DR. UMAR JOHNSON @ 2023 Pittsburgh BLACK Health & Equity Summit

1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard,Pittsburgh PA 15222

08 April, 2023

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2023 PITTSBURGH BLACK HEALTH & EQUITY SUMMIT Featuring Dr. UMAR JOHNSON @ David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, 15222 SAT April 8th, 11am (Doors at 10am) Come learn the problems and hear the SOLUTIONS from Our Experts. Covering Topics with Panel Discussions On: 11am PANEL ON: PITTSBURGH BLACK INEQUALITY: Dr. Ralph Bangs, Pitt (retired) | Kathi R. Elliott, CEO Gwen's Girls, Pgh Equity Commission | Fred Brown, Pres & CEO Forbes Fund, Black Equity Coalition | Olivia Bennet, Allegheny Co. Councilwoman 12:15pm PANEL ON: BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH- Maternal & Infant Mortality: Jada Shirriel, Healthy Start | Jeaonna C. Hodges, Lead Doula, UPMC Magee Women's Hospital | Fawn Walker-Montgomery, Pres & CEO TAAG | Sharnay Hearn Davis | Dr. Amaris Yandel, UPMC Magee Women's Hospital1pm PANEL ON: BLACK HEALTH DISPARITY: Dr. Margaret Larson-Pettigrew, AHN | Dr. David Saunders, Director, PA Dept of Health Equity | Dr. Tracey Conti, UPMC | Dr. Claire M. Cohen, M.D., F.A.I.T.H.3pm PANEL ON: THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE- Eat to Live, Don't Live to Eat: Roland Ford, Fitness Guru | Chef Claudy Pierre | Raqueeb Queeba, Black Urban Gardeners | Dr. Camille Smith3:45pm PANEL ON: BLACK GROUP ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT: Billie Vaughn, Exec Dir, Common-Unity Pgh | Marimba Milliones, CEO Hill District CDC | Justin Laing | Lakeisha Wolf, Ujamaa Collective 4:45pm PANEL ON: JOB TRAINING/READINESS for the 21st Century: Coley Ward, Director, United Steelworkers | Kelauni Jasmyn Cook, GP, Black Tech Nation Ventures | Diamonte Walker, CEO, Pgh Scholar House 5:30pm PANEL ON: BLACK BUSINESS MATTERS-What We Need to Know: Juan Garrett, Exec Dir, Riverside Center for Innovation | Khamil Bailey, Exec Dir, The Greenwood Plan | Vernard Alexander, Owner, Minority Networking Exchange6:15pm PANEL ON: NOT-SO AFFORDABLE HOUSING-STRAIGHT GENTRIFICATION: Carl Redwood, Hill District Consensus Group | Nickole Nesby, Former Mayor of Duquesne | Rick Adams, WPA Black Political Assembly8pm, DR. UMAR JOHNSONFree Community Event with other National Speakers and Entertainment REGISTER TO ATTEND (OR Code: https://PghBlackHealthEquitySummit.eventbrite.com) For more info: [email protected] | 724.205.9376