The State of Women’s Health symposium (#SWH2018) is an innovative, collaborative summit featuring policymakers, advocates, leaders, and experts exploring remedies to critical health & equity issues facing women & families today.
Agenda
Schedule
11am-12pm Check-In/Registration & Sponsor/Nonprofit Exhibit Tables
12-1:30pm Luncheon/Keynote Speaker
1:30-3pm Workshop Session 1
3:30-5pm Workshop Session 2
5-6:30pm Cocktail Reception/Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speakers
Anita Woodley is an Em
my® award winner, and recipient of numerous awards for her creative health education work as a keynote speaker, national journalist, storyteller, producer, actress, poet, mixed-media folk artist, and playwright. Anita was voted 2017 both Arts & Culture Woman of the Year and the Health Equity Impact Community Member of the Year.
Anita Woodley creates thrillingly entertaining, adaptable and transformational theatrical presentations that educate, promote good (and prevent harmful) practices to one’s overall health. For more information about her creative health education, please visit www.anitawoodley.com.
Loren Robinson, MD, MSHP is the Deputy Secretary for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Her focus is on preventive health and wellness programs geared toward improving the well-being of all Pennsylvanians. In this position, Dr. Robinson focuses on many aspects of health including reducing childhood obesity, teen health, lead poisoning prevention, maternal child health, HIV, Hepatitis C and health equity. Prior to joining the Pennsylvania Department of Health, she completed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania where she also served as a fellow in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and the Penn Institute for Urban Research. Most recently, Dr. Robinson was selected for the prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a national program that brings together leaders from across non-profit, military, public, and private sector fields to learn leadership lessons first-hand from four past presidencies.
Workshop Sessions
- The Hard Realities of Health Disparities
Collaborative actions for shifting the paradigm
Deconstructing the impact of bias, and social and environmental determinants of health, building equity, and strategizing actions to effect change at all levels—individuals, institutions and government. - Access to Care in Unpredictable Times
Ensuring healthcare needs are met & protecting those most vulnerable
Updates on the status of healthcare coverage and imminent threats at the federal and state levels, impact on vulnerable populations, and actions we can all take to protect and advocate.
- Maternal/Child Wellness
Addressing the spectrum of inter-conceptional care
Addressing the critical importance of strong physical, mental and environmental care and support for parents and families prior to and in between pregnancies, and innovative and effective programs.
- Don’t Fly Solo
Improving the quality of care through collaboration
Exploring why collaborative models of care provide the highest quality of care, satisfaction and outcomes for patients, providers and institutions, and how to develop the strongest models possible.
- Widening the Lens
LGBTQ literacy and intersectionality in healthcare & the workplace
Discussing gender, identity and orientation in healthcare and the workplace, and providing guidance on how to effectively communicate and train workforce to be inclusive and welcoming.
Tickets
Tickets are $60 for a Full Conference Ticket (includes luncheon, workshop sessions and cocktail reception) and $40 for Half-Day Ticket (includes either Option 1: luncheon & workshop sessions or Option 2: workshop sessions & cocktail reception). Discounts are available for students.
Further Details
Please note that #SWH2018 will provide 3 Continuing Education Units by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. For all questions, please email events@lifecyclewomancare.org.
Many Thanks to Our Sponsors
