Webinar

Assessing, Addressing and Responding to Social Determinants of Health in Vulnerable Communities.

In this moderated webinar, experts from four different health care sectors will discuss innovative solutions for managing the care and needs of vulnerable populations.

Key takeaways

    • Recognize the relationship between Health Equity and Key Social Determinants of Health
    • Improve understanding on how assessing and addressing Social Determinants of Health is critical to improving health
    • Learn effective population health strategies and how to think beyond the individual and focus on community concerns and interests
    • Gain knowledge about innovative protocols employed in different settings to manage and care for the needs of people

Moderator: Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MPH
President of the American Public Health Association.

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Speakers

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Anabell Castro Thompson, MSN, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN

Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Equality Health, and President of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. A Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Anabell is committed to improving health care to the Hispanic community. Her work features a practice focused on integrating concepts related to access to care and cultural competence into care delivery.
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Olga Idriss Davis, PhD

Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU. Olga is principal Investigator of Health Literacy and Community Engagement with the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC). Olga’s research focuses on identity, social determinants of health, and enhancing communication to improve the health and wellbeing of underserved populations.
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Mary Jo Whitfield, MSW

Vice President of Behavioral Health for Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS), a community agency that provides behavioral health and primary care medical services for diverse families. Mary Jo has wide-ranging experience developing and implanting programs within Medicaid systems that provide services to children and families, persons with substance abuse and serious mental illness.
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Adrienne Decker Delgado, LCSW

Adrienne is the creator and manager of FindHelpPhoenix.org and its Spanish partner site EncuentraAyudaPhx.org, a community resource managed by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health to give residents an easy way to find health and social services.