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Vision:   For all Nebraskans to have access to opportunities to live healthier. 

Mission: To strengthen relationships, amplify voices, and mobilize Division of Public Health internal and external partners to eliminate health disparities across Nebraska. ​


Eliminating Health Disparities Conference

​October 16-17, 2024 | Holthus Convention Center | York NE 

The Eliminating Health Disparities Conference presentation and handouts are available for download. The list of​ presentations follow the conference agenda and handouts are located at the end.

Conference Agenda​

Speaker/Presentation
Dr. Helen Abdali Soosan Fagan
The Link between Inclusive Mindset and Health Equity
1
Ted Fraser, Lupe Cisneros, Monica Lee-Buss
Healthy Moms and Babies: Eliminating Birth Inequities in Nebraska
2
Yesica Saldana, Nancie Velasquez, Steve Abraham
The Role of Community Health Workers in Addressing Health Disparities
3
Dr. Jeremy Holloway
Social Determinants of Health and what Matters
4
Michelle Krehbiel, Lisa Franzen-Castle, Jean Ann Fischer
Engaging Nebraska Youth in Health Equity Work
5
Dr. Ahsan Naseem
Health Disparity in the Clinical World: Consequences and Solutions
6
Hayley Jelinek, Akaela Lieth
Meeting People Where They Are At: Understanding Health Communications in the Social Media Era
7
Anthony Pierce, Brian Coyle
US EPA Region 7 Lead Based Paint Program
8
Evelyn Martinez
Expanding Access: Tailored Health Programs for Underserved Women
9
Dr. Jeremy Holloway
Resiliency through Connectedness
10
Meka Tate, Jessica Seberger, Korina Rodriguez
Empowering Underserved Populations: Role of Community Health Workers in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
11
Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler
Our Stories are the Key: Eliminating Health Disparities by Advancing the Stories of All of Us
12
Emily Scarcello, Luke Gifford
Creating a Process and Tools for Centering Health Disparity Data in Public Health Work
13
Heather Nelson
988: Behavioral Health crisis Response in Nebraska
14
Mikayla Wicks, Marianna Munoz de Schell
Ensuring equitable Care: Integrating Plans of Safe Care and Language
15
Echohawk Lefthand, Michelle Coleman
Pathways to Population Health
16
Ranae Aspen
Commercial Tobacco and Health Disparities: How We Can Advance Health Equity
17
Kayla Scott, Renee Wademan
A Case Study in Health Disparities: How the Past, Present and Future of Tobacco Use Fuels Disparate Health Outcomes
18
Katie Robbins, Sharilyn Tuttle
Balancing Autonomy and Care: Engaging Non-Voluntary Individuals
19
Sara Bockelman, Kim-Yen Cao
Nebraska's Refugee Resettlement Program
20
Andy Wessel
From Culture Wars to Shared Fate: A Public Health Lens on Eliminating Health Disparities
21
Mikayla Wicks, Nikia Gunn-Abdulai
Help Me Grow Nebraska
22
Myesha Kennedy
Advancing Health Equity: HRSA Initiatives, Programs & Opportunities
23

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Contact Us

Staff
Phone
Echohawk Lefthand, Administrator
Michelle Coleman, Health Program Manager
Luiz Vieiro Machado Filho, Health Program Manager
Anthony Zhang, Epidemiology Coordinator
Jacob Harlan, Native American Health Liaison
(531) 893-1649
(531) 324-8575
(513) 324-8575
(402) 610-0505
(308) 390-2560


Office of Health Disparities
Division of Public Health
Phone Number
(402) 471-0152
Fax Number
(402) 742-2342
Mailing Address
301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026