia, J.D., chief executive officer, ChangeLab Solutions. • Cassandra Codes Johnson, M.P.A, associate deputy director, Delaware Division of Public Health • Anna Ricklin, M.H.S., A.I.C.P, first Health in all policies manager, Fairfax County, Virginia Health Department • John Calve, National Director – Apprenticeship & Workforce Innovation, Robert Half, and former CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellow |
| 4:45 – 5:45pm | Self-Care Session How we choose to care for ourselves and how we show and give compassion to each other impacts community health and well-being. Join us at the Self-Care session and engage in several guided and self-exploration activities led by instructors LaDonna Butler, Russia Collins, and Kayla Del Biondo. Attendees are encouraged to bring a journal, a photo and an item that represents strength and culture. |
| 5:45pm | Happy Hour |
Thursday, April 28, 2022
| 8:30 – 10:00am | Breakfast and Presentation Racial Equity Interest and Needs Assessment – Presentation of Findings and Next Steps |
| 10:00 – 11:30am | Large Group with Breakouts Communities Taking Action • Rev. Angela Brown – community health & patient referral coordinator, FaithHealth-Community Engagement, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist • Antionette Davis, director of justice ministry, Bible-Based Fellowship Church (Carrollwood) • Melissa Jones, M.P.A, executive director, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative • Christopher Ramirez, executive director and co-founder, Together for Brothers (T4B) |