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Friday, September 9 • 2:30pm - 2:45pm
Panel Six: From Research to Response

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Discussion:  How do we develop, enact, and apply public policy to reduce health disparities? What is the connection between health and economic development in creating healthy and sustainable communities?

Moderators
DJ

Dr. Jennifer Friday

President and Principal Researcher, The Friday Consulting Group

Speakers
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Mr. Matthew L. Myers

President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Matthew L. Myers is President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.  The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the world. In 1996, Mr. Myers helped to found the Campaign for Tobacco-Free... Read More →
MD

Mr. Derrick Watchman

Sagebrush Hill Group LLC
Derrick Watchman is President of Sagebrush Hill Group LLC, a tribal affairs, financial advisory services and economic development advisory company. Derrick is a member of the Navajo Nation and was raised on the Navajo reservation. He has over 35 years of experience including being... Read More →
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Dr. Georges Benjamin

Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, is the executive director of the American Public Health Association, the nation's oldest and largest organization of public health professionals. Formerly, he was Secretary for Health for the state of Maryland. A graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology... Read More →


Friday September 9, 2022 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
Emerald Ballroom