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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