Join us for the Health Opportunities for Policy Equity (HOPE) Challenge Forum: "Promoting Health Equity by Reducing Gun Violence in Communities of Color," taking place on Tuesday, June 4th, from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, located at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
This crucial event is a collaborative effort between the Center for Health Disparities Solutions and the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins University. It includes a dynamic half-day program that features an awards luncheon, with discussions centered on leveraging public policy to mitigate health disparities exacerbated by gun violence.
The forum will kick off at 9:30 AM with a warm welcome from Dr. Darrell Gaskin of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions and Dr. Cass Crifasi, Associate Professor at the Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
At 9:45 AM, delve into "America’s Urban Gun Crisis: Unpacking the Causes, Disparities, and Policies," a panel moderated by journalist and talk show host Roland S. Martin. The panel includes insights from Daniel W. Webster, SCD, MPH, Bloomberg Professor of American Health, and Pamela A. Smith, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
From 10:45 AM, engage in the fireside chat titled "Communities, Policing, and Mental Health: A Civil & Human Rights Perspective," also moderated by Roland S. Martin. This discussion features Fatimah Loren Dreier, Executive Director of The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention and Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education, along with Angela Ferrell-Zabala, National Director of Moms Demand Action and Rodney Bryant, President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
The event will also feature a Keynote speech by Reverend Al Sharpton who is the CEO and President of National Action Network
The HOPE Challenge aims to propel equity-centered federal policy solutions to close preventable racial and ethnic health disparities in areas such as HIV/AIDS, heart disease, gun violence, and maternal and infant mortality. This initiative's inaugural event featured Congresswoman Maxine Waters and was broadcast on C-SPAN.
This forum is essential for legislators, health professionals, policy advocates, community leaders, and anyone dedicated to improving health outcomes through policy reform. Don't miss this pivotal opportunity to join the conversation and be part of the solution to one of the most pressing social challenges of our time.
For more information click here to visit the HOPE Challenge Website.
