Health Equity in Focus: Implementing Health Reform and Prioritizing Prevention

Implementing Health Reform

Hear about the estimated number of individuals who are projected to enroll in coverage by 2019 and what it means for communities of color. Presentations by:

•  Daphna Gans, Research Scientist, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

• James Allen Crouch, Executive Director, California Rural Indian Health Board

• Kathy Lim Ko, President & CEO, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

• Carmela Castellano-Garcia, President & CEO, California Primary Care Association

Prioritizing Prevention

Learn how to ensure that the expansion of worksite wellness policies promote equity and "do no harm." Speakers will also discuss how a "health in all policies" approach can promote healthier neighborhoods and reduce disparities among communities of color. Presentations by:

• Jamie Morgan, Senior Legislative Director, American Heart Association

• Robert Ogilvie, Program Director, Public Health Law & Policy

• Monica Blanco-Etheridge, Executive Director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

• B. Darcel Lee, Executive Director, California Black Health Network

Date: Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

Time: 2 - 4 p.m. (Reception to immediately follow)

Location: State Capitol, Room 112

Please register at www.cpehn.org.