NECHE Conference Agenda
April 22, 2021
8:30 - 9:00 AM
9:00 - 10:15 AM
10:45 - 12:00 PM
1:00 - 2:15 PM
2:45 - 4:00 PM
4:00 - 4:15 PM
Opening Remarks & Welcome
Trey Andrews, Associate Director of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative, Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Josie Rodriguez, Administrator at the DHHS Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity
NECHE Keynote 1 - The Impact of Unresolved Trauma on Health Equity
Donald Warne, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the
Breakout Session 1 (Choose one)
Using and Collecting Social Determinants of Health and Demographic Data to Better Serve Your Community and Improve the Knowledge of Health Outcomes for Nebraskans
Alison Keyser-Metobo, Epidemiology Surveillance Coordinator for the State of Nebraska
The Patients' Journey: Lowering Diabetes by Following the Health Hub Pathways Model
Camilla Barajas, Director of the Diabetes Program
Angel Barclay, Community Health Representative
Jessie Perez, Health Program Manager at the Nebraska DHHS Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity
Life Expectancy Calculator and Mapping for Nebraskans
Dejun Su, Director of the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project
Judi M. Gaiashkibos, Executive Director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs
Margaret Jacobs, Charles Mach Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Director of the Center of Great Plains Studies
Larry Wright, Jr., Chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Breakout Session 2 (Choose one)
Recent Findings: the CHW Workforce Development Project, 2019-2020 Panel
Kathy Karsting, Program Manager of Title V Maternal Child Health in the Division of Public Health at the NE DHHS
Drissa Toure, Community Clinical Research Coordinator for the Center of Reducing Disparities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Teresa Barry Hultquist, Director of Evaluation and Associate Professor for the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Kerry Kernen, Division Chief of Community Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Services at the Douglas County Health Department
A Tour of Nebraska Data Sources
Alian Kasabian, Director of the Methodology and Evaluation Research Core Facility, and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska Refugee Needs Assessment Survey and Social Determinants of Health Project Focusing on Refugee Language Needs
Anthony Zhang, Epidemiology Surveillance Coordinator for the State of Nebraska
Nebraska Tribal Public Health Departments: the Vital Work Taking Place to Improve the Health of Nebraska Tribal Citizens
Mona Zuffante, Public Health Administrator at the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Larry Wright, Jr., Chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Matthew Matusiak, Chief Executive Officer of the Health Services Division at the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Meghan Curry O'Connell, Medical Epidemiologist for the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board at the CDC Foundation
NECHE Keynote 2 - Place Matters 3.0
Lori Seibel, President/CEO of Community Health Endowment of Lincoln
Closing Remarks
Trey Andrews, Associate Director of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative, Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
April 23, 2021
8:30 - 8:45 AM
8:45 - 10:00 AM
10:30 - 11:45 AM
12:15 - 1:15 PM
1:45 - 2:30 PM
2:45 - 3:30 PM
3:30 - 3:45 PM
Welcome
Josie Rodriguez, Administrator at the DHHS Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity
NECHE Keynote 3 - Imagineering Place: Tactics for Inclusion and Health
Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, 2020 Faculty Fellow at the Urban Systems Lab at The New School
Breakout Session 3 (Choose one)
The Ghosts in Our Fields: Migrant Farmworker Health in Nebraska
Athena Ramos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion at the Center for Reducing Health Disparities at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Improving Outcomes by Moving the Prevention Lens from Equality to Equity
Nicole Roseberry, Assistant Vice President of Early Childhood Mental Health at the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Community Health Workers: One Person Can Make a Difference
Virginia Chaidez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Angela Palmer-Wackerly, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Winnebago Tribe Public Health Accreditation - Doing It Our Way
Mona Zuffante, Public Health Administrator for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
NECHE Keynote 4 - Framing Critical Leadership During a Critical Time
Marco Barker, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Panel Discussion on COVID-19: Section 1 - Community Voices
Discussing the role of social determinants of health and the impact of COVID on public health
Mona Zuffante, Public Health Administrator for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Doris Lassiter, Director of the Nebraska Center for Healthy Families
Maria Reyes, Community Health Worker, and Spanish Interpreter at the Lexington Regional Health Center
Graciela Sharif, Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, Parent Training and Information (PTI) Nebraska
Thuy Ho, Vietnamese Community Advocate, Asian Community and Cultural Center
Panel Discussion on COVID-19: Section 2 - Voices from Data and Systems
Discussing the role of social determinants of health and the impact of COVID on public health
Maria Cantu Hines, Case Investigator for the NE DHHS Office of Epidemiology
Mona Zuffante, Public Health Administrator for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Armando De Alba Rosales, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
John Figliomeni, Epidemiology Surveillance Coordinator with the Nebraska DHHS Office of Epidemiology
Closing Remarks
Rick Bevins, Director of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative, Director of the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Josie Rodriguez, Administrator at the DHHS Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity