While major efforts, advances and learnings emerged from the pandemic, gaps persist around capacity, infrastructure, funding, and staffing for public health. This convening, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, brings together leaders across health care and public health, policy makers, public health researchers, and community-based organizations to dig deeper into the current challenges facing the public health system and to help identify actionable solutions.
Building Support for Public Health
Agenda
Speaker titles and organizations are reflective of the time of event (March 29, 2023)
Welcome
Greg A. Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Permanente
All for Public Health, Public Health for All
David Grossman, MD, MPH, Vice President, Social Health and Equity, Kaiser Permanente
Speakers:
- Ceci Connolly, President and CEO, Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)
- Matt Eyles, President and CEO, AHIP
- Gerald E. Harmon, MD, Immediate Past President, American Medical Association (AMA)
- Rick Pollack, President and CEO, American Hospital Association (AHA)
- Judy Monroe, MD, President and CEO, CDC Foundation
- Lisa Simpson, MB, B.Ch, MPH, FAAP, President and CEO, AcademyHealth
Fireside Chat with Ashish Jha, MD, MPH White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator
Bechara Choucair, MD, SVP and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Improving the Interface Between Public Health and Health Care
Stephen Parodi, MD, EVP, External Affairs, Communications, and Brand, The Permanente Federation; Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group
Speakers:
- Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Onora Lien, MA, Executive Director, Northwest Healthcare Response Network
- Anne Zink, MD, President, Association of State and Territorial Officials (ASTHO); Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska
Fireside Chat with Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bechara Choucair, MD, SVP and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Understanding What Works in Public Health – Promoting Research and Community-Oriented Public Health Practice
Moderator:
J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, President and CEO, Trust for America’s Health
Speakers:
- Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, Colorado School of Public Health
- Gabriela Lemus, PhD, Executive Director, Maryland Latinos Unidos
- Mysheika Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, City of Columbus Chair, Big Cities Health Coalition
Closing remarks
Richard McCarthy, MD, Executive Medical Director, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente
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