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The 2008 Health Summit on Tuesday,
January 15th, highlighted the importance of healthy public policy in creating a more healthy community. Over 350 people
participated in the summit including local elected officials, community members, and health professionals.
Thank you to the many sponsors, volunteers, and Health Department staff who made this 3rd Health Summit the most
successful yet!
Sponsors included: the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Novant Health -
Triad Region, The Office of Healthy Carolinians, Triad Baby Love Plus, The Winston-Salem State University Center of Excellence
for the Elimination of Health Disparities, and the NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Click here to view the summit on line.
(You will need to complete a short, free
registration. Make sure to select the Forsyth County Health Summit as you go through the registration process.)
KEY TOPICS ADDRESSED WERE:
Why Health Disparities Persist and What We Can Do About It. Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Williams, Harvard School of Public Health. For more information on Dr. Williams, click here.
Changing the Conversation about Health
Dr. C. Timothy Monroe, Forsyth County Health Director
The Impact of Health Disparities: Why Does it Still Have Power
Today?
Ava Barbry-Crawford, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Child and Adolescent Obesity
Dr. Robert Schwartz, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
The World is Getting Fatter and We're Getting Rounder
Shellie Pfohl, Be Active North Carolina
What is Health Policy?
Dr. C. Timothy Monroe, Forsyth County Health Director
Charity and Justice - Finding the Balance
Dr. Doug Easterling, WFU School of Health Sciences and Michael Clements, Winston-Salem Foundation
Putting the Pieces Together for a Healthy Community
Lynne Mitchell, Preventive Health Director, Forsyth County Department of Public Health