Housing + Health: Building Blocks of Equity and Opportunity
The “Housing + Health: Building Blocks of Equity and Opportunity” summit brought together diverse audiences—including health care, community development and financial institutions—to better understand challenges and opportunities around creating and investing in vibrant, healthy, mixed-income communities. With the opening of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, the conversation around housing and health has never been more timely.
Keynote speaker:
- Megan Sandel,MD, MPH, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Sandel is an expert on the social determinants of health and how affordable housing can act as a vaccine for healthier children.
Other featured speakers:
- Mayor Steve Adler, City of Austin
- David J. Erickson, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Ruth Ann Norton, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
Agenda
Thursday, November 17 |
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Plenary Sessions |
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7:30 a.m. |
Check-In and Breakfast |
8:15 a.m. |
Welcome
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8:30 a.m. |
Making the Connection: Housing + Health
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9:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Housing as a Vaccine
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10:15 a.m. |
Networking Break |
10:30 a.m. |
Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
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11:30 a.m. |
Networking Break |
11:45 a.m. |
Lunch Session |
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Reimagining Cities: Housing and Health Outcomes in Central Texas
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1:00 p.m. |
Transition Break |
Breakout Sessions |
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1:15 p.m. |
Housing, Health and Our Financial Institutions: How Banks Are Investing in Healthy Communities
The Affordable Care Act and Community Development: Best Practices in Upstream Investments
Housing and Health: Practitioners’ Perspectives
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Plenary Sessions |
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2:45 p.m. |
Building with Intentionality: Current Research and Next Steps
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3:45 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
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4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn and Optional Meetup in Lobby Bar |
For More Information
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Contact Emily Ryder Perlmeter at emily.perlmeter@dal.frb.org with any questions.