SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DAY 1 – September 24th, 2018
8:45 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Check in and breakfast
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9:30 a.m.-9:45 am
Welcome remarks
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9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Social determinants of health in our community
Panel discussion exploring the links between social status, financial resources, education, cultural
background and disease risk here in Philadelphia and beyond.
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10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Economic stability & education
Panel discussion about how social determinants like employment, food Insecurity, housing Instability and
poverty impact our most vulnerable communities and share promising practices focused on these
determinants.
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12 noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch/keynote speaker
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1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Corporate and philanthropic social responsibility
Panel discussion about how businesses and philanthropic organizations are evaluating their own impact
on the environment and wellbeing of their community and looking to address the social determinants of
health.
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2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Snack and networking break
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2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Social and community context
Panel discussion about how environmental conditions, crime and violence influence health behaviors in our
community and what promising practices are currently in the works to address these determinants.
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3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Wrap up/next steps
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3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
EmPOWERED to Serve: Urban Health Accelerator finalist display tables
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4:30 p.m.– 5 p.m. Break
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5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Cocktail reception
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Dinner reception and EmPOWERED to Serve: Urban Health Accelerator
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DAY 2 – September 25th, 2018
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Check-in and breakfast
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9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome opening remarks
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9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Reflections from around the city
What drives unequal longevity, unequal treatment, health and wealth disparities. What do we know, even if we wish it were untrue?
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10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Place matters
Panel discussion focused on how homelessness, lack of affordable housing, housing conditions and hunger
affect the health outcomes of Philadelphians, and promising practices to address these social determinants
of health.
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11:15 a.m. – 12 noon
The transformation of healthcare to better address the social determinants of health
A panel discussion about the importance of the relationship between clinicians and their patients, and
the solutions to the barriers to care that patients face every day.
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12 noon
Closing remarks/call to action