The RISE Healthy Communities Summit | Sessions, Speakers & Insights

Monday - March 23, 2026

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Women’s Day Registration

9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Women's Day

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Included with your all-inclusive ticket, our brand-new Women’s Day is designed for anyone passionate about addressing the challenges women face in today’s workplace and unlocking new paths for career growth. Learn directly from leadership coaches, health care executives, and motivational speakers who will share actionable strategies and inspiration. Whether you’re just starting out or are an established senior leader, these sessions offer the tools, insights, and community to help you thrive.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Leading in the Aftermath: Post-Crisis Trauma-Informed Leadership
To Be Announced
Leveraging YOU: Turning Personal Perspective into Professional Power
Balancing Many Identities: A Fireside Chat with Laura Cooley, PhD and Namita Seth Mohta, MD
Roundtable Discussions - Choose Your Own Adventure!
The Power of the Ask: Gain Hands-On Negotiation Skills
Closing Remarks

11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Preconference Registration

12:00 PM

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Workshop A: From Intent to Impact: Creating a Roadmap to Engage People with Lived Experience in Your SDOH Work

Explore INSPIRE’s framework for engaging PWLE to build successful person-centered design, delivery, and evaluation approaches for health and social care programs
Take a brief assessment to understand how your organization’s engagement programs and practices stack up against the framework, and identify 1-2 focus areas
Work in small groups with other participants aligned with chosen focus areas for growing your engagement with PWLE
With facilitator and peer-to-peer support, build a custom roadmap for growing your organization’s work with PWLE that feels both feasible and impactful

Lite snacks and beverages to be provided during the workshop.

Speaker

Melinda Karp

President & CEO at The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership

Speaker

Stephanie Burdick

Lived Experience Expert

Speaker

Pam Dardess

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Operations at Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care (IPFCC)

Speaker

Rebecca Esparza

Lived Experience Expert at INSPIRE

Speaker

Evelyne Kane

Associate Director, Community Engagement & Capacity Building at Camden Coalition

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Workshop B: AI, Ethics and Smarter Decisions: Say No to Hype and Scale AI That Truly Delivers Better, Equitable Whole-Person Care

Understand why so many digital health innovations have persistently failed in healthcare—and what those failures reveal about risk, trust, and whole‑person SDOH-centered care
Learn a practical decision framework (SEEDS of Innovation™) to quickly evaluate AI solutions, separate real opportunities from hype, and ensure they improve equitable care instead of adding burden
Practice applying SEEDS to real or simulated AI decisions and leave with a tailored checklist to de‑risk upcoming decisions and meaningfully integrate lived experience into AI that truly delivers better care
Take a brief SEEDS diagnostic to see how your organization’s AI decision‑making maturity stacks up and identify 1–2 focus areas to strengthen governance and patient‑centered practice

Lite snacks and beverages to be provided during the workshop.

Speaker

Sheila Phicil

Social Change Futurist™, Founder/CEO at Phicil-itate Change

3:00 PM

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

Transition Break

3:10 PM

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM

Welcome Remarks

Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

3:20 PM

3:20 PM – 4:10 PM

Keynote Address

Opening Panel: Innovations in Medicaid

Explore North Carolina’s innovations in Medicaid and SDOH
Discuss the Healthy Opportunities Pilots Waiver and social care coordination
Look ahead to maturity, impact, and rural innovation

Speaker

Laurie Stradley

DrPH, CEO at Impact Health

Speaker

Brandon Wilson

COO at ABCCM

Speaker

Kody Kinsley

Senior Policy Advisor, Institute of Policy Solutions, Johns Hopkins University at former Secretary, Health & Human Services, North Carolina

4:10 PM

4:10 PM – 4:15 PM

Transition Break

4:15 PM

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Food Packing Event in Partnership with U.S. Hunger

Free to attend but additional registration required.

5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hoops & Happy Hour - Welcome Cocktail Reception🏀

Step into the spirit of March Madness at our welcome cocktail reception in the Exhibit Hall! Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and plenty of opportunities to connect with peers and vendors in a friendly, lively atmosphere. Rep your favorite team—whether it’s your alma mater or your bracket pick—and join us for an evening of camaraderie and conversation with colleagues, speakers, and sponsors.

Tuesday - March 24, 2026

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration Desk Open

8:40 AM

8:40 AM – 9:00 AM

Quick Connection Sprint: Rapid Professional Engagement

Fast-track your conference connections and expand your professional circle through structured networking.

Speaker

Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks & Health Care Hero Award Presentation

RISE is pleased to present the Health Care Hero Award to an esteemed nominee who has made a significant impact on the lives of underserved populations through health care and/or social services interventions, and through superior example of the RISE mission to promote health equity among all patients. 

Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

9:10 AM

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote Address

Keynote: Harnessing Resilience as Your Superpower

What if you could build resilience as a renewable fuel, and it had nothing to do with bouncing back or getting on with it? Join Dr. Denniston for an eye-opening hour that will leave you armed with secret tools to stave off burnout and amplify energy even during the most stressful times.

You will learn how to:

Guard your energy for ultimate influence
Use curiosity and a growth mindset as secret weapons
Cultivate courage and grit to make you bendier
Mine for joy to build leverage in chaos
Discover your resilience-building true north

Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 10:40 AM

Panel: A Rose by Any Other Name: Changing Language, Continued Care

Discuss effective paths forward using new common shared language that gets us to our goals and gets the vital work done without getting stuck in semantics
Navigate the rebranding or recrafting of language to reach all potential stakeholders and audiences
Consider the downstream effect of changing language around health equity and SDOH beyond the words we use

Moderator, Speaker

Vandna Bhrany

MPH, Principal at 8BAdvisors

Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

Speaker

Palak Jalan

CEO at AccessHealth

Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

10:40 AM

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Building Community in Times Designed to Break You

Explore how personal resilience and organizational creativity can become the foundation for expanding your impact, especially when traditional models fall short
Challenge yourself to redefine “community” to include unlikely allies
Take away a blueprint for delivering solutions that are more nimble, sustainable, and meaningful for the people you serve

Speaker

Donna Cryer

Chief Patient Officer at CryerHealth, LLC

11:45 AM

11:45 AM – 11:50 AM

Transition Break

11:50 AM

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Track A

Track Chair, Speaker

Aley Cristelli

Manager, Population Health Strategy at Oklahoma Complete Health

Navigating the Federal Medicaid Work Requirement: Challenges, Implications, and Opportunities for Managed Care

Identify and prepare for challenges from past and current work requirements
Explore the implications of the current OBBBA Federal Work Requirements
Deep dive into opportunities and best practices to prepare

Speaker

Kyle Lowe Noblitt, MS

Strategy and Business Development Content Director - SDOH Business Development at CareSource

Speaker

Terrie Hottle

Enterprise Life Services Director at CareSource

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Track B

Track Chair

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

SDOH Data and Health Care: Opportunities, Risks, and Best Practices

Develop or strengthen understanding of current applicable regulatory approaches, including how patient privacy law plays out with respect to social risk information
Identify and discuss potentially high-risk scenarios involving unsafe or otherwise unwanted uses and disclosures of social risk information
Review and discuss strategies to minimize harm from both “Big P” policy (i.e., governmental policy) and “small p” policy (i.e., institutional policy) perspectives

Moderator, Speaker

Sujata Bajaj

CTO at Yuvo Health

Speaker

Rachel Landauer

Clinical Instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School

Speaker

Becca Yanniello

VP Pop Health at Regal Medical Group MCO

Speaker

Greg Gierer

Managing Principal at Hilltop Health Policy Advisors

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Track C

The ACTION Pathway: A Practical Framework for Professionals Ready to Pivot with Power

Gain strategic clarity for a mid-career high-leverage pivot
Design a power-aligned career transformation
Learn how to position yourself to be sought after

Speaker

Ekaette Joseph Isang

Principal Consultant at Ritebridge

12:30 PM

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

1:30 PM

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Track A

Track Chair

Aley Cristelli

Manager, Population Health Strategy at Oklahoma Complete Health

Beyond Referrals: Building True Interoperability Between Health and Social Care

Go beyond "closed-loop referral platforms" or "community information exchanges” that primarily focus on referral management
Explore lessons learned from The Lewis and Clark Information Exchange (LACIE), a Missouri-based health information exchange (HIE) that is advancing this next stage of interoperability across clinical and community-based services as part of the state’s Health Data Utility buildout
Discover how LACIE connected providers and CBOs serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities using FHIR’s eLTSS standard, creating a blueprint and a scalable model for whole-person data interoperability across clinical care, social care, and government systems

Speaker

Kemper Tell

CEO at Lewis & Clark Information Exchange (LACIE)

Speaker

Paul Sorenson

Co-Director, Community Innovation and Action Center at University of Missouri – St. Louis

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Track B

Track Chair

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

When Patients and Providers Are Both at the Center: Designing Sustainable Care Together

Explore how aligned payer–provider partnerships can move beyond traditional trade-offs to create care models that truly work for patients, clinicians, and the community
Learn real-world insights on how payer–provider alignment can support high-quality mental health care while also protecting clinical autonomy and preventing provider burnout
Gain a clear understanding of what it takes to build trust-based partnerships that scale, advance equity, and strengthen community-based care—particularly in communities identified as having unmet mental health care needs

Moderator, Speaker

Sophia Kim

Chief Growth Officer at Heartbeat Health

Speaker

Elizabeth Dosoretz

Founder, CEO, & LCSW at Elite DNA Behavioral Health

Speaker

Shannon Decker

CEO at VBC One

Speaker

Shawna Papach

LPN, Director of HEDIS and Payer Strategies at MCR Health

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Track C

Turn Talents into Action: Leveraging your Neurosignatures

Participants will identify their unique neurosignatures, uncover the strengths and blind spots that come with them, and learn practical ways to translate self-awareness into daily actions that improve communication, leadership, and collaboration.

Speaker

Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

2:10 PM

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM

Track A

Track Chair

Aley Cristelli

Manager, Population Health Strategy at Oklahoma Complete Health

Tools & Tech Spotlight

Leading service providers will showcase their offerings in a quick-pitch setting. Evaluate the latest and greatest tech tools to bring back to your organization.

Speaker

Stephanie Mount

Speaker

Meghan David

Commercial Consultant

2:25 PM

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM

Networking Break

2:45 PM

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM

Track A

Track Chair

Aley Cristelli

Manager, Population Health Strategy at Oklahoma Complete Health

Hubs in Action: Scalable Models to Address Food, Housing, and Social Needs Through Community–Clinical Partnerships

Understand the design and implementation of a scalable Hub Model for delivering health care–funded services, including Section 1115 demonstrations, to support Health-Related Social Needs
Identify strategies to operationalize clinical–community partnerships, including building workflows, processes, and infrastructure for screenings, referrals, service coordination, and reimbursement or reporting requirements
Apply lessons learned from real-world implementation to enhance service delivery, reduce administrative burden, and improve outcomes for individuals with complex social and health needs

Speaker

Annie Pham

Director of Social Health at Community Care Cooperative

Speaker

Grace Akor

Social Health Program Manager at Community Care Cooperative

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM

Track B

Track Chair

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

Lessons from the West Side: How CBOs, Clinics, & Retailers Can Collaborate to Close Gaps in Nutritional Equity

Learn practical strategies for building closed-loop referral workflows
Explore considerations for designing culturally relevant outreach multi-sector engagement to boost WIC awareness
Gain replicable tools and lessons to advance nutrition equity

Speaker

Megan Hinchy

MPH, Manager, Food, Activity and Nutrition Initiatives at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Speaker

Tal Vanek

MS, RDN, LDN, CADC, CLC, Director of Nutrition at Chicago Department of Public Health

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM

Track C

FLOURISH: Leading from the Long View

What if the wisest voice guiding your work and your life is not external, but already within you? In this reflective and practical session, participants are invited to meet the most optimized and vital version of their future selves - their Inner Elder - who understands what truly mattered, what strengthened purpose, and what quietly eroded impact over time. Blending insights from longevity science, stress physiology, and high-performance research, this session moves beyond productivity into perspective. Beyond urgency into intention. When we lead from the long view, legacy and impact are strengthened, not sacrificed. Participants leave with practical clarity, renewed intention, and a framework for protecting their vitality while strengthening how they show up in their work and in the world.

Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

3:25 PM

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM

Transition Break

3:30 PM

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Track A

Track Chair

Aley Cristelli

Manager, Population Health Strategy at Oklahoma Complete Health

Language as Data: Reimagining Equity and Trust in Healthcare Systems

Gain practical tools and future-facing strategies for improving health data integrity and preparing for the next generation of AI-enabled systems
Understand how language becomes codified in data systems and affects care decisions
Identify practical steps to evaluate and correct bias in documentation and communications
Learn how structured language improves compliance, reporting, and operational accuracy
Explore how responsible AI models can enhance data quality and eliminate subjective inconsistencies

Speaker

Gian Franco Wilson

Co-Founder and Chairman at The Stereotype Project Foundation

Speaker

Liz Jung Kim

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at The Stereotype Project Foundation

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Track B

Track Chair

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

Case Study: From Monologue to Dialogue: Amplifying Community Voices through SDOH

Discover how to successfully connect data, people, and partnerships to drive equity at the systems level, and the importance of community-driven systems change
Explore practical strategies to operationalize SDOH
Consider lessons learned from piloting and scaling programs in the Philadelphia area

Speaker

Kadisha Alberga

Social Drivers Specialist at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

Speaker

Laura Jordan

MSW, Associate Director, SDOH Equity Unit at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

Speaker

Amanda Vaden

Employment Systems Specialist at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

Speaker

Taylor Samuels

Benefits Data Specialist at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

4:15 PM

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Wellness Moment: Power Poses

Speaker

Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

4:30 PM

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM

Choose Your Own Adventure Roundtable Discussions

Participate in a facilitated roundtable discussion and deep dive with peers on timely topics in the industry.

1. Speaking Each Other’s Language: What CBOs Need to Know When Seeking Health Plan Partnerships
Facilitator: Amy Blackledge, MBA-HC, MSN, RN, CSSBB, Director of Clinical Quality, BC of Idaho

2. Doulas, Black Maternal Health, and Supporting Expecting Mothers
Facilitator: Kristin Wing-Coleman, Manager, Community Engagement, Welcome Rooms & Health Equity, WellCare of North Carolina

3. Navigating Workforce Challenges: Retaining Talent and Fostering Leadership in Uncertain Times
Facilitator: Jessica Barraclough, MS, Section Director, Population Health Strategies, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

4. Data Infrastructure for Social Care Integration
Facilitator: Emma Cohen, MA, MPH, Program Manager, Community Connect Program, Office of Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai

5. Finding Productive Joy: Intentionally Protecting Your Peace
Facilitator: Dr. Christie McMullen, CEO, AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

6. Collective Impact: Transforming Differences into Dynamic Coalitions
Facilitator: Lauran Larson, MPS, Senior Manager of Food and Health, Hunger Free Oklahoma

7. Creative Fundraising: Clever Solutions for Serious Impact
Facilitator: Keith Cromwell, Senior Director, HIE Senior Program Director, Corporate Information Services, Penn Medicine

8. Building a School-Friendly Health System Movement to Support Student Health and Learning
Facilitator: Julia DeAngelo, MPH, Program Lead, Community Mental Health CORE, Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (CHORDS), Children’s National Hospital

9. Working with Foreign-Born Communities
Facilitator: Luisa Hoyos, Community Specialist, Community Engagement Unit, North Dakota Health & Human Services

10. Hospital Approaches to Addressing Homelessness
Facilitator: Krystal Green, MPH, Program Manager, Office of Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai

11. Nourishing Health: Food as Medicine in Action
Facilitator: Rebecca Boova-Turner, MHA, RD, LDN, Healthcare Partnership Manager, MANNA

12. Stop the Spiral: Fast Nervous-System Hacks for Leaders Who Don’t Have Time to Fall Apart
Facilitator: Heather Denniston, DC, CCWP, WELLFIT and FED

13. SDOH, Reimagined: Expanding How We Think About Social Drivers of Health
Facilitator: Shanaz Chery, Senior Director of Population Health and Ambulatory Care, Greater New York Hospital Association

14. Faith as a Public Health Asset: Positioning Faith Institutions to Drive Prevention, Trust, and Health Equity
Facilitator: Angela N. Mott, D.HSc, Founder & CEO, Sozo Collectiv

15. There’s No Place Like Home: Health and Affordable Housing
Facilitator: Jodina Hicks, President, Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania

Speaker

Amy Blackledge

MBA-HC, MSN, RN, CSSBB, Senior Director of Clinical Quality and Stars at BC of Idaho

Speaker

Jessica Barraclough

MS, Section Director, Population Health Strategies at Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Speaker

Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

Speaker

Keith Cromwell

Senior Director, HIE Senior Program Director, Corporate Information Services at Penn Medicine

Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

Speaker

Luisa Hoyos

Community Specialist, Community Engagement Unit at North Dakota Health & Human Services

Speaker

Jodina Hicks

President at Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania

Speaker

Rebecca Boova-Turner

Healthcare Partnership Manager at MANNA

Speaker

Julia DeAngelo

Program Lead, Community Mental Health CORE & Co-Founder, School-Friendly Health Systems Initiative at Children’s National Hospital

Speaker

Emma Cohen

Program Manager, Community Connect Program, Office of Health Equity at Cedars-Sinai

Speaker

Krystal Green

MPH, Program Manager, Office of Health Equity at Cedars-Sinai

Speaker

Lauran Larson

Senior Manager of Food and Health at Hunger Free Oklahoma

Speaker

Dr. Angela N. Mott

Founder & Chief Health Community Health Strategist at The Sozo Collectiv

Speaker

Shanaz Chery, MS, CHES

Senior Director of Population Health and Ambulatory Care at Greater New York Hospital Association

Speaker

Kristin Wing-Coleman

Manager, Community Engagement | Welcome Rooms at WellCare of North Carolina

5:15 PM

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM

Networking Cocktail Reception & Give-Back Opportunity: Build Mental Wellness & Self Advocacy Kits

Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and face-to-face networking with peers as we support Women on the Rise International, Inc. Attendees will participate in a hands-on give-back experience focused on rest, resilience, and well-being. Together, we’ll assemble Mental Wellness & Self-Advocacy Kits, complete with thoughtful items and handwritten notes of encouragement to support women navigating workforce and life transitions across Central Florida. This hands-on volunteer opportunity offers a moment to pause, connect, and give back.

Wednesday - March 25, 2026

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Registration Desk Open

8:45 AM

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Wellness Snack: You Are the Intervention

Personal amplifier tools for maximum impact.

Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks

Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

9:10 AM

9:10 AM – 9:50 AM

Keynote Address

Stories as Data: Using Lived Experience to Catalyze Innovation

Discover ways to integrate patient and caregiver narratives (stories) into actionable data to guide healthcare innovation efforts
Employ the human-centered innovation engine framework, "The Monarch Model," which explains how to apply lived-experience insights to product and service design
Hear how to apply lived experience, grounded in vignettes from my experience as a caregiver during my son’s brain cancer treatment, stroke recovery, and medical complexity, into the framework to guide the design of care delivery, technology, and equity efforts

Speaker

Erica Olenski

Board-Certified Patient Advocate at Founding Executive Director - August's Artists

9:50 AM

9:50 AM – 9:55 AM

Transition break

9:55 AM

9:55 AM – 10:35 AM

Avoiding Unintentional Inequity: Rules, Reality, and the Patient in Between

Discover how well-intended policies unravel in real patient experience, exposing gaps between regulatory intent, provider capacity, and the patient’s reality
Experience real-world case scenarios across inpatient care, discharge planning, DME, pharmacy, and post-acute settings where inequities reveal themselves in practice
Reframe how policy is applied at the point of care, prioritizing awareness and encouraging thoughtful flexibility when inequities surface

Speaker

Koby Mitchell

Director, Utilization Management at Simpra Advantage Plan

Speaker

Dwight Pattison

Founder & Principal Consultant at QPAdvantage

10:35 AM

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM

Networking Break

10:55 AM

10:55 AM – 11:35 AM

Bridging Innovation and Sustainability: The Medically Tailored Meal Sustainability Blueprint

Outline a pathway to sustainable success and quality standardization for Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions by defining the necessary elements for the medically tailored meal intervention to transition from grant, pilot, and waiver funded services to sustainable healthcare funding and coverage pathways
Understand the legal framework that states and federal agencies use to define quality for all Medicaid covered benefits and identify key aspects of how FIM interventions fit into this framework
Discover why the FIM framework is central to scaling sustainable access to these lifesaving interventions across the country
Participate in the guided multistep process for creating the Blueprint and applying pillar recommendations

Chairperson

Aley Cristelli

Manager, Population Health Strategy at Oklahoma Complete Health

Speaker

Alissa Wassung

Executive Director at Food is Medicine Coalition

Speaker

Erika Hanson

Clinical Instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School

11:35 AM

11:35 AM – 11:40 AM

Transition Break

11:40 AM

11:40 AM – 12:20 PM

Bridging the Gap: Integrating Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP for Pediatric Health Equity

Explore innovative strategies to connect Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP benefits for pediatric patients through the lens of community-based organizations (CBOs)
Learn how CBOs serve as critical partners in SDOH screening and facilitating closed-loop referrals that improve both health outcomes and access to essential services
Examine how cross-sector collaboration can reduce barriers, streamline benefits enrollment, and create a more equitable healthcare experience for families
Discover actionable insights and scalable solutions for building stronger, more connected systems of care

Speaker

Stephanie McGuire

Chief Learning & Development Officer at SC Thrive

Speaker

LaKisha Bowman

Director of Strategic Partnerships at SC Thrive

Speaker

Jennifer Marze

VP, Network Strategy & Services at Molina Healthcare of South Carolina

12:20 PM

12:20 PM – 1:20 PM

Networking Lunch

1:20 PM

1:20 PM – 2:00 PM

Community Health Needs Assessment: Identifying Strategies for a Successful Implementation in Urban and Rural Communities

Discuss the public-private partnerships, the 10-county region, and the vendor leading the community health needs assessment
Describe why the community health needs assessment was led by WICHC and the role of the partners at the table
Leverage lessons learned for new communities to effectively lead community health needs assessments

Speaker

Berenice Medina

Community Health Strategist at Western Idaho Community Health Collaborative (WICHC)

Speaker

Sarah Vanausdall

Community Health Director at Metopio

2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

Wellness Snack: From Insight to Action

Pause, reflect, and own what conference insights to green light.

Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

2:20 PM

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

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