Events

We’re excited to join this year’s conference in Louisville, Kentucky and connect with colleagues from across the United States who are working to shape the future of public health practice. ChangeLab Solutions vice president of law, Sabrina Adler; senior policy analyst, Cesar De La Vega; and senior attorney, Katie Hannon Michel will be presenting at the following sessions — we hope to see you there! 

Legal and Policy Considerations in Policymaking Related to Health Equity, July 14, 8:00am-10:00am ET 

Work to advance health equity is more critical than ever, but local health departments face an ever-changing legal and federal policy landscape. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of laws and policies that affect health departments' ability to work on equity-promoting policies. 

Local Policy Approaches for Promoting Healthy Foods and Beverages, July 16, 3:30pm-4:30pm ET 

Local health departments are critical actors when it comes to ensuring access to and affordability of healthy foods and beverages. This session will provide an overview of two initiatives supporting local policymaking related to healthy foods and beverages, and will include actionable takeaways for local actors. 

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NACo Annual Conference

July 17-20, New Orleans, LA

Hosted by NaCo

The NaCo Annual Conference brings together county officials, policy leaders and partners from across the nation for four days of learning, collaboration, and advocacy. With support from CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention, ChangeLab Solutions will be joining Big Cities Health Coalition and Prevention Institute for the half-day, pre-conference Opioid Settlement Summit on Thursday, July 16 from 1-5pm. We’ll also be at booth 446 — come by and connect with us!

The pre-conference Opioid Settlement Summit will highlight best practices in administration of once-in-a-generation settlement dollars that counties may use to make innovative investments in prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction to strengthen public health responses to the opioid crisis. Whether your county is developing its strategy or already deploying funds, this session will provide practical tools, ideas and connections to help ensure opioid settlement investments lead to healthier communities.  

ChangeLab Solutions senior attorney, Jami Crespo, and senior policy analyst, Hollie Storie, will present on opioid settlement funds, providing local leaders with practical knowledge about what these funds are, how they are intended to be used, and how jurisdictions across the country are leveraging settlement dollars to address the opioid crisis and support community priorities. Vice president of strategic partnerships, Becky Johnson, will facilitate as participants identify the most pressing challenges facing their communities and crowdsource solutions inspired by sessions throughout the event. 

This pre-conference event is open to all attendees arriving early for the conference; registration is required if you plan to join.

Register here.