Annual NAHSE Health Disparities Symposium In Partnership with the St. Louis Regional Health Commission

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When: June 19 , 7:30am – 9:30am Where: BJC Learning Institute, Lower Level Auditorium 8300 Eager Road, St. Louis, MO 63144 Cost: FREE RSVP: [email protected] *A light breakfast will be provided

The prevalence of toxic stress and trauma in the region is inhibiting people’s ability to be healthy and well. Research demonstrates that adverse events and stress – especially persistent, toxic stress or traumatic incidents – lead to chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer, as well as depression, alcoholism and drug abuse. This conversation will highlight the Adverse Childhood Experience Study; the impact of trauma and toxic stress on the health of our community; and efforts being done within our region to become a trauma-informed community. KEYNOTE & PANELIST Bethany Johnson-Javois, MSW, as CEO of the St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN), leads a $1.2 million non-profit that serves the region’s safety net health care providers and the local community to promote the mission of providing quality, affordable, accessible care to all with an emphasis on serving the underserved. Ms. Johnson-Javois is also the host of Alive and Well STL, a local radio program elevating community concerns about health and wellness, while creating a platform to discuss the impact of trauma-informed communities. She is currently the Managing Director and ex-officio member of the Ferguson Commission, an empowered, independent and diverse group appointed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to study the underlying social and economic conditions underscoring the unrest in the wake of the death of Michael Brown in 2014.

PANELISTS Heidi Miller, MD is a primary care physician and patient advocate who has focused her career on enhancing access to medical care and overcoming health care disparities. She trained at Yale University and Harvard Medical School and now takes care of uninsured and under-insured patients at the Family Care Health Centers. Dr. Miller also works with the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, the St. Louis Integrated Health Network, and Siteman's Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities on quality and access initiatives for the region’s most vulnerable patients. Dr. Miller has served on the Missouri Medical Home Collaborative Steering Committee. She has been a governor-appointee to the Oversight Committee for Missouri Medicaid and has been invited repeatedly to testify to the MO House and Senate Committees on Medicaid and primary care policy. In 2012 Dr. Miller was recognized by St. Louis Business Journal as one of its 40under-40 honorees. Keon Gilbert, DrPH, MA, MPA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science & Health Education at Saint Louis University. His work draws on inter-disciplinary training in Biology, African American Studies, Public Affairs and Public Health to investigate the intersection of racial identity, racial socialization, and structural racism as an important, yet unexplored, social determinant of African American male's health across the life course. Specifically interventions he researches include: Developing diverse partnerships to build community capacity to sustain health initiatives; understanding the effects of racism at individual-and-communitylevels, and the various systems that reinforce racist ideologies; understanding the cultural relevance to health promotion and disease prevention; and promoting the development and enhancement of social networks to improve health behaviors.

MODERATOR Rikki Takeyama, MSL joined the Regional Health Commission in 2014 as the Manger of Community Programs. In this role, Rikki leads the Alive and Well STL initiative and assists with the RHC’s community engagement efforts. Through Ms. Takeyama’s leadership, Alive and Well STL is collaborating with Ambassadors, Partners and Media to build a healthier St. Louis by becoming a trauma-informed community. Based on best practices from across the country, trauma-informed communities (1) have the capacity, knowledge, and skills across service providers and institutions and within social units to effectively respond to individuals and families who experience toxic stress or traumatic events and (2) empower individuals and families to access the resources they need to recover and live a healthy life. As we become trauma informed, we will become increasingly emotionally and physically well, enabling us to be Alive and Well in St. Louis.

Our 2015 Symposium Sponsors St. Louis Regional Health Commission ∙ Washington University Department of Medicine Our 2015 Institutional Members Barnes-Jewish Hospital ∙ BJC HealthCare ∙ St. Louis Children’s Hospital ∙ St. Louis Regional Health Commission ∙ Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine ∙Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Centers