Date
December 5, 2023
Time
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location
CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
RSVP
Join the New York Health Foundation for a half-day conference to learn about opportunities for large and small groups to participate in the policy process and ensure the public health community is well-positioned to secure future food policy wins.
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Conference Schedule
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM — Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM — Opening Remarks
– David Sandman, President and CEO, NYHealth
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM — Keynote Address
– Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
– Moderator: Avital Havusha, Vice President of Programs, NYHealth
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM — Improving the Cultural Responsiveness of Nutrition Programs
– Nashla Rivas Salas, Senior Director, Correctional Association of New York
– Nnenna Ferguson, Buffalo Food Equity Network Director, Food for the Spirit
– Dickran Jebejian, Food Policy Manager, Met Council
– Moderator: Julia McCarthy, Senior Program Officer, NYHealth
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM — Strengthening Local Food Systems
– Iyeshima Harris-Ouedraogo, Policy Manager, Equity Advocates
– Mike Bulger, Healthy Communities Project Coordinator, Common Ground Health
– Theresa Krause, Food Council Coordinator, Food Bank of the Southern Tier
– Moderator: Anne Palmer, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM — Closing Remarks
– Mary Ford, Director of Policy and Research, NYHealth