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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016 | 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM
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Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, launched the Invest Health convening with an inspiring address that detailed why the foundation is focused on the intersection of health and community development and included examples of communities coming together across sectors to address the social determinants of health. In her address, Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey charged Invest Health participants with an ambitious goal: “Creating a new, highly-networked approach to community investment. One that recognizes that health is the bedrock of personal fulfillment, and the backbone of prosperity, and also recognizes that mid-sized cities can lead the way.”
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In a compelling keynote address, Center for Social Inclusion President Glenn Harris discussed the effects of bias in social systems and the built environment, how to recognize and confront inequality, and how to build equity through participants’ work at home.
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Introduction
Starting the Day
The Learning Curve
Moving Towards Racial Equity
Understanding Me, You, and Us
Investing in a Culture of Health
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 | 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
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CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan shared insights how the community development field has evolved and the exciting opportunity presented by increased collaboration between the community development and health sectors. Annie also engaged in discussion with Reinvestment Fund President and CEO Don Hinkle-Brown, covering topics including attracting local partners and capital, new models for developing affordable housing, and other innovations in the field.
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Annie Donovan moderated a panel discussion with representatives from two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize-winning communities – Everett, MA and Lawrence, MA. Heather McMann from Groundwork Lawrence and Bob Marra from Everett Community Health Partnership discussed both the challenges, and the opportunities, of cross-sector collaboration and how their communities started to “look upstream” at the social determinants of health.
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CDFIs and Healthy Communities
Introduction to Phase 1
Spotlight Cities
PolicyMap
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016 | 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
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