OCTOBER 27-28, 2022 SACRAMENTO, CA
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2022 PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT
Separate registration required. ​Your pre-conference event registration does not include conference registration.

MEETING THE MOMENT:
​ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE NOW

Wednesday, October 26
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel (Magnolia Room)

Join us after for a Welcome Reception from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Morgan's Restaurant
REGISTER FOR PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT HERE

This pre-conference event will bring together leaders and stakeholders addressing climate change as an imperative issue for health centers. We will explore the impacts of climate change on health centers and health center patients from diverse perspectives including: 
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  • Climate change as a health issue 
  • Advocacy and sustainable infrastructure for health centers 
  • Climate change as an environmental justice and health equity issue 

Participants will benefit from panel presentations as well as breakout discussions in small groups. You will leave with new ideas for engaging your health center in climate change work, and effective strategies to address the effects of climate change and advocate for change.

AGENDA

Welcome   

Intro from Francisco J. Silva, Esq., President & CEO, California Primary Care Association

Plenary #1: Climate Change as a Health Issue: What Can Clinicians and Health Centers Do About It Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, Health Equity fellow at Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment 

Panel #1: Strategies for Health Center Greening (Decarbonization) and Advocacy     
Kelly Kelso, Kaiser Permanente  
Amanda Milstein, MD, Climate Health Now 

  
Plenary #2: Climate Change as an Environmental Justice and Equity Issue  
Introduced by Britta Guerrero, CPCA Board Chair
Danielle Frank, Member, Hoopa Tribe, Youth Director, Save the Salmon

Yohanna Barth Rogers, MD; CMO, UMMA


Panel #2: Developing A Climate Change Work Group at Your Health Center     
Lily Kelly, La Clinica de La Raza    
Beth Herrmann, Open Door Community Health Centers 


Plenary #3: NACHC’s Involvement in Climate Change and Environmental Justice Efforts Including Efforts At Health Centers Across The US                
Ben Money, Sr. Vice President, Public Health Priorities, National Association of Community Health Centers
Meighen Speiser, Executive Director of ecoAmerica


About Us

CPCA represents more than 1,300 not-for-profit Community Health Centers and Regional Clinic Associations who provide comprehensive, quality health care services, particularly for low-income, uninsured and underserved Californians, who might otherwise not have access to health care.

The mission of CPCA is to lead and position community clinics, health centers, and networks through advocacy, education and services as key players in the health care delivery system to improve the health status of their communities.

Contact Us

(916) 440-8170
​www.cpca.org
Questions?
Attendee Registration: training@cpca.org
Exhibitor & Sponsor Opportunities: sponsor@cpca.org
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    • AWARDEES
    • EVENT APP
    • SESSION MATERIALS
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    • SCHOLARSHIPS
    • ATTENDEE GUIDE
  • Exhibit
    • 2022 SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS >
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    • TRADESHOW FUN
    • EXHIBITOR INFO
  • LOCATION