We are very excited to present events on the following topics as a part of the 2023 Black History Month Community Wellness Fair:
Monday, February 27
SESSION #1●
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Panel
9:00-10:30am
Location: ZOOM
Panelists:
- Dr. Alfredo Vergara, City of Portland’s Public Health Director
- Liz Blackwell Moore, MPH, Cumberland County Public Health
- Cullen Ryan, Director, Community Housing of Maine
- TBD, Maine Association of New Americans
SESSION #2 ●
As COVID persists: The Impacts of Long COVID
2:00-3:00pm
Panelists:
- Clifford Rosen, Principal Investigator for the Northern New England
- Malual Mabur, MMC
Tuesday, February 28SESSION #1
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A Conversation about stigma and Healthcare within the BIPOC Community
2:00 - 4:00pm
Location: **HYBRID
– Zoom/ Equality Community Center located at 15 Casco Street, Portland, ME 04101
Panelist:
- Jennease Hyatt, Gilead Sciences
- Tere Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of DUB Biologics
***NOTE: Snacks will be provided
Wednesday, March 1 SESSION #1
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Reproductive Health
9:00-10:00am
Location: ZOOM
Panelists:
- Beth Russet, DNP, FNP-BC
- Nadi Nina Kaonga, MD
- Jessie Laurore, Program Manager of Neighborhood Birth Center
SESSION #2
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BIPOC Healthcare Workforce and Strategies to recruit
1:00-2:30pm
Location: **HYBRID – Zoom/ Equality Community Center located at 15 Casco Street, Portland, ME 04101
Panelists:
- Nicole Breton, Director, State’s Rural Health and Primary Care
- Sarah Lewis and Sanaa Abduljabbar, Maine Access Immigrant Network
- Ryan Polly, Ph.D., MEd, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, MaineHealth
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio, ME Equal Justice
- Catalina Piedrahita, Healthcare Navigator, Maine Department of Labor
***NOTE: Snacks will be provided
Thursday, March 2 SESSION #1
● Students and COVID-19, Before, During, and After: How are our kids doing?: Presented by Superintendents and School leaders
9:00-10:30am
Location: ZOOM
Panelists:
- Abdullahi Ahmed, Interim Assistant Superintendent, Portland Public Schools
- Peter Lancia, Superintendent, Westbrook Schools
- Tim Matheney, Superintendent, South Portland Schools
- Dana Carver Bialer, Bangor (she/her), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging District Coordinator, Bangor Public Schools
- Terri Cooper, Superintendent, Kennebunk Public Schools
- Jake Langlais, Superintendent, Lewiston Public Schools
SESSION #2●
Student Focused Event TBD
1:00-3:00pm
Location: ZOOM
Friday, March 3
PLEASE NOTE: this day is in-person ONLY
SESSION #1
● COVID and Oral Health
9:00-10:30am
Location: Equality Community Center located at 15 Casco Street, Portland, ME 04101
Panelists:
- Flo Edwards, DDS/Dentist
- Kathy Martin, Dental Operations Administrator, Greater Portland Health
- Kate Christiansen, RDH, IPDH, BA, Oral Health Educator, State’s Rural Health and Primary Care
SESSION #2- Health Fair and Celebration
12:00-3:00pmLocation: Equality Community Center located at 15 Casco Street, Portland, ME 04101
COVID-19 vaccines, and flu shots, Hep C and HIV rapid testing, fluoride varnishes will be available, along with a resource fair.
***NOTE: Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided
