2022 NECHE Conference Agenda
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Day 1
April 26, 2022
8:45 - 10:15 AM
10:45 - 12:00 PM
12:00 - 1:00 PM
1:00 - 2:15 PM
2:45 - 4:00 PM
4:00 - 4:15 PM
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Welcome Address | Creating Connections for Healthier Communities
Keynote 1 | Health Disparities and Equity: Operationalizing Change at the Organizational Level
Solange Gould, DrPH, Co-Director, Human Impact Partners
Stephani Tyrance, MPH, Project Director, Human Impact Partners
Breakout Sessions 1 (Choose One)
Building the National Association for Community Health Workers: Authentic Collaboration, Equitable Transformation, and Sustainability
Aurora GrantWingate, Member & Partner Engagement Associate, National Association of Community Health Workers
Deep Dive: Health Disparities and Equity: Operationalizing Change at the Organizational Level
Solange Gould, DrPH, Co-Director, Human Impact Partners
Stephani Tyrance, MPH, Project Director, Human Impact Partners
How to Find Data Demographics and Other Social Determinants of Health Characteristics by Zip Code
Susana Privett, Data Dissemination Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau
Poster Session
This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom and will showcase pre-recorded poster materials on our conference website to be viewed by attendees. Please click on the button below to navigate to the poster session. The link below will go live on April 26th, 2022.
Panel Discussion | Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity
Moderator
Eric Savaiano, MEd, Program Manager for Food and Nutrition Access, Nebraska Appleseed
Panelists
Aryn Huck, Community Organizer, OutNebraska
Gladys Godinez, BS, Executive Director and Founder, United by Culture Media
Sandra Barrera Fuentes, BA, MA, Nebraska Extension Educator for Rural Prosperity, Nebraska Extension
Nancie Velasquez, CNA, MA, Community Health Manager, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Joni Thomas, Community and Disability Liaison, Nebraska Total Care
Keynote 2 | The Changing Demographics of Nebraska
Josie Schafer, PhD, Director, Center For Public Affairs Research, University of Nebraska Omaha
Closing Remarks
Anita Wisecup, Native American Health Liaison/Program Health Manager, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Health Disparities and Health Equity
Community Health Worker (CHW) Networking Session
This session is intended for community health workers and their partners in support of the CHW workforce in Nebraska. During this session we will be connecting peers, cultivating ideas for continuing education for CHWs, discussing ideas for making more connections, and generating interest in CHW certification and training standards for Nebraska. Register here to attend the networking session.
Facilitator
Aurora GrantWingate, Member & Partner Engagement Associate, National Association of Community Health Workers
Day 2
April 27, 2022
8:45 - 10:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Keynote 3 | Enhanced CLAS Standards, US Health Policy, & the Path to Health Equity
Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Studies, Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Washington University in St. Louis
10:45 - 12:00 PM
Breakout Sessions 2 (Choose One)
Building the National Association for Community Health Workers: Authentic Collaboration, Equitable Transformation, and Sustainability
Ben Tiensvold, Community Outreach Coordinator, Community Health Worker Collaborative of South Dakota
Stefanie Olson, MA, Community Health Worker Section Director, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1:00 - 2:15 PM
Keynote 4 | A New Era for Communities to Thrive: What Will It Take to Advance Well-Being Post COVID
2:45 - 4:00 PM
Panel Discussion | Community Connectedness for Increasing Health Equity
Moderator
Quinn Lewandowski, MS, Senior Research Specialist, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and President, Nebraska State Suicide Prevention Coalition
Panelists
Ashlei Spivey, Founder and Director, I Be Black Girl
Sadie Thompson, BA, CPSS, ALF WRAP, Chief Implementation Officer, The Wellbeing Initiative
Nada Fadul, MD, FIDSA, Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education Programs, University of Nebraska Medical Center
4:00 - 4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Rick Bevins, PHD, Co-Director, Minority Health Disparities Initiative, Director of the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Johanna Pesante-Daniel, Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator, Public Health Solutions Health Department
Bias in Healthcare: Creating a More Culturally Competent Workforce
Carmen Chinchilla, MA, Executive Director of Specialty Societies, Nebraska Medical Association
The Role of Discrimination and Vaccine Distrust in Vaccine Uptake Among Latinx People in the Midwest
Natalia Acosta Canchila, MA, Graduate Student, Psychology Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln