National Black Health Townhall Session 2: Models of Success

National Black Health Townhall Session 2: Models of Success
May 16, 2024
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm est
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National Black Health Townhall Session 2: Models of Success

Black Opportunity Fund (BOF), is hosting the 2nd event in our 2024 national Black Health Townhall Series. This virtual event will showcase successful models being led by organizations focused on improving health outcomes for Black people in Canada, promising practices to improve Black people’s health and the key considerations in integrating these practices into a National Black Health Strategy.

Objectives:

To bring to light successful models being used by Canadian Black health focused organizations in addressing Black people’s health.
To discuss the challenges faced by Black health organizations, and proven strategies to successfully navigate them
To discuss how these successful models can be replicated in communities across Canada by other health organizations to improve health outcomes for Black people.

Panel 1 will delve into strategies employed by Black-led, Black-serving health organizations to improve health outcomes for Black people in Canada.

Panel 2 will focus on Black Health Clinics and Centres.

We are grateful to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) for their sponsorship support for the BOF Black Health Townhall Series.

BOF LEADERSHIP TEAM - BIOS

Panelist Sharon Davis-Murdoch

Co-President and Director, Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)

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Panelist Reverend Debbie Simmonds

Executive Director, Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)

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Panelist Liz Arnason

Founder, Ase Community Foundation

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Panelist Brieanne Olibris

Executive Council as Director of Student Affairs, Black Medical Students Association of Canada (BMSAC)

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Panelist Angela Carter

Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, Lead for the Black Health & Social Services Hub, Roots Community Services

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Panelist Dee Adekugbe

Founder and Executive Director, Ruth House

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Panelist Anthony Henry

President, The Walnut Foundation

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Panelist Phil Johnson

Manager Community Services & Systems Change, TAIBU Community Health Centre

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Ray Wiliams

Chair of Black Opportunity Fund

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Moderator Dionne Sinclair

Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Executive at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

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AGENDA

Topic	Agenda	Time
Welcome Remarks and Land Acknowledgment	Ray Williams, Chair of Black Opportunity Fund	6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Panel 1: Advocacy	What are promising practices to improve Black people’s health? Ms. Sharon Davis-Murdoch -Co-President and Director, Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC and Reverend Debbie Simmonds – Executive Director, Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC) Liz Arnason Arnason – Founder, Ase Community Foundation Brieanne Olibris – Executive Council as Director of Student Affairs, Black Medical Students Association of Canada (BMSAC) Panel discussion moderated by Dionne Sinclair between panelists and audience members	6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Panel 2: Client-facing Organizations and Clinical Interventions	What are key considerations in integrating these promising practices into a National Black Health Strategy? Ms. Angela Carter – Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, Lead for the Black Health & Social Services Hub, Roots Community Services Dee Adekugbe -Founder and Executive Director (Ruth House) Mr. Anthony Henry -( Founder, The Walnut Foundation) Panel dsicussion moderated by Ato Seyki-Otu between panelists and audience members	7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Closing Remarks	Closing remarks by Dr. Bukola Salami, Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta	8:15 pm - 8:20 pm

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