Taking Action to Promote Health Equity Series, Part 2:
Show Me the Money—Innovative Funding Approaches to Promote Health Equity

This is the second installment of TFAH’s 4-part Web Forum series: Taking Action to Promote Health Equity—Using the Lessons from Cutting-Edge Practices to Improve Health and Well Being.

Public health organizations often are frustrated by the lack of specialized funding to promote equity. Categorical funding by disease may restrict the types of interventions needed to tackle the complex causes of health disparities. Please join us for this Dialogue4Health Web Forum, which will feature place-based initiatives that are leveraging diverse funding, assets, and commitments of multiple sectors, while at the same time involving the community members in meaningful ways to advance health equity. Included in the session will be information on the successful Health Equity Zones in Rhode Island, which has managed the seemingly impossible task of converting categorical funding into community-driven equity work.

Registration is free and closed captioning is available to all attendees. This event is recommended for anyone working in public health, advocacy, community-based systems, education, faith-based organizations, hospitals/health systems, insurers, local and state health officials, and housing.

Presenters will include

Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, Director, Rhode Island Department of Public Health; and President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Ana Novais, MA, Executive Director, Rhode Island Department of Public Health

Moderator

J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Executive Vice President and COO, TFAH