Health Equity Innovation Summit Fosters New Ideas and Collaboration
October 3, 2023Categories: Events
The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) hosted the American Hospital Association’s Region 1 Health Equity Innovation Summit, an event focused on co-designing solutions to advance health equity. The summit was presented by the American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity and Health Equity. The summit provided attendees the opportunity to participate in a design-thinking session with the goal of creating transformative health equity strategies tailored to the region.
CHA Board members Montez Carter, PharmD, FACHE, President and CEO, Trinity Health Of New England, and Ena Williams, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Yale New Haven Hospital were part of a panel discussion at the event, “Can Innovation Advance Health Equity?” Kurt Barwis, Incoming Chairman for Region 1 Regional Policy Board, also spoke at the event and welcomed colleagues from across New England.
Jennifer Jackson, CEO, CHA and Megan Smith, DrPH, MPH, Senior Director of Community Health Transformation spoke about CHA’s commitment to health equity and building partnerships within communities to collaborate and better address health needs. They both spoke about the long road ahead to advance health equity and improve access to high-quality care for every person.