Revitalizing Public Health: Leveraging Lessons Learned from COVID-19

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 – Friday, October 8, 2021

Virtual

 2021 CHEAC Annual Meeting Schedule

Plenary Sessions

  • Exploring Opportunities in Public Health Infrastructure
    • John Auerbach, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Presentation
  • Building California’s Public Health Workforce
    • Tia Orr, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California: Presentation
    • Dr. Michael Lu, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health: Presentation
    • Susan Fanelli, California Department of Public Health: Presentation

Workshops

Embedding Equity in the Emergency Response Structure: Formalizing and Strengthening the Role of the Equity Officer in Emergency Operations During COVID-19 and Beyond
  • Presentation
    • Melissa Jones, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII)
    • Marley Jones, Public Health Alliance of Southern California
    • Analilia Garcia, Santa Clara County Department of Public Health
    • Katie Balderas, City of Long Beach Office of Equity
    • Reginald Harrison, City of Long Beach

A View from Inside: Local Health Department Workforce Innovations

  • Presentation
    • Dan Peddycord, Contra Costa County
    • Van Do-Reynoso, Santa Barbara County
    • Amy Rutledge, Kern County

Leveraging Technology Infrastructure in Pandemic Response Efforts
  • Presentation
    • Christopher Jones, Madera County Department of Public Health
    • Sean Kirkpatrick, Madera County Department of Public Health
    • Minh Nguyen, Madera County Department of Public Health
    • Si Noon Hong, Madera County Department of Public Health

Lessons in Data Transparency & Health Equity: Building a Data Transparency Strategy Focus on Health Equity to Engage Community Sectors, Provide Actionable Data, and Inform Decision-Making

  • Presentation
    • Anita Walia, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
    • Hana Feldman, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
    • Seema Shah, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
    • Denise Foster, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency

Focus on Equity: Building Partnerships to Enhance Health Access and Outreach in Diverse Communities
  • Presentation
    • Jennifer Navala, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
    • Elena Quintanar, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
    • Reem Zubaidi, UC San Diego Center for Community Health
    • Cynthia James-Price, Multicultural Health Foundation