Elevating Maternal, Paternal, Child & Adolescent Health in Communities of Color Conference

The Elevating Maternal, Paternal, Child & Adolescent Health in Communities of Color Conference will be held in Los Angeles, California on March 5th, 2018, when we will gather maternal, paternal, child and adolescent health professionals, public health professionals, mental health professionals, educators/school teachers, maternal and child health advocates, injury prevention professionals and organizations, law enforcement, students (undergraduate and graduate), park and recreation personnel and domestic/family/intimate partner violence professionals. Our presenters understand and can describe the challenges and impending opportunities to elevate maternal, paternal, child and adolescent health, public health, mental health, education, health, injury prevention, law enforcement, parks and recreation and domestic/family/intimate partner violence in communities of color. Please consider joining us for the day.

AGENDA

When: Monday, March 5th, 2018

Where: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda Ave., LA, CA 90012

Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

What: Join us for a one-day conference focused on maternal, paternal, child and adolescent health in communities of color.

Proposed Agenda (Draft - Subject to Modification)

8:00 am: Registration; Continental Breakfast with Tea/Coffee; Informal Networking

8:30 am - 8:45 Welcome Statement and Event Overview by event partner to be named later.

8:45 am - 9:15 The Importance of Paternal Health or Why Should Paternal Health Be a Part of the Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health Equation by Dr. Randal Henry, Chief Intelligence Officer, Community Intelligence

9:20 am - 9:50: Keynote Address: The State Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health in Communities of Color by Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Dean, Professor of Medicine, Charles Drew University Medical School

9:55 am – 10:45 Documentary Film and Discussion - Death by Delivery: Watch Documentary About The Staggering Rate of Maternal Mortality for Black Women (https://fusion.net/video/390130/death-by-delivery/

10:50 am – 12:05 Morning Panel: Key Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health Issues Impacting Communities of Color by leading southern California Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health professionals

12:10 pm - 12:40 Lunch Break with vegan/vegetarian options

12:45 pm – 1:55 Afternoon Funder Panel Discussion: Philanthropic Support for Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health - The Role of Funders in Preventing Domestic Violence and intimate Partner Violence

• Please note that this will be the last plenary session. The conference will adjourn after the last breakout session.

2:00 pm - 3:10 Workshops/Breakout Sessions

3:10 pm to 3:25 Afternoon Break

3:30 pm to 4:40 Workshops/Breakout Sessions

4:45 pm - Adjourn

Attendees: This conference is intended for maternal, paternal, child and adolescent health professionals, public health professionals, mental health professionals, educators/school teachers, maternal and child health advocates, injury prevention professionals and organizations, law enforcement, students (undergraduate and graduate), park and recreation personnel and domestic/family/intimate partner violence professionals however, everyone is welcome.

Early Bird Registration: $45 – ends January 15th, 2018

Students/Low Income: $35

After January 15th: $90

Food/Amenities:

A light breakfast, lunch with vegan/vegetarian options and snacks will be provided. Tea, coffee and water will be available throughout the day.

Keynote Speaker:

• Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD, MPH, Dean, Professor of Medicine, Charles Drew University Medical School

Confirmed Panelists Funder Panel Discussion: “Philanthropic Support for Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health - The Actual and Potential Roles of Funders in Preventing Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in Communities of Color”

• Brian Malte, Project Director, Hope and Heal Fund
• Jason Lacsamana, Program Officer, St. Joseph Health Community Partnership Fund
• Jennifer Vanore, PhD, Vice-President of Programs, UniHealth Foundation

Confirmed Panelists for Morning Panel: Key Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health Issues Impacting Communities of Color by a leading southern California Maternal, Paternal, Child and Adolescent Health professionals (speaker/panelists/moderator to be named later).

• Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD, Director, Community Benefit Foundation, Dignity Health/California Hospital Medical Center
• Alan-Michael Graves, Director, Project Fatherhood, Children’s Institute Inc
• Lynn Kersey, Executive Director, Maternal and Child Health Access
• Maryjane Puffer, Executive Director, The Los Angeles Trust

Confirmed Participants:

• Manal Aboelata, MPH, Managing Director, Prevention Institute
• Elena Ong, Past President & Founding CEO, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Past Vice Chair, California Commission on Women & Girls
• Christopher Garcia, Musician
• Alan-Michael Graves, Director, Project Fatherhood, Children’s Institute Inc.
• Jennifer Haddad, Futures without Violence
• Randal Henry, DrPH, MPH, Chief Intelligence Officer, Community Intelligence
• Kandee Lewis, Executive Director, Positive Results Corporation
• Brian Malte, Project Director, Hope and Heal Fund
• Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD, MPH, Dean, Professor of Medicine, Charles Drew University Medical School
• Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD, Director, Community Benefit Foundation, Dignity Health/California Hospital Medical Center
• Yolanda Roger-Jones, Coordinator, Los Angeles County – Black Infant Health Program
• Danielle Lafayette, Senior Community/Political Organizer, Children’s Defense Fund
• Lynn Kersey, Executive Director, Maternal and Child Health Access
• Maryjane Puffer, Executive Director, The Los Angeles Trust

Featured Workshops (proposed – subject to modification):

Importance of Fathers and Fatherhood in MPACH in Communities of Color: Project Fatherhood - Children’s Institute Inc., Alan-Michael Graves, Project Director

Addressing Bullying, Interpersonal/Teen Dating Violence & Sexual Assault in Communities of Color, Kandee Lewis, Positive Results Corporation

Handguns and MPACH: Brian Malte, Project Director, Hope and Heal Fund

Current Children’s Defense Fund Campaigns in California, Danielle Lafayette, Senior Community/Political Organizer, Children’s Defense Fund

Los Angeles County Black Infant Health Program Panel, Yolanda Rogers-Jones, Coordinator; All for Kids, Jill Elam; R. Cox, Great Beginnings for Black Babies; Children’s Collective, Fernando Reyes; City of Pasadena, N. Evans (YOSEMITE – MAIN HALL)

Understanding/Addressing Impact of Family Poverty, Elena Ong, Past President & Founding CEO, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Past Vice Chair, California Commission on Women & Girls

Futures Without Violence: Jennifer Haddad

Developing a Statewide Multisectoral Approaches to Addressing DV – Prevention Institute: Alisha Somji and Lisa Fujie Parks

Positive Social/Racial for African American Youth - Meeta Banerjee, MSW, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge