MAY 12, 2022
WELCOME
theCBCFlaunchedthePolicyforthePeopleSeriestoprovidecritical pdatesonthemostpressingissuesfacingtheBlackcommunityinthe StatesintheeraofcombattingCOVID-19.Experts,prominentthought leaders,andmembersoftheCongressionalBlackCaucusprovidedinsight andanalysisinareasincludingpublichealth,economicmobility,employment, education,andyouth Thisyear,wearecontinuingtheseriesbeginningwith atwo-partVirtualHealthEquitySummit,supportedbyNovartis,Genentech, Amgen,LeagueofWomenVoters,andSignifyhealth
Thefirstsession,BlackMaternalHealthGlobaltoLocal,willaddressaccess toequitablehealthresourcesinmaternalhealthcare WewelcomeDr Rahel Nardos,MeghanMcKenzie,RoseTchwenko,andPandoraHardtmanas panelistsforthistimelyandlivelydiscussion
Thesecondsession,HeavyHeart:TheImpactofHeartDiseaseonBlack CommunitieswilldiscusscardiologyinBlackpatients,methodsofreducing thatrisk,andhowtospreadawarenessaboutsocioeconomicriskfactorsthat increasesusceptibilitytoheartdisease WealsowelcomeDr MonicaWebb Hooper,Dr MichelleA Albert,Dr AbenaA Osei-Wusu,andJudeNgangfor ourpanelistdiscussion
ThankyouforsupportingthemissionoftheCBCFandforcontributingto thesediscussionscrucialtothewell-beingoftheglobalBlackcommunity Wevalueyourengagementandlookforwardtoyourongoingparticipation inourPolicyforthePeopleseries Visitcbcfincorgandfollow@CBCFIncon Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,andLinkedInforthelatestinformationabout theCongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation,Inc
NicoleAustin-Hillery
President and CEO
MAY 12, 2022
The2022HealthEquitySummitprovidesattendeesthe opportunitytonetworkandengageinanin-depth discussionwithsubject-expertmatters,communityand businessleaders,andmembersoftheCongressional BlackCaucus
BLACKMATERNALHEALTHGLOBALTOLOCAL
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022, 11 AM – 12 PM ET
Whilelowresourcecountriesfacebarriersthatimpedeaccesstoqualitycare,developedcountries throughoutthediasporaalsohaverecordsofpreventableBlackmaternalmortalityandpoorBlack maternalhealth Globally,anestimated810womendieeachdayduetocomplicationsofpregnancy andchildbirth,accordingtoWorldHealthOrganizationreports Inthispanel,thoughtleadersand medicalprofessionalsdiscusstheculturalandsocietalcontributorstopoorBlackmaternalhealth intheUS andabroad
PANELISTS
INTRO REMARKS PANELIST
NICOLEAUSTIN-HILLERY
PresidentandCEO, CongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation
MEGHANMCKENZIE
PrincipalInclusion,PatientInclusion andHealthEquity,Genentech
INTRO REMARKS PANELIST
REP JOYCEBEATTY ROSETCHWENKO
USHouseofRepresentatives ChairTheCongressionalBlackCaucus
INTRO REMARKS
REP.TERRISEWELL
USHouseofRepresentatives Chair,TheCongressionalBlack CaucusFoundation
CountryDirectorGhana, CARE
PANELIST
DR PANDORAHARDTMAN
ChiefNurseandMidwiferyOfficer, JHPIEGO
INTRO REMARKS REMARKS
REP ROBINKELLY
USHouseofRepresentatives, Chair,CongressionalBlackCaucus HealthBraintrust
MODERATOR
DR RAHELNARDOS
DirectorGlobalWomen’sHealthCenter forGlobalHealthandSocial Responsibility,UniversityofMinnesota
REP LAURENUNDERWOOD
USHouseofRepresentatives, Co-FounderandCo-Chair BlackMaternalHealthCaucus
CLOSING
DESIREE′SOLOMON
ResearchProgramAnalyst, CongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation
NETWORKINGOPPORTUNITY!
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TheCongressionalBlackCaucusFoundationregularlypublishes specialreportsaddressingkeypublicpolicyissuesaffectingthe globalblackcommunity.InadditiontoCBCF’ssignatureindepthreports,CBCFResearchandPolicypublicationsinclude analysisbriefings,articles,backgrounders,publishedopinions andargumentsbyCBCFfellowsandexperts
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JOINUSFORSESSIONTWOAT2:00PMET.
AccordingtorecentdatafromtheCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC),AfricanAmericansages18-49 are2timesaslikelytodiefromheartdiseasethanwhites.Heartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdeath acrossdemographicsintheUnitedStates.ButthisdiseasedisproportionatelyimpactsAfrican Americancommunities Inthissession,wewilldiscusscardiologyinBlackpatients,methodsof reducingrisk,andspreadawarenessaboutsocioeconomicriskfactorsincreasingsusceptibilityto heartdisease
PANELISTS
MODERATOR THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022, 2 PM – 3 PM ET
REMARKS
REP JOYCEBEATTY
USHouseofRepresentatives
Chair,TheCongressionalBlackCaucus
REMARKS
REP TERRISEWELL
USHouseofRepresentatives
ChairTheCongressionalBlack CaucusFoundation
REMARKS
REP.ROBINKELLY
USHouseofRepresentatives, Chair,CongressionalBlack CaucusHealthBraintrust
REMARKS & CLOSING
NICOLEAUSTIN-HILLERY
PresidentandCEO, CongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation
PANELIST
DR MICHELLEA ALBERT
Cardiologist,ChairinCardiology, ProfessorofMedicine,TheUniversity ofCaliforniaatSanFrancisco
PANELIST
DR ABENAA OSEI-WUSU
MedicalDirector,Aterosclerosis, FACCFSCAINovartis
PANELIST
JUDENGANG
ExecutiveDirector,Representation inClinicalResearchAmgen
DR MONICAWEBBHOOPER
DeputyDirector,NationalInstituteon MinorityHealth,andHealthDisparities
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