While progress has certainly been made in healthcare access for children since the founding of CHF, many challenges remain concerning overall child well-being in the United States. What is the “unfinished business” relative to making sure every child has appropriate access to quality healthcare, education, social services, and freedom from poverty? And what do we need to do now?
Irwin Redlener, MD, President Emeritus and Co-founder of CHF; Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University; Co-founder of Ukraine Children’s Action Project
Garry Trudeau, Writer, Producer, Creator of Doonesbury, and CHF Board Member
♦ Strategic Planning and Effective Communication in Healthcare: Enhancing Workplace Joy
This interactive workshop is designed to empower medical directors, executives, and providers with the tools and strategies necessary for effective strategic planning and communication within healthcare organizations. The session will delve into the core principles of strategic planning, offer practical communication techniques, and explore the integration of the Joy in the Workplace model to foster a positive and productive work environment.
Kemi Alli, MD, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Allied Executive Solutions
Elona Deprez, MA, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Allied Executive Solutions
♦ Healthy and Ready to Learn (HRL)
The Healthy and Ready to Learn program works at the intersection of health and education, ensuring the adults in children’s lives are equipped to identify and address health barriers to learning and build strong, supportive communities. This session will discuss challenges and best practices for building trust with families and ensuring consistent health messaging across health and education sectors.
Angie Vega, Assistant Director, Healthy and Ready to Learn, CHF
Angelika Gutierrez, MPH, Senior Manager, Research and Evaluation, CHF
Moderator: Kathy Sinnett, MSN, APRN, Consultant, CHF
♦ Oral Health and Vaccines
Children living in marginalized communities often face challenges in receiving timely vaccinations. Routine dental visits provide an underutilized touchpoint for reaching these children. This session explores the innovative integration of routine vaccinations into dental visits. Leaders from two CHF national network programs will share their successes using dental services to increase vaccine confidence and access.
Adam Hodges DDS, Dental Director, Idaho Children’s Health Project
Emily Harris, MPH, LPN, Director of Community Health, Southern Arizona Children’s Health Project
♦ Digital Inclusion as a Social Driver of Health
Internet access, digital literacy, and having up-to-date devices are increasingly important factors in an individual’s ability to manage their family’s health. However, access to digital tools and proficiency are not equally distributed across income levels or geographic areas. This session will examine the impact of the “digital divide” on health and walk attendees through various methods of furthering digital literacy for their patient populations.
Jennifer Pruitt, Vice President, Innovation and Technology, CHF
Aurelia Jones-Taylor, MBA, CEO, Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center
This fireside chat will discuss current and future policies around integrating oral health and social drivers of health into community pediatrics.
Natalia Chalmers, DDS, MHSc, PhD, Chief Dental Officer, Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administration
Melinda Clark, MD, Albany Medical Health System, Department of Pediatrics Oral Health
Moderator: Pernell Brice, MPA, Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, CHF
Over lunch, attendees will have the opportunity to reflect on the conference, propose next steps, and raise innovative solutions for improving the health of all U.S. children through partnerships, advocacy, and systems change. This listening session will be conducted in the style of CHF’s community engagement sessions, wherein we rely on collective knowledge and experience in the field to drive innovation forward. To accommodate different communication styles, there will be opportunities to provide feedback through digital and analog means, both in real-time and after the conference.