Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit

Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit
Advancing Health Equity and Well-being

On Friday, November 22, 2019, Bakersfield College hosted a Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit that focused on advancing health equity and well-being for California's Central Valley communities.

In partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to identify evidence-based policies to reduce the rate of child poverty and improve economic mobility for rural communities.

Featuring: Congressman TJ Cox
Hosted by: Bakersfield College on behalf of the Rural HEAL Collaborative

Agenda

8:00 AM: Program and Light Breakfast
- Welcome Remarks on Behalf of Rural HEAL
  - Dr. Sonya Christian: President, Bakersfield College
  - TJ Cox: U.S. Representative, Congressional District 21
  - Norma Rojas-Mora: Director of Communications and Community Relations, Bakersfield College
- Rural Health Panel #1: Forming a Collaborative Structure to Advance Rural Health Equity
  - Dr. Kathleen Murphy: Pediatrician, Valley Children's Hospital
  - Dr. Nancy Burke: Professor Public Health, UC Merced
  - Russell Judd: CEO, Kern Medical Center
  - Dr. Sonya Christian: President, Bakersfield College
  - Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner: Co-Director and CVHPI, CSU Fresno
- Rural Health Panel #2: Air Quality
  - Emanuel Alcala: Co-Assistant Director, Central Valley Health Policy Institute
  - John Moua, MD: Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatric Pulmonology, UCSF Fresno
  - Kevin Hamilton, RRT, ACS: Respiratory Therapist, Asthma Clinical Specialist, CEO Central California Asthma Collaborative
  - Dr. Sandie Ha: Professor of Public Health, UC Merced
- Rural Health Panel #3: Substance Use
  - TJ Cox: U.S. Representative, Congressional District 21
  - Dr. Anna Song: Professor of Psychology, UC Merced Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center
  - Dr. Rais Vohra: Family Medicine, UCSF Fresno
  - Dr. David Rohac: Faculty, Bakersfield College
- Rural Health Panel #4: Impact & Implications of Rural Health
  - Cindy Collier: Collaborative Lead, HEAL
  - Serena Yang, MD, MPH: Chief of Pediatrics, UCSF Fresno
  - Dr. Thelma Hurd: Director of Medical Education, UC Merced
  - Sharlet Briggs: CEO, Adventist Health
11:50 AM: Closing Remarks
- Dr. Julianne McCall: Science Officer, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

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Summit Resources

Panel #1: Forming a Collaborative Structure to Advance Rural Health Equity

Panel #2: Air Quality

Panel #3: Substance Use

Panel #4: Impact and Implications of Rural Health

Rural Poverty and Health Equity Summit