How our environment shapes our health

What goes on in our home, neighborhoods and community all have a major impact on our health. Chronic issues like diabetes and heart disease are more prevalent in vulnerable communities, which also tend to face more environmental challenges. Northwell is hosting the 1^st Annual Raise Health Forum on Oct. 5, 2021. This free virtual event will cast a light on issues including Health Equity, Women’s Health and Environmental Health. 

Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD, Stacey Rosen, MD, and Jacqueline Moline, MD, will each host panels addressing these issues and the role health systems can play. Register at https://raisehealth21.app.rsvpify.com/ 

Full agenda:

11:00 am ET - Why We're Here

• Michael Dowling, President & CEO, Northwell Health

11:05 am ET - Welcome & Introduction

• David Battinelli, MD, SVP and Chief Medical Officer, Northwell Health

11:10 am ET - By the Numbers: Social Determinants of Health

This data-driven presentation will highlight the numbers and metrics behind the Social Determinants of Health as driven by environmental, social, and gender-based inputs.

• Kulleni Gebreyes, Director of Health Equity Institute, Deloitte

11:20 am ET - Reaching the Hard to Reach: Equitable Healthcare Access, and the Role of Community Leadership

This cross-sector conversation will explore how and why certain communities are harder to engage around healthcare delivery, and share best practices that both faith and community leaders and private sector leaders are using to gain trust and unlock healthcare delivery in our communities. Taking a particular look through the lens of Covid-19, especially around testing, treatment, clinical trials, and vaccine access and delivery, it will ask the question: what does this mean for engaging communities around other health risk factors, and for health equity outcomes overall?

• Marcus Osborne, Senior Vice President, Walmart Health, Walmart
• Megan Callahan, President, Healthcare, Lyft
• Rev. Dr. Malcolm Byrd, Pastor, Chief of Protocol, Mother AME Zion Church
• Moderator: Jennifer Mieres, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Northwell Health

11:40 am ET - Breaking the Mold in Women's Health

For too long, our medical establishment and practices have failed to make the distinction in treating males and females in a number of areas, including clinical trials, treatment prescriptions, physician education, and more. This conversation will explore the uniqueness of women’s health, and how we should be treating the patient based on key differences between the sexes, the implications for the healthcare community, and how the medical field can and should implement changes moving forward.

• Janine Clayton, MD, FARVO, Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association
• Moderator: Stacey Ellyn Rosen, MD, Senior Vice President, Women’s Health, Katz Institute for Women’s Health, Northwell Health

12:00 pm ET - The World Around Us: How our Environment is Shaping our Health

The physical environment is a key contributor to our health — the air we breathe, the food we ingest, and even the design of our physical spaces all contribute to our health outcomes. In an ever changing climate and environmental landscape, how can stakeholders take measures to ensure we are maximizing community health?

• Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Whitney Austin Gray, PhD, WELL AP, LEED AP, SVP of Research, International WELL Building Institute
• Corey Stern, Partner, Levy Konigsberg
• Moderator: Jacqueline Moline, MD, MSc, FACP, FACOEM, Senior Vice President, Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention, Northwell Health

12:20 pm ET - The Power of Innovation: How Technology Will Power the Future of Health

Across health equity, women’s health, and environmental health, we know that the solutions we seek will be powered by the same approach and mindset that has powered the medical field for centuries: the innovation mindset. How can cutting-edge technology and new approaches to healthcare help ensure a positive future for the health of our communities?

• Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation, Novartis
• Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, Royal Philips
• Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital
• Moderator: Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Community and Population Health, Northwell Health

12:45 pm ET - The Patient Story

Highlighting the racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.

• Michelle R. Connell
• Hosted by: Zenobia Brown, MD, MPH, Vice President and Medical Director, Population Health, Northwell Health

12:55 pm ET - Raise Health

• Michael Dowling, President & CEO, Northwell Health