Building Healthy and Thriving Communities Conference

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 –  InterContinental Miami

Presented by:

The Florida Institute for Health Innovation, Health Foundation of South Florida, South Florida Community Development Coalition, Catalyst Miami, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida, and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

This dynamic convening and invitation-only event brought together national, state and local leaders across the health, community development, finance, philanthropy and social services sectors to explore how to build healthy and thriving communities in South Florida.

On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, national, state and local leaders came together to:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the link between community development, health and finance
  • Learn innovative approaches to improve community health and how to overcome challenges through examples of successful models nationwide
  • Strengthen relationships with multi-sector partners and collaborate to identify priority areas for aligned actions in South Florida

Conference Resources

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Conference Agenda

  
Registration 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Welcome Conf Part 1 Welcome Video

  • Todd Greene, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Roderick King, MD, MPH, CEO, Florida Institute for Health Innovation and MD/MPH Director and Assistant Dean for Public Health Education, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  • Steven Marcus, EdD, President and CEO, Health Foundation of South Florida
 8:30-8:45  a.m.

The Intersection of Health, Community Development and Finance

Conf Part 2 Opening Address The Intersection of Health Video

  • David Erickson, PhD, Director, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • Douglas Jutte, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Building Healthy Places Network
 8:45-9:30  a.m.
Role of Anchor Institutions in Building Community Wealth
Conf Part 3 Anchor Institutions Video

  • Sameera Fazili, Senior Community and Economic Development Visiting Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Jessica Rose, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Employee Ownership Programs, Democracy Collaborative
  • Charles Rutheiser, PhD, Senior Associate, Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Dr. Winston Wong, Medical Director, Community Benefit, Kaiser Permanente

Moderator: Janisse Schoepp, PhD, Associate Vice President, Program, Policy and Special Initiatives, Health Foundation of South Florida

Audience Q&A

 9:30-10:30 a.m.

 
Networking Break 10:30-10:50 a.m.
Housing-Public Health Partnerships: Designing for Health
Conf Part 4 Housing Public Health Partnerships Video

  • Krista Egger, Director, Initiatives, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
  • Martin Johnson, President and CEO, Isles, Inc.
  • Kevin Moore, Vice President of Policy, UnitedHealthcare Community & State

Moderator: Shekeria Brown, AICP, Executive Director, South Florida Community Development Coalition

Audience Q&A

 10:50-11:40 a.m.

 

 

 
Education as a Pillar of Economic Development
Conf Part 5 Education as a Pillar Video

  • Michael Finney, President and CEO, The Miami-Dade Beacon Council
  • Pamela Hollingsworth, MEd, Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Program Development, Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
  • Lisa Martinez, MEd, Chief Strategy Officer, Office of the Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  • Lenore Rodicio, PhD, Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami-Dade College     

Moderator: Luther Brewster, PhD, Chief, Division of Policy, Research & Community Development, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Audience Q&A

 11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.

 

 

 
Buffet Lunch/30-minute break 12:40-1:10 p.m.
Innovative Financial Tools to Support Healthy and Thriving Communities
Conf Part 6 Innovative Financial Tools Video

  • Deborah Kasemeyer, Senior Vice President, Northern Trust Bank
  • Tanya Ladha, Senior Manager, Center for Financial Services Innovation                     

Moderator: Todd Greene, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Audience Q&A

 1:10-2:00 p.m.

 

 
Concluding Remarks Conf Part 7 Closing Remarks Video

  • Gretchen Beesing, LCSW, CEO, Catalyst Miami
  • Roderick King, MD, MPH, CEO, Florida Institute for Health Innovation and MD/MPH Director and Assistant Dean for Public Health Education, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
 2:00-2:30 p.m.