The committee on Applying Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Sciences from Prenatal through Early Childhood Development: A Health Equity Approach will host a short workshop featuring speaker presentations and discussions that address components of the committee’s statement of task.

The Roundtable on Population Health Improvement and the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) will hold a half-day joint symposium.

Everyday we hear about the impact that rising healthcare costs have on the nation, communities, and individuals. For example, a recent survey indicated that 44 percent of Americans didn’t see a physician last year when they were sick or injured due to high healthcare costs. NRHI’s first National Affordability Summit explored the question of why healthcare costs so much and what we can do about it. This event will dig deeper – exploring how three key issues − health, price, & waste − influence the affordability of healthcare. We will highlight regional success stories from those who are working to impact affordability in their markets.

MEDIA ADVISORY/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY This event will gather stakeholders from across the country to address how three key issues − health, price…

The Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity will host a one-day workshop on the Role of Drug Control Policies on Individual and Community Health for People of Color. The goals of the workshop are to better understand how drug control policies and laws affect people and communities of color; to examine the effects of race and ethnicity on drug policies in the criminal justice process and to explore promising models and best practices for new ways to handle drug convictions in the criminal justice system.

In response to the dramatic rise in prescription drug spending in recent years and the need to advance discussions around coordinated solutions, National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau will host a forum called Affordable Medicines: Access, Innovation, and the Public Interest.  The forum will feature a special address by Alex M. Azar II, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a discussion with the nation’s top health and government leaders.

As Californians prepare for new leadership to address challenges both new and old, this is the perfect time to survey California’s health policy landscape and examine topics including: purchasing for value and quality, addressing social determinants and integrating care, and the pros and cons of consolidation.

Regional journalists Monica Hesse (The Washington Post) and Beth Macy (The Roanoke Times) will join Pulitzer Prize recipient Eric Eyre (Charleston Gazette-Mail) in a discussion of important issues impacting communities nationwide—including the opioids crisis and the effects of economic decline on rural communities—and the vital role of local journalism to an informed citizenry. Community questions will follow the panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Reginald Shareef (Radford University).