The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute held its 2012 PLACE MATTERS National Conference on September 4 and 5, 2012, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. The Joint Center's PLACE MATTERS initiative, begun in 2006, seeks to build the capacity of local leaders to identify and address social determinants of health in their communities, particularly the relationship between place and health. This year's conference examined health inequities in minority and low-income communities and explored initiatives that are working to promote health equality. Speakers and honorees in attendance included Angela Glover Blackwell of PolicyLink, Dr. Howard Frumkin of the University of Washington School of Public Health, Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children's Zone, and Kathy Lim Ko of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum.

Unable to attend the conference? Miss something while you were there? Presentations, video, and other information and media from the conference can be found below.

Photos

View conference photos on this slideshow page.

Presentations

Bending the Cost Curve and Improving Quality in One of America’s Poorest Cities, Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

Building Community Capacity to Address the Social Determinants of Health, Saint Luke's Foundation of Greater Cleveland

Community Health Centers Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health, Clem Bezold, Institute for Alternative Futures

The Continuing Quest for Equality: Aetna’s Commitment to Reducing Disparities in Health Care, Dr. Wayne Rawlins, Racial and Ethnic Equality Initiative, Aetna

PLACE MATTERS Community Health Equity Reports, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

PLACE MATTERS for Health Equity, Dr. Howard Frumkin, University of Washington School of Public Health

Videos

Dr. Brian Smedley of the Joint Center's Health Policy Institute presents findings from the PLACE MATTERS Community Health Equity Reports

Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children's Zone delivers a keynote speech on "Making Equity Happen"

Dr. Howard Frumkin of the University of Washington School of Public Health delivers a keynote speech on "Making Healthy Spaces"