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

Course # 74082
Health is Wealth Summit 2024 | Closing the Life Expectancy Gap in Western North Carolina

Location

Mountain Area Health Education Center
121 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803-2868

Dates & Times

Oct 5, 2024 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Contact

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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED


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.

Only want to attend the Community Resource Expo (1:00-3:00)?
Let us know you plan to join us by filling out this short RSVP: by clicking here.

**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 amRegistration and Light Breakfast
9:30 am - 10:30 amPlenary Speaker: Somava Saha, MD, MS
10:30 am – 11:30 amModerated Panel
11:30 am – 1:00 pmTabletop Discussion and Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Community Resource Expo
3:00 pm – 4:00 pmWords 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.

Audience

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

Objectives

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

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

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Free, but must register to attend

FREE

Speakers

Kathey A. Avery, RN BSN CN CHW CTTS
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, CHW II
Somava Saha, MD, MS

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than 2 weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and two full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than two full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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