The 2020 HFRCC Research Symposium

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September

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RSVPs Closed

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2019

RSVPs Closed

The 2020 HFRCC Research Symposium

November

20

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2020

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12:00pm

Join us for our third annual HFRCC Research Symposium, where community members, organization leaders, students, faculty, and staff will come together to share their research, innovative programming, and other Flint-happenings related to this year's theme "Building Capacity, Building Partnerships: Outcomes for Impact." We have rescheduled our face-to-face Spring event for a shorter virtual format.

Agenda is forthcoming.

Check out some of the highlights form 2019 below.

On November 20,2020 from 1:00-2:00PM, we will launch our new monthly HFRCC Research Seminar. Please register for that special event on the same HFRCC Symposium registration.

Highlights from the 2019 HFRCC Research Symposium

March 15, 2019, the Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center hosted its second annual symposium with an emphasis on intergenerational research. There were engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking with community organization leaders, community members, faculty experts, and students who are passionate about moving forward the health and well-being of Flint.

THANK YOU!

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2019 PICS OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

DANIEL E. DAWES

Senior Advisor and General Counsel

Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine

Mr. Dawes engaging with attendees as he signs his book titled, "150 Years of ObamaCare."

DEBRA FURR-HOLDEN

C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health and Interim Director

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Division of Public Health

Dr. Furr-Holden answers questions from the news media along side her fellow HFRCC co-directors, Dr. Kenneth Sylvester, Dr. Susan Woolford, and E. Yvonne Lewis.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE & STUDENT POSTER AWARDS

PEOPLE'S CHOICE POSTER AWARD

Presented to

Laney Rupp

Poster Titled: "Community Engaged Neighborhood Revitalization and Empowerment: Busy Streets Theory in Action"

STUDENT POSTER AWARD

Presented to

Bernadette McCracklin (Right)

Poster Titled: "Deaf Culture Care: Encouraging the Inclusion of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Community-Based Stroke-Preparedness Education"

STUDENT POSTER AWARD

Presented to

Bianca Winward (Right)

Poster Titled: "Using Digital Media to Increase Engagement with Stroke Preparedness Program"

AWARD WINNERS

COMMUNITY-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Presented to

Luther Evans and Amy Drahota

EARLY CAREER AWARD - ACADEMIC

Presented to

Vicki Johnson-Lawrence

EARLY CAREER AWARD - COMMUNITY

Presented to

Brandi Fisher

CHAMPION AWARD - ACADEMIC

Presented to

Laura Carravallah

CHAMPION AWARD - COMMUNITY

Presented to

Carma Lewis

Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine

keynote: Daniel E. Dawes

Senior Advisor and General Counsel

Daniel E. Dawes is a nationally recognized leader in the movement to advance health equity among under-resourced, vulnerable and marginalized communities. An attorney, scholar and health policy expert, Dawes brings a forward-thinking, inclusive and multidisciplinary approach to the law and public policy, and has been at the forefront of recent major federal health policy negotiations in the United States. Among his many achievements, he was an instrumental figure in shaping the Mental Health Parity Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, and the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”).

Michigan State university college of human medicine division of public health

keynote: debra furr-holden

C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health and Interim Director

Dr. Debra Furr-Holden is an epidemiologist with expertise in addiction epidemiology, prevention science, psychosocial measurement and behavioral health equity research, interventions and policy. In 2006, Dr. Furr-Holden was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by virtue of her early career accomplishments in environmental research. In the past decade, Dr. Furr-Holden’s research has focused on developing environmental strategies, structural and policy interventions to promote behavioral health and health equity. Dr. Furr-Holden has worked extensively with a wide range of partners including community based organizations, local municipal officials, and policy makers. Her research has supported legislative efforts to impact zoning as well as state-level legislation to promote behavioral health equity. Dr. Furr-Holden’s community-based, action-oriented research has been well received by community stakeholders and drove multiple policy interventions to address some of the nation’s greatest public health challenges, with a special emphasis on health equity and policy-level interventions. Dr. Furr-Holden’s research is grounded in the rubrics of epidemiology and consistent with principles and practices for understanding social determinants of health and health equity. Dr. Furr-Holden is a C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health and the Interim Director at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Division of Public Health. She is also the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and

PLENARY SESSIONS

Learn about Opioids And Other Substance Use: Emerging Work In Michigan And Flint. In the after noon, hear about to major Flint projects focusing on Intergenerational Approaches To Improving Health Outcomes

Morning

Rebecca Cunningham, MD, Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan; Professor, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School

Dr. Cunningham will give an overview of various research conducted in the areas of opioid and other substance use.

Kirk Smith, MHSA, President & CEO, Greater Flint Health Coalition

Mr. Smith will discuss the strategies the Greater Flint Health Coalition is engaging in to address the Opioid Epidemic in Flint/Genesse County.

Patrick Carter, MD, Assistant Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School

Dr. Carter's will share details of his substance use and injury prevention work.

Afternoon

Nicole Jones, PhD, Director, Flint Registry

Dr. Jones will share information on the Flint Lead Registry.

Mieka Smart, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Dr. Smart will discuss her work on the Flint Area Study (FASt), a community-based, longitudinal, citywide, multi-generational study of the epigenetics of resilience.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Engaging local universities, community partners, and schools together to improve health

Using participatory approaches to increase access to care and decrease health disparities

Intergenerational approaches for improving access to healthcare, trust, and nutrition

2020 Schedule: COMING SOON

The 2020 HFRCC Research Symposium

More Information

Sign Language interpreting services will be provided upon request. Click sign language icon or visit HFRCC.org for more information.

Questions? Email HFRCC.symposium@umich.edu

About The Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center

The HFRCC is a community-academic partnership with a goal of establishing equitable relationships between community and academia. Data dissemination, training and education for academic and community partners, are essential core activities of the HFRCC.

About our partners

The Georgia Center Hotel has proudly served Atlanta's corporate needs for over 25 years. With 10 ballrooms, an expansive media center, multi-media technology and an in-house production staff, The Georgia Center excels in creating memorable special events.

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