Design Lab 1 (Reston, VA)

June 28 - 30, 2006 :: Reston, VA

 Meeting Goals

1. Meet and network with colleagues participating in PLACE MATTERS counties and inform the national community building process
2. Share Joint Center Health Policy Institute’s vision for PLACE MATTERS and expectations for participation
3. Learn about progress and active work to address social determinants of health in participating counties
4. Explore current social determinants of health frameworks
5. Describe Joint Center Health Policy Institute’s technical assistance capacity regarding data/indicators
6. Provide a safe place for brainstorming and testing new approaches
7. Identify primary areas each county plans to address 

Design Lab Documents

• Agenda At-A-Glance
• DL1 Concept Paper
• Design Lab Presenter Bios
• WHO Commission Towards Conceptual Frame
• Social Determinants of Health: The Solid Facts
• Washington State Social Determinants Article
• Sweden's New Public-Health Policy
• Targeting Interventions
• Mercury Reduction Act
• Dispensing Junk
• Health Disparities

Design Lab Presentations

• Allostatic Presentation: Gail Christopher
• Breast Cancer Mortality: Sharita Williams Brown
• Chester High in Review: Gloria Grantham
• Health and the Environment: Robert Bullard
• Health Justice Report Card: Makani Themba-Nixon
• Intro to Place Matters: Gail Christopher
• OrganWise Guys: Michelle Lombardo
• Overcoming MCH Disparities Through Leadership: Linda Randolph
• SAM Presentation: Gloria Granham

Photos/Videos

• Photos