Health Care by Zip Code: So What?

Welcome to the President’s Lecture Series, a partnership offering by Regis and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

Yes, your zip code does matter! One’s life is affected not only by genetics, lifestyle, and risk-taking behaviors, but by social and environmental factors as well. In fact, these factors account for nearly 70 percent of health outcomes, and actually contribute to the inequities in health that some populations experience. Come learn about these factors and the innovative ways in which health professionals are partnering with their communities in actively decreasing their impact.

Please join your friends and colleagues for light snacks and networking at 5:30 p.m.

Contact Hours: 2
Fee: None

This continuing nursing education activity has been submitted to ANA Massachusetts for nursing contact hours. The American Nurses Association Massachusetts is an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Presenters

• Jennifer Venenzuela, MSW, MPH, Chief People and Equity Officer at Health Leads, Boston, MA
• Holly Oh, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Dimock Community Health Center, Boston, MA
• Susan Sommer, MSN, WHNP-BC, AE-C, Clinical Director of Community Asthma Program at Boston Children's Hospital
• Marylyn Creer, MPH, Community Liaison, Boston University Activist Lab

Presentations

• SDOH in Primary Care - Holly Oh, MD
• Overcoming the Barriers: Individuals and Communities at Work - Marylyn Creer, MPH
• An Institution's Approach to a Significant Health Disparity: Boston Children's Hospital Community Asthma Initiative - Susan Sommer, MSN, WHNP-BC, AE-C
• What are Health Inequities and What are the Root Causes - Jennifer Venenzuela, MSW, MPH