Welcome to the 2023 Community Health Institute (CHI) & EXPO!
During this conference, we come together at a time when health centers are charting a new course in a rapidly changing health environment and being called upon to assume a larger role in the nation’s health care system. Health centers now confront a time when change must be viewed within the context of opportunity. They must find new ways to deliver care more effectively and efficiently. The pathway to sustainability and competition calls for training in new disciplines, collaboration, workforce development, technology and pursuing innovative models of care that target both the social determinants of health and address the emerging public health issues and challenges of our day.
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Conference Schedule
PCA/HCCN General Session (Invitation Only and Separate Registration Required)
Friday, August 25 9:00am - 1:00pm PT (HYBRID)
Board Member Boot Camp (Separate Registration Required)
Saturday, August 26, 8:30am - 2:45pm PT (IN-PERSON ONLY)
Main Conference
Sunday, August 27, 12:00pm - 5:00pm PT
Monday, August 28, 8:00am - 4:30pm PT
Tuesday, August 29, 8:45am - 2:45pm PT
340B Day
Monday, August 28, 8:45am - 4:30pm PT
All times listed are Pacific.
Virtual Conference Schedule
Sunday, August 27, 1:30pm - 5:00pm PT
Monday, August 28, 8:45am - 4:30pm PT
Tuesday, August 29, 8:45am - 2:45pm PT
Sunday, August 27
CGS1 - Opening General Session, 3:00pm - 5:00pm PT
Master of Ceremonies
Sue Veer, MBA, CMPE, Secretary, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Carolina Health Centers Inc.
Welcome to California
Francisco J. Silva, Esq., MBA, President and CEO, California Primary Care Association
Chair-Elect of the Board Remarks and Introduction of NACHC's President and CEO
Paloma Hernandez, MS, MPH, Chair-Elect, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Urban Health Plan Inc.
NACHC President and CEO Remarks
Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC
Keynote
Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist who has worked for the past 20 years with some of the most iconic brands in the world as a consultant, speaker, writer, podcast host, and professional dot-connector. Her first book, Bring Your Human to Work: Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Design a Workplace That is Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World, serves as a powerful guide to a workplace revolution that honors relationships and puts people first.
Erica’s next book is Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw-Hill 2021). In her game-changing keynotes, she highlights how relationships are the most powerful driver of success while teaching audiences how to bring their human to work even when they can’t go to work.
Presentation of Awards of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Awards
Virginia “Ginger” Fuata, Consumer/Board Member Representative, NACHC Board of Directors and First Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
Monday, August 28
CGS2 - General Session , 10:30am - 12:30pm PT
Master of Ceremonies
Kimberly Chang, MD, Vice-Speaker of the House, NACHC Board of Directors and Family Physician and Human Trafficking and Healthcare Policy Fellow, Asian Health Services
Sesame Workshop Presentation
Antonio Freitas, Director, Educational Experiences/U.S. Social Impact, The Sesame Workshop and Special Friends
NACHC President and CEO Remarks
Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC
Presentation on Policy and Advocacy
Joe Dunn, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Research, NACHC
Presentation on 340B Updates
Vacheria Keys, Esq., Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, NACHC
Taskforce on Undoing Racism Remarks
Gerrelda Davis, Co-Chair, Task Force on Undoing Racism
Keynote
Heather McGhee
Heather designs and promotes solutions to inequality in America. Over her career in public policy, she has crafted legislation, testified before Congress, and helped shape presidential campaign platforms. Her book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, spent 10 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was longlisted for the National Book Award and Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.
Heather is an educator, serving currently as a Visiting Lecturer in Urban Studies at the City University of New York’s School of Labor and Urban Studies. For nearly two decades, Heather helped build the non-partisan “think and do” tank Demos, serving four years as president. She regularly appears on NBC’s Meet the Press and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Deadline White House, and All In. Her 2020 TED talk is entitled “Racism Has a Cost for Everyone.”
Tuesday, August 29
CGS3 - Closing General Session, 10:30am - 12:30pm PT
Master of Ceremonies
John Santistevan, Treasurer, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Salud Family Health Centers
Announcement of Poster Winners
Jayson Osika, Data Analyst, NACHC
Keynote
D.J. Vanas
D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas is a thought leader, celebrated speaker, and best-selling author whose expertise is showing people and organizations how to apply the warrior spirit at work. He is the author of the best-selling book, The Tiny Warrior, which is printed in six countries and the novel, Spirit on the Run. D.J.’s newest book, The Warrior Within, was published by Penguin Random House in August of 2022.
D.J. is an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe and a former U.S. Air Force officer. For two decades, he’s delivered his dynamic programs in 49 states and overseas to clients such as Walt Disney, NASA, Intel Corporation, the U.S. Army, Subaru, Costco, and hundreds of tribal governments and organizations. He’s also been invited to speak at the White House twice.
Federal Partner Presentation
James Macrae, MA, MPP, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources
and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Luis Padilla, MD, FAAFP, Associate Administrator for Health Workforce, Director of the National Health
Service Corps, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Purva Rawal, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, Innovation Center, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Services
Conference Closing
Paloma Hernandez MS, MPH, Chair-Elect, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Urban Health Plan Inc.
Virtual Conference How-To Guide
Launching a Session
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Accessing and Downloading Handouts
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Building Your Itinerary
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Online Evaluations
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Print Continuing Education Certificates
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NACHC Conference Code of Conduct
All attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. NACHC will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody. Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. This also includes inappropriate physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of NACHC. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the conference staff immediately. NACHC is a nonpartisan and noncommercial organization. Conference speaker presentations may not necessarily reflect the views of NACHC and the presence of vendors, exhibitors and sponsors does not constitute endorsement of their respective products or services.