H2HC 2023 Fall Summit: Cross-Sector Approaches to Health Equity and Innovation Prize Ceremony

On November 16, 2023, H2HC gathered with thought leaders to explore innovative, forward-thinking strategies and initiatives advancing food, nutrition, and health equity locally, regionally, and nationally.

At the Summit, H2HC presented two $100,000 Inaugural Innovation Prizes to organizations leading the way with innovative, upstream approaches addressing food, nutrition, and health inequities in their communities.

Agenda highlights:

• Virtual Live Keynote and Q&A with Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

• Morning Panel: Cross-Sector Approaches to Advancing Health Equity
  Moderator: Melanie Condon, Sr. Director of Corporate Affairs and Engagement, Keurig Dr Pepper
  Allison Delaney, Director of Healthy Living, Stop & Shop
  Jillian Griffith, Health Partnerships Manager, Amazon Access
  Dwight Schultheis, Director, Instacart Health
  Maria Welch, Innovations Program Manager, Geisinger

• Spotlight: Innovations at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
  Moderator: Nicolene Hengen, Executive Director, H2HC
  Sheila Hanley, Senior Advisor, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations

• Afternoon Panel: Exploring the Role of Basic Income in Advancing Health Equity
  Moderator: John Erwin, Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, UMass Chan Medical School
  Marybeth Campbell, Executive Director, Worcester Community Action Council
  Megan Curran, Director of Policy, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University
  Beth Mattingly, Assistant Vice President, Community Development Research & Communications, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  Geeta Pradhan, President, Cambridge Community Foundation

• Spotlight: The Accenture Health Equity Data Project at The University of Notre Dame
  Moderator: Nicolene Hengen, Executive Director, H2HC
  Shannon P. Huneke, Health Equity and Retail Convergence Leader, Accenture

• Townhall: Audience Reflections on the Day

• H2HC Innovation Prize Ceremony
  2023 Recipients: Alameda County Recipe4Health (accepted by Dr. Steven Chen, Chief Medical Officer) and DC Central Kitchen (accepted by Ja’Sent Brown, Chief Impact Officer)
  Presented by Catherine D’Amato, President and CEO, The Greater Boston Food Bank and Gordon Reid, President, Stop & Shop