Health is Wealth Summit 2024 | Closing the Life Expectancy Gap in Western North Carolina

Description

The 1st Annual, Health is Wealth Summit will bring together community members, medical and public health professionals, policymakers, and community-based organizations to increase awareness and engagement in local efforts to mitigate and disrupt poverty and its effect on health and wellness across Western North Carolina. The morning of the event will include a plenary speaker, panel presentations, and tabletop discussions for service providers. The afternoon event will be a community resource expo open to the public. During the expo, community members can connect with health and social resources, participate in a data walk, and learn about opportunities to impact policy.

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**If you are only planning to attend the Community Resource Expo portion of this event, no need to complete the full registration, just fill out the above RSVP

Agenda
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Registration and Light Breakfast
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Plenary Speaker: Somava Saha, MD, MS
10:30 am – 11:30 am	Moderated Panel
11:30 am – 1:00 pm	Tabletop Discussion and Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Community Resource Expo
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Words of Motivation & Call to Action

**A special thank you to our planning committee and community collaborators:

JeWana Grier McEachin – Asheville Buncombe Institute for Parity achievement (ABIPA)
Katie Bartholomew – Intern, DNP, MAHEC
Kathey Avery and Angelique Scott – Institute for Preventive Healthcare and Advocacy (IFPHA)
Laurie Stradley and Dionne Greenlee Jones – Impact Health
Vicki Meath – Just Economics
William Castro – Operation Gateway
Katie Russell Miller – Pisgah Legal Services
Kate Pett – Thrive Asheville
Soni Pitts – WNC Health Policy Initiative

Disclaimer: By registering for this event, you consent to your name and contact information to be shared with MAHEC, Health is Wealth Sponsors, and the Health is Wealth Planning Committee.

Target Audience

Medical Providers, Community-based Organizations, and Human Service Organizations

Objectives

By the conclusion of the program, the participant will be able to:

• Increase awareness of poverty as a leading cause of death in WNC
• Change the narrative around poverty
• Increase awareness of existing efforts to mitigate and disrupt poverty in WNC
• Promote opportunities to engage in poverty disruption

Faculty

• Kathey A. Avery, RN
• Norma Brown
• William Castro, CCHW,NC-CPSS,CHW-VPP
• Dove Dupree
• Dionne R. Greenlee-Jones, MPA
• Jen Hampton
• Molly Maynard
• Pamela Peak, BS Human Services
• Somava Saha, MD, MS