Each year, MHDI hosts a conference to create space for students, researchers, community health professionals, policymakers, and organizations to come together and share strategies and resources for advancing health equity in Nebraska and beyond. The 2025 Health Equity Conference will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Attendees can look forward to a variety of health equity speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and research sharing. The event is FREE and open to the public.
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Agenda
8:30am – 9:00am CT Check In
9:00am – 9:15am CT Indigenous Land Acknowledgement & Welcome
9:15am – 10:15am CT Breakout Sessions
Fostering Advocacy in the Disabled Community
Carlos Serván
Executive Director of the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Breaking Barriers: Achieving Equity in Reproductive Health
Sofia Jawed-Wessel, PhD, MPH
Professor of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska Omaha
Advocating for Quality Healthcare in Rural Communities
Jed Hansen, PhD, APRN, FNP-C
Executive Director of the Nebraska Rural Health Association
The Effects of Limited Healthcare Access Among Refugees and Immigrants
Sheila Dorsey Vinton
Executive Director/CEO of the Asian Community & Cultural Center
10:15am – 10:30am CT Break & Mindfulness Meditation
During the break, Madeline Wiseman, meditation and yoga instructor at UNL Campus Recreation, will lead mindfulness meditation for those who are interested.
10:30am – 11:30am CT Poster Session
This session will showcase a multitude of projects in health equity research through brief presentations that will allow for more personal conversation and discussion. The call for abstracts is now closed.
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11:30am – 12:30pm CT Lunch
12:30pm – 1:15pm CT Connect & Collaborate: Building Bridges for Health Equity Solutions
In this networking session, participants will be divided into groups and provided with a list of health equity themes to spark discussion. The session will allow attendees to foster new connections by working together to strategize ways to improve health outcomes for underserved communities in Nebraska.
1:15pm – 1:30pm CT Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm CT Keynote Speaker
Rita Lee, MD | "LGBTQ+ Health Inequities"
Dr. Rita Lee, a distinguished Professor and Associate Division Head of Education for General Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, will deliver a keynote address shedding light on the pervasive health inequities LGBTQ+ patients face. As the Director of the Health Equity in Action Lab for the Anschutz Medical Campus Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, Dr. Lee brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this critical discussion.
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT Closing Remarks
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