Every person should have the opportunity to attain their full health potential and no one should be marginalized from achieving this potential because socially determined inequities.
As New Mexico continues to move through the pandemic, COVID-19 has brought to light many of the inequalities that are impacting our daily lives in this state. This year’s New Mexico Summit on Health Equity will address opportunities to achieve optimal health experiences for all population groups and communities within the Live, Work, Play Health Equity Model, as well as focus on several of the issues that New Mexicans have faced during the pandemic, including how our state will look during recovery and beyond.
The 2021 Summit on Health Equity will feature live sessions each Wednesday afternoon from May 5 - 28. You will need to the Whova event app to access our sessions. Registered attendees can watch recordings of the live sessions, participate in online discussion rooms, visit virtual exhibitor booths, and more with our event app!
To request the registration code, please email suzanne@ConstellationNM.com. (The 2021 Summit on Health Equity provides engagement opportunities through discussion rooms, meet ups, contests, and more. We utilize a registration code to protect the privacy of our attendees.)
(phone: 505-250-0689)
New Mexico 2021 Summit on Health Equity
May 3 – 31 with live sessions each Wednesday
Visit www.NMHealthEquity.org for more information and registration.
Wednesday May 5
1 – 2:15 p.m. - Using a Collective Impact (CI) Framework to Grow Equitable and Inclusive Organizations to Address Health Disparities, presented by Jennifer Gomez-Chavez, EdD
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. - Healing Historical Trauma in the Workplace, presented by Rosa Gallegos-Samora, LCSW
Wednesday, May 12
1 – 2 p.m. – An Overview of New Mexico’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy, presented by Dr. Laura Parajon
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. – COVID-19 Vaccine: Prioritizing Equity, presented by Cpt. Wil Darwin, PharmD, CDE, NCPS
Wednesday, May 19
1 – 2 p.m. – Time to Make the Lemonade: Breaking Down Barriers and Reimaging Education Through an Equity Lens, presented by Vickie C. Bannerman, EdD
3:30 – 4:30 – Panel on Equitable Policy Development, featuring Derek Lin, Marshall Martinez, and Jennifer Gomez-Chavez, EdD
Wednesday, May 26
1 – 2 p.m. – Overcoming Technical Challenges in Rural Tribal Communities, presented by Ray Tafoya
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. – Disability Inclusion and Accessibility, presented by Jessie Calero
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – From Housing to Home: A Foundation of Health Equity, presented by John Ames
CEUs may be available for sessions. Please visit www.nmhealthequity.org for the latest information on CEUs.
The Summit on Health Equity is free to all attendees, and registration is required. Visit www.NMHealthEquity.org for more information and registration (use code nmhealthequity2021), or contact suzanne@ConstellationNM.com.
The New Mexico 2021 Summit on Health Equity is funded by the New Mexico Department of Health Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program, and is convened by Constellation Consulting LLC.
Additional support provided by:
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Con Alma Health Foundation
BeWellNM
Santa Fe Community Foundation
New Mexico First
5/3/2021 - 5/31/2021
