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Leading for Health: Suwannee River Conversation
May 27, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
The Suwannee River Area Health Education Center invites community leaders to participate in a roundtable discussion on the health-in-all-policies approach to decision making and strategies for achieving policy change in key areas of health, including tobacco, chronic disease, and mental health.
The Town Hall is free and open to community leaders and the public in Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee and Lafayette counties.
Register Now! The Town Hall will be conducted via Zoom.
Program Agenda
| 9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductions |
| 9:10 AM | Presentation on Tobacco Policy & Control |
| 9:25 AM | Roundtable Discussion on Tobacco |
| 10:00 AM | Presentation on Health in All Policies |
| 10:15 AM | Roundtable Discussion on Health in All Policies |
| 10:55 AM | Closing Remarks |
| 11:00 AM | Program Adjourns |
Program Speakers
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Chris Cogle, M.D. Oncologist, Chief Medical Officer of Florida Medicaid, Director of Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy |
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Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D. Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Science Core at the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute |
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Heath Kirby Public Health Services Manager with Florida Department of Health |
This Town Hall will be publicly noticed in accordance with Florida Sunshine Law. This event is sponsored by the Suwannee River Area Health Education Center in cooperation with the University of Florida Bob Graham Center for Public Service with partial funding from Tobacco Free Florida.
The Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy is an initiative between the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and UF Health to empower communities with leaders who are knowledgeable and skilled in public health policy making. Learn more.