Mayors and CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Kaiser Permanente host panel discussions focusing on efforts to prevent homelessness. Hear from top elected city officials and diverse business and community leaders who will share valuable insights on how to scale up promising interventions, emphasize the impacts on housing and health, and discuss how federal and local governments can invest in prevention and stabilization strategies.
Housing for Health: Prioritizing Housing and Health to Prevent and Address Homelessness
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Agenda
Welcome
Michelle Nellenbach, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Bipartisan Policy Center
Opening Remarks
Amy King, CEO, Pallet
Mayors Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Bechara Choucair, MD, EVP & Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Speakers:
- Mayor John Giles, Mesa, AZ
- Mayor Karen Goh, Bakersfield, CA
- Mayor Rex Richardson, Long Beach, CA
- Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento, CA
- Mayor Steve William, Huntington, WV
Intro and Screening of The Way Home Mini-Documentary
John Vu, Vice President, Strategy, Kaiser Permanente
Prevention Insights and Perspectives
Moderator:
Clarence Anthony, MP, ACEO & Executive Director, National League of Cities
Speakers:
- Jeff Olivet, Executive Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Bethany Hamilton, Executive Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnerships
- Katrina Forrest, Co-Executive Director, CityHealth
- Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, CEO, HealthBegins
Opportunities to Coordinate HHS and HUD Programs to Provide Supportive Services to Address Homelessness
- Richard Cho, PhD, Senior Advisor for Housing and Services to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudd
- Tisamarie Sherry, MD, PhD, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, Health and Human Services
Closing Remarks
Dr. Anand Parekh, Chief Medical Officer, Bipartisan Policy Center
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