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Health Equity in Action Summit
Join Us for Health Confianza Health Equity in Action, a free summit focused on achieving health equity for all.
When and where
Date and time
Friday, June 9 · 8:30am - 3:15pm CDT
Location
UTSA Downtown Campus's Bill Miller Pavilion 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78207
About this event
Join us for the first Health Confianza Health Equity in Action San Antonio Summit, a free summit focused on leveraging health literacy education and community connection to achieve health equity for all.
Together, we can continue to develop solutions and take steps that will help our San Antonio community be as healthy as we can be!
For more information, visit our summit webpage.
This is a free summit so attendance is limited. Please register early!
What to Expect: Health Equity in Action is a one-day summit offering interactive panels, a health literacy poster show, a community art show and community conversations led by physicians, public health experts, community health workers, nonprofit leaders and others. You'll learn about innovative programs and initiatives that are taking place to improve our community’s health.
Who is this Summit for: The Health Equity in Action Summit is an opportunity for students, professionals, leaders, nonprofit staffers, Community Health Workers, Promotores and others involved in public health to come together to learn, share and strengthen our health and wellness ecosystem.
Translators will be available upon request. Please contact Confianza@uthscsa.edu for language accommodations.
There will be no agency/nonprofit tabling at the Summit, but there will be tabling at the Community Event, Summer in the City (see below). Contact Confianza@uthscsa.edu to table at the Community Event, 3-7 pm.
FREE Parking for the summit in the Cattleman Square Lot
The Summer in the City Cool Down & Wellness Festival will follow the summit from 3-7pm. The festival will be a celebration of community health and wellness, complete with a family movie night, games, music, free health screenings and more. Follow @healthconfizana on IG, FB, Snapchat and Twitter for updates.
FREE Parking for the community event Lots (D1-D3)
Health Confianza is a community-wide health literacy effort funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health. Health Confianza is a partnership between UT Health San Antonio, The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and The University of Texas at San Antonio.