The Policy Studies Organization at George Mason University will sponsor the Forum on Health, Homelessness, and Poverty.

The panel’s dozen speakers will address a range of issues, including food insecurity and shopping, obesity and labeling.

Former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy holds a press briefing to discuss mental health treatment, following the October publication of his book on the issue

This workshop, at Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, is hosted by the Institutes of Medicine and will focus on health equity and a vibrant economy. The day-long event, which begins at 8:30 a.m., will look at “the economic case for promoting health equity and how thriving businesses could benefit from health equity values and goals.”