Be Well CDC's Blood at the Roots Conference

Be Well CDC's and partners are excited to host experts from national and local levels to facilitate a forum that will:

• Allow for cross-sector dialogue

• Capacity building

• Facilitate access to tools and information that will assist attendees with developing strategies to strengthen efforts to create sustained changes in their communities.

Objectives:

1. Increase knowledge of systemic barriers and issues that cause inequity.

2. Create opportunities for cross-sector dialogue leading to solutions that address the system issues and barriers of health equity;

3. Establish networking opportunities to build capacity among individuals and their agencies in an effort to strengthen solutions regarding health equity;

4. Provide access to resources and tools that will assist in the development of strategies leading to sustained changes in communities.

Planned Conference Topics Include:

• Racial Wealth Gap: Does an Education Matter?

• The Root Causes of Poor Health Outcomes for BIPOC Communities

• Addressing Health Equity through Community Initiatives

• A Criminal Justice System that is not “just”

TBEI will be in attendance during

• Thur., April 13 | 10 AM-4 PM

• Fri., April 14 | 10 AM-2 PM