Agenda: Workshop 5. State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities
State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce health disparities
Roundtable on Health Disparities
Public Meeting
Final Agenda – 5/5/09
Co-hosted by Allina Health Systems and United Health Foundation
Allina Commons – Minnesota Room
Minneapolis, MN
May 11, 2009
8:00 a.m. WELCOME
Dick Pettingill, CEO
Allina Health System
Nicole Lurie, Chair
Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Disparities
8:30 a.m. Presentation of Commissioned Paper
Larry Cohen & Tony Iton
9:30 a.m. The Phillips-Powderhorn Experience and the Allina Backyard Project
The Mayor’s Perspective
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
Historical Perspective
Gordon Sprenger, former Allina CEO
Current and Future Work with the Allina Backyard Project
Dick Pettingill
Presentation
State Policy Efforts in MN
Sanne Magnan, Commissioner
MN State Health Dept.
Presentation
11:30 a.m. Audience Discussion & Questions
12:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Health Disparities in Great Britain: Policy Solutions
Mildred Thompson (Roundtable Co-Chair), Session Chair
Introduction and Overview
Tom Granatir, Humana USA
Presentation
National Support Teams: Emerging Themes from the Infant Mortality National Support Team Visits
Annette Williamson
Delivery Manager, Infant Mortality National Support Team
Department of Health, England
Presentation
2:00 p.m. Opportunities and Challenges: State Policies
Mildred Thompson (Roundtable Co-Chair), Introduction
Joel Weissman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Presentation
2:30 Break
2:45 Reactor Panel
Mildred Thompson (Roundtable Co-Chair), Moderator
Winston Wong, Kaiser Permanente
Brian Smedley, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Atum Azzahir, Powderhorn/Phillips Cultural Wellness Center
3:45 p.m. Audience Discussion – State and Local Policies: What Works?
4:15 p.m. Wrap Up/Final Comments
Nicki Lurie (Roundtable Chair)
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