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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Main Plenary Session
Opening Remarks
Michael R. Bloomberg, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries
Welcome Remarks
Joshua M. Sharfstein, Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
Michelle Spencer, Deputy Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES: Equity, Evidence, Policy
Bridging Divides in Public Health
Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor, The Washington Post
Jerome Adams, Former U.S. Surgeon General & Director of Health Equity, Purdue University
In-Conversation: Building Trust While Upholding Scientific Integrity
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Thomas Dobbs, Former Mississippi State Health Officer
In-Conversation: Building Trust While Upholding Scientific Integrity
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Francis S. Collins, Distinguished Investigator, National Institutes of Health
Remarks: The Value of Science in Uncertain Times
Ronald J. Daniels, President, Johns Hopkins University
Keynote: Navigating Forward to Advance Health
Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
In-Conversation: Judicial Health Notes: Health and Equity in All Policymaking
Madlen Davies, Senior Editor, The Examination
Keshia Pollack Porter, Bloomberg Centennial Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Keynote: Building Safer Communities through Gun Reform
Lucy McBath, U.S. Representative, Georgia's Seventh District
Keynote: Shaping Policy for a Sustainable Future
Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, New York University
Keynote: Bridging Divides in Public Health
Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, Connecticut
In-Conversation: The Role of City Government in Public Health
Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor, The Washington Post
Muriel Bowser, Mayor, Washington, D.C.
FIVE FOCUS AREAS
Remarks: Reflecting on Progress and Charting the Future
Ellen J. Mackenzie, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
FOOD SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH
In-Conversation: Fundraising for Food Security in Schools
Yasmin Tayag, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
DeJuan Strickland, Community Leader and Philanthropist
5 Actions in 5 Years
Erin Hager, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Feeding the Future
Moderator:
Yasmin Tayag, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Panelists:
Robert Campbell, Vice President, Policy, Feeding America
Kelli Case, Senior Staff Attorney, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
Introduction
Patricia E. Harris, CEO, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Fixing our Broken Food System
Cory Booker, U.S. Senator, State of New Jersey
PROGRAM BREAK
ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Keynote: Empowering Youth: Advancing Mental Health and Wellness
Cynthia Bissett Germanotta, President and Co-Founder, Born This Way Foundation
Panel: Chronic Absenteeism: Health Care Systems & School Districts
Moderator:
Jamie Ducharme, Health Correspondent, TIME Magazine
Panelists:
Priya Byati, Program Coordinator, CRISP DC
Jaytoya Manget, Faculty Nurse Practitioner and Director of Nursing for Children's School Services, Children's National Hospital
Beth Marshall, Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health
5 Actions in 5 Years
Kiara Alvarez, Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Panel: Transforming Transportation
Moderator:
David Zipper, Senior Fellow, MIT Mobility Initiative & Contributing Writer, Vox
Panelists:
Shima Hamidi, Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Robert Hampshire, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology & Chief Science Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
5 Actions in 5 Years
Jaime Madrigano, Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health
BRIDGING DIVIDES
In-Conversation: Bridging Divides: The Role of Politics in Public Health
Joshua M. Sharfstein, Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
Brian Fitzpatrick, Congressman, Pennsylvania
ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE
5 Actions in 5 Years
Brendan Saloner, Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Panel: Expanding Access to Treatment in Correctional Facilities
Moderator:
Riley Griffin, Healthcare Reporter, Bloomberg News
Panelists:
Ruth Potee, Physician, Massachusetts
Yngvild Olsen, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
VIOLENCE
In-Conversation: Training Physicians to Address Firearm Safety with Patients
John Feinblatt, President, Everytown for Gun Safety
Annie Andrews, CEO & Founder, Their Future. Our Vote.
5 Actions in 5 Years
Michele Decker, Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
In-Conversation: Advancing Gun Safety Policy in the New Congress
Moderator:
Riley Griffin, Healthcare Reporter, Bloomberg News
Panelists:
Greg Jackson, Deputy Director, The White House Office of Gun Violence Protection
Rob Wilcox, Deputy Director, The White House Office of Gun Violence Protection
Panel: Violence Reduction Councils: A Public Health Approach to Reducing Violence
Moderator:
Chip Brownlee, The Trace
Panelists:
Mark Talbot, Chief of Police, Norfolk, Virginia
Malcolm Cunningham, Bloomberg Fellow, Gun Violence Review Board and Director, City of Toledo Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Mallory O’Brien, Associate Scientist, Center for Gun Violence Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
CLOSING
Remarks
Joshua M. Sharfstein, Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
Michelle Spencer, Deputy Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative