SEPA Mujer's Health Equity Summit will bring together community-based organizations, healthcare and/or health service organizations, organizations against violence, financial institutions, faith-based communities, and multi-service organizations that serve minority, immigrant, and/or indigenous community across New York state to identify barriers to health, share culturally-appropriate strategies, and enhance skills and knowledge about the culturally component of health issues around minority, immigrant, and/or indigenous communities. Our aim is to achieve greater health equity for underserved minority communities by means of education and professional development.
SEPA's Health Equity Summit objectives are to:
SEPA's Health Equity Summit objectives are to:
- Raise awareness about health equity and health disparities
- Understand various cultural considerations in healthcare surrounding minority, immigrant, and/or indigenous communities
- Identify paths to improve community health and create systems change
- Connect communities with partners who are interested in reducing health disparities or working in health equity
- Provide meaningful networking opportunities to foster new partnerships and new ideas for research, practice, prevention, and policy
In partnership with the Long Island Network for Clinical and Translational Science (LINCATS)
Sponsored by Northwell Health in collaboration with the Katz Institute for Women's Health
Health Collaborator Sponsor
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Breaking Down Health Barriers Sponsor
8:30AM TO 9:30AM: REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
9:30AM TO 10:30AM: OPEN PLENARY
10:30AM TO 11:30AM: SESSION 1
The pandemic sheds light on already-existing health inequities.
11:30AM TO 12:30PM: NETWORKING AND LUNCH BREAK
12:30PM TO 1:30PM SESSION 2
Linking social determinants of health to create greater cultural competency in treating minority communities.
1:30PM TO 2:00PM: NETWORKING BREAK
2:00PM TO 3:00PM: SESSION 3
Understanding cultural competency and how to connect inter-culturally.
3:00PM TO 3:30PM: NETWORKING BREAK
3:30PM TO 4:30PM: CLOSING KEYNOTE
The School of Social Welfare is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for NYS licensed social workers (#SW-0050).
