STATE AND LOCAL POLICY INITIATIVES TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES
Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the
Elimination of Health Disparities
Public Meeting
Cohosted by Allina Health Systems and United Health Foundation
Allina Commons–Minnesota Room
Minneapolis, MN
May 11, 2009
8:00 a.m | WELCOME Dick Pettingill, Chief Executive Officer Allina Health System Nicole Lurie, Chair Institute of Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities |
8:30 a.m. | Presentation of Commissioned Paper Larry Cohen, Tony Iton, and Rachel Davis |
9:30 a.m. | The Phillips-Powderhorn Experience and the Allina Backyard Project The Mayor’s PerspectiveMinneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak Historical Perspective Gordon Sprenger, former Allina Chief Executive Officer |
Current and Future Work with the Allina Backyard Project Dick Pettingill State Policy Efforts in Minnesota Sanne Magnan, Commissioner Minnesota State Health Department |
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11:30 a.m. | Audience Discussion and Questions |
12:00 p.m. | WORKING LUNCH |
1:00 p.m. | Health Disparities in Great Britain: Policy Solutions Mildred Thompson (Roundtable Cochair), Session Chair Introduction and Overview Tom Granatir, Humana USA 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 |
2:00 p.m. | Opportunities and Challenges: State Policies Mildred Thompson, Introduction Joel Weissman Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:45 p.m. | Reactor PanelMildred Thompson, Moderator Winston Wong, Kaiser Permanente Brian Smedley, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Atum Azzahir, Phillips-Powderhorn Cultural Wellness Center |