CONFERENCE TRACKS

Track 1: Emerging Topics in Minority Health. This track focuses on how societal, political, environmental, and economic circumstances impact health access and outcomes. Topics may include artificial intelligence (AI), digital health literacy, telehealth, geographic information systems (GIS), cultural and holistic models for improving health, political determinants of health, and food as medicine to name a few. Presenters should discuss health inequities along with strategies to mitigate long-standing structural and institutional barriers.

Track 2: Innovative & Evidence-Based Approaches & Experiences. This track explores innovative strategies, evidence-based approaches, and community-driven responses for reducing health disparities and improving population health outcomes for individuals and communities. Presenters should provide practical examples that balance learning about the strategy and experiencing it in real time at the conference.

Track 3: Building Unprecedented Partnerships & Collaboration. This track explores health equity advancements through collaboration. Of particular interest are topics that move beyond bridging silos between traditional partners and instead work with unlikely partners to improve population health. Presenters should demonstrate how unprecedented partnerships and collaborations for health equity can bring about meaningful change.

Track 4: Understanding Disparities in Healthcare Accessibility. This track explores ways to foster dialogue and collaboration among healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, advocates, and communities to address health inequities in the delivery of health care. Topics may include increasing language access, decreasing financial burden, creating barrier-free access, improving organizational health literacy, and addressing geographic accessibility to name a few. Presenters should describe insights and practical strategies for driving meaningful change in healthcare delivery and improving health outcomes for underserved populations.