Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (2017)
Chapter: Appendix B: Agenda: Armchair Discussions of Social Justice and Equity Across the Life Course
APPENDIX B
The Board on Children, Youth, and Families Spring Board Meeting Agenda
National Academy of Sciences, Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck 100
Washington, DC 20001
Monday, May 11, 2015
ARMCHAIR DISCUSSIONS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE
Meeting Objectives:
- Address current laws, policies, and the leadership needed to ensure social justice and equity for children, youth, and families.
- Highlight “institutions” such as parenting, the juvenile justice system, foster care system, school system, and ways these institutions protect the development of children and youth in the context of social justice and equity.
- Focus on disparities resulting from discriminatory practices and policies, and missed opportunities for not investing in human capital.
- Discuss topics and priority areas for the IOM.
| 12:30 PM | Slam poetry videos highlighting multiple perspectives |
| 12:35 pm | Welcome Remarks |
Velma McBride Murry, Meeting Chair, Vanderbilt University
| 12:40 PM | Opening comments from Victor Dzau, President of the Institute of Medicine |
| 12:50 PM | Panel 1—The legal landscape for social justice and equity |
Objective: Speakers in this session will address current laws, policies, and the leadership needed to ensure social justice and equity for children, youth, and families.
Chair/Moderator: Pat DeLeon, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services
Speakers:
- Bruce Lesley, First Focus
- Eugene Steuerle, The Urban Institute
- Carl Bell, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Terry Flood, Jubilee Jobs
- Spero Manson, University of Colorado at Denver
- Bill Whitner, Miriam’s Kitchen
Research Reaction: Patrick Tolan, Youth-Nex, University of Virginia
| 1:45 PM | Panel 2—Institutions through the life course |
Objective: This session will highlight “institutions” such as parenting, the juvenile-justice system, foster-care system, school system, and ways these institutions protect the development of children and youth in the context of social justice and equity.
Chair/Moderator: Vivian Gadsden, National Center on Fathers and Families, University of Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Oscar Barbarin, Tulane University
- Maria Cancian, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Harry Holzer, Brookings Institution
- Irasema Salcido, Founder, Cesar Chavez Charter Schools for Public Policy (Washington, DC)
- Adriana Umana-Taylor, Arizona State University
- Mark Courtney, University of Chicago
- Jeff Hutchinson, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Ruth Lubic, Developing Families Center, Inc. and Family Health Birth Center
Research Reaction: Dara Blachman-Demner, National Institute of Justice
| 3:00 PM | BREAK |
| 3:15 PM | Panel 3—Consequences of inequality on loss of human capital |
Objective: Discussions will focus on disparities resulting from discriminatory practices and policies, and missed opportunities for not investing in human capital.
Chair/Moderator: Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Chicago
Speakers:
- Hernan Carvente, Vera Institute
- Larke Huang, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Richard Lerner, Tufts University
- Nancy Lopez, University of New Mexico
- Martin Sepulveda, IBM
- Alford Young Jr., University of Michigan
Research Reactions:
Eve Reider, National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health
Belinda Sims, National Institute on Drug Abuse
| 4:15 PM | BREAKOUT SESSION |
Objective: Table groups will discuss future topics and priority areas for the IOM. Tables will be arranged to include individuals from varying sectors.
| 5:00 PM | Report Out |
| 5:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
Velma McBride Murry, Meeting Chair, Vanderbilt University
Angela Diaz, BCYF Board Chair, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
| 6:00 PM | Adjourn |
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