Healthy Communities: Promoting Wellness & Achieving Health and Mental Health Equity ~Change the Conversation~
Join the Ventura County Health Care Agency and Public Health in this information-packed morning on
promoting wellness and achieving health and mental healthy equity.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018 • 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
VENTURA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION • 5100 ADOLFO ROAD, CAMARILLO
AGENDA
8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30-8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Johnson Gill, Director, Ventura County Health Care Agency
8:40-8:50 a.m. Setting the Scene
Selfa Saucedo, MPH, Ventura County Health Care Agency
Video: The Tale of Two Zip Codes
8:50-9:30 a.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Wm. Jahmal Miller, MHA,
Director of Corporate Reputation & Thought Leadership at Blue Shield of California
Former Deputy Director, Office of Health Equity, California Department of Public Health
The Promise of Health Equity
9:30-9:50 a.m. Rigoberto Vargas, MPH, Director, Ventura County Public Health
Social Determinants of Health: The Local Landscape
9:50-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-10:40 a.m. Manal Aboelata, MPH, Managing Director, Prevention Institute
The Built Environment and Health Equity
10:00-10:40 a.m. Manal Aboelata, MPH, Managing Director, Prevention Institute
The Built Environment and Health Equity
10:40-11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Innovative Efforts to Advance Health Equity at the Community Level
• Housing: Nancy Halpern Ibrahim, MPH, Executive Director, Esperanza Community Housing
• Built Environment: Manal Aboelata, MPH, Managing Director, Prevention Institute
• Stress: R. Bong Vergara, MSW, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of
Social Change and Innovation, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Moderator: Daniel Hicks, VCBH Prevention Manager, Alcohol & Drug Programs
11:45-12:15 p.m. LUNCH
12:15-12:45 p.m. Small Group Discussions: Sharing solutions for a healthier community
12:45-1:00 p.m. Regroup: Share best solutions
1:00-1:25 p.m. Closing Remarks:
Moderators: Selfa Saucedo, MPH, Ventura County Public Health
Daniel Hicks, VCBH Prevention Manager, Alcohol & Drug Programs
1:25-1:30 p.m. Action Steps
Ventura County Health Care Agency
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