On Wednesday, February 21, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hosted an in-person event exploring how meeting social needs can improve overall health. The event focused on how addressing social needs, such as access to healthy food and green space, can improve chronic disease outcomes and address racial patterns of health and social inequalities.
This event was of interest to leaders in public health, research, community development, city planning, and the health care industry.
The event is part of a series, “Reimagining Public Health for NYC,” hosted by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.”
See the agenda for timing of specific conference segments.
February 21, 2024
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
(Coffee and networking preceded the event; reception followed.)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Auditorium
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
In-person event only.
This event was open to the public.
This event was open to the media. All remarks were on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
| 4:00pm-4:05pm | Welcome (00:00:09 in video) Tony Davis, Director of Community Outreach and Health, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 4:05pm-4:20pm | Opening Remarks (00:04:24 in video) Dr. Michelle Morse, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Emily Engel, Director, Bureau of Social Care and Community Supports, New York State Department of Health |
| 4:20pm-5:10pm | Panel: Leveraging Partnerships and Investing Upstream to Address Racialized Patterns of Health and Social Inequities (00:33:18 in video) Moderator: Dr. Ese Oghenejobo, Acting Executive Director, Office of Healthcare System Strategy and Accountability; Director of Healthcare Payment and Financing Initiatives, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, Acting Commissioner, NYC Department of Social Services Dr. Machelle Allen, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals Bay Ouma, Community Health Worker, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Tutu Badaru, Assistant Director, Food Access Initiatives and Partnerships, GrowNYC |
| 5:10pm-5:25pm | Q&A (01:13:22 in video) |
| 5:25pm-5:30pm | Closing Remarks (01:29:29 in video) Dr. Michelle Morse, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
