Please join us on Friday, October 18, 2024, for Salem Academy and College’s fourth Health Leadership Forum. The Forum will take place on Salem's campus from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm. Register Now
Salem’s Health Leadership Forum features a selection of women in health leadership roles from around the nation. This conference offers an opportunity for networking and discussion of current trends in health, while hearing from some of the nation’s most widely recognized experts and innovators in their fields.
Keynote Address - Protecting Health as a Team Sport
- Katherine Graham Howard A'1913, C'1917 Keynote Address by Charlene Wong, MD, MSHP, Senior Advisor for Health Strategy in the Office of the Director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Discussions during the Health Leadership Forum will feature:
Panel One - Diverse Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health
- Anastasia Gage, PhD– Professor, Tulane University School of Public Health (Global Maternal and Child Health), New Orleans
- Natalie Hernandez, PhD, MPH– Executive Director, Center for Maternal Health Equity, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta
- Esther Leerkes, PhD– Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Human Development and Family Studies & Associate Dean of Research, UNC Greensboro
Panel Two - Addressing Equity for Homeless Populations: National And Local Perspectives
- Siya Hegde, JD– Staff Attorney for Housing Not Handcuffs, National Homelessness Law Center, Washington, DC
- Jan Corpening Kelly A’85– Executive Director at Samaritan Ministries, Winston-Salem
- Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD, MPH – Bloomberg Centennial Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Contact hours will be offered through Northwest AHEC for attendees.
