From Data to Action:
Building Health Equity for Women in Los Angeles
Presentations and
Materials
On January 31, 2018, the Office of Women's Health hosted "Building Health Equity for Women in Los Angeles County" at The California Endowment.
This conference focused on Advancing Women’s Health Equity and Ensuring Coverage and Access to Care for Women based on the findings of the Office of Women's Health's 2017 Data Report titled "
Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County - Highlighting Disparities by Ethnicity and Poverty Level."
Selected Data Points Sheet and "
Economic Security Among Women in Los Angeles County" and "
Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Women"
data briefs.
Welcome and Introduction
Ellen Eidem, MS, Director, Office of Women's Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Keynote Speaker
Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
PANEL 1: ADVANCING WOMEN’S HEALTH EQUITY
Moderator: Deborah Allen, ScD, Deputy Director, Health Promotion Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Economic Security and Education
Anisha Hingorani, MPP – Health Equity Policy Analyst
Advancement Project California
- Improving Birth Outcomes
Jan King, MD, MPH, CEO, Area Health Officer, SPA 5 & 6
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Reproductive Health and Environment
Martha Arguello, Executive Director
Physicians for Social Responsibility
TABLE TOP DISCUSSION; LET’S TALK! TAKING ACTION TO ADVANCE WOMEN’S HEALTH EQUITY
PANEL 2: ENSURING COVERAGE AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR WOMEN
Moderator: Julie Rabinowitz, MPH, President and CEO, Essential Health Access
Concluding Remarks
Crystal Crawford, JD, Program Director
The California Wellness Foundation
This event was sponsored by Kaiser Permanente
