Health Justice Conference

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Health Justice Conference ‘27

January 18th, 2027

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Interested in being a Chair for the 2027 Health Justice Conference? Fill out an application by April 20th at midnight! Swipe to see our 2026 Chairs!

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Thank you for joining us and for making the 2026 Health Justice Conference a success! Here are some photos from the event.

We hope to see you next year!

We are just 1 day away from the conference! Registration and breakfast will be from 7:30 - 8:30 AM, with our welcome address beginning promptly at 8:30 AM!

See you tomorrow!!

Last but not least, meet Emily! 😊

Our next chair! Meet Rachel 😊

Introducing our wonderful chairs! Meet Estelle 😊

Whose Knowledge Counts? Community, Testimony, and Mental Health Justice

Don't miss Dr. Tekin's talk from 10 - 10:50 AM!

We are just 3 days away!!

Please reach out if you have any questions/concerns that you'd like our team to address.

See you soon!

Don't miss Ms. Kemp's talk on reproductive health justice as she brings her expertise as an advocate and doula.

Monday, January 19th from 9 - 9:50 AM in NAB 1144 or Webex Breakout Room C!

#reproductivehealth #healthjustice #doula

Don't miss this talk on early literacy! Laurie Black will be giving her talk on Early Literacy: Building a Healthier Future for Syracuse one Student at a Time

Monday from 10 - 10:50 AM in NAB 1143 or Webex Breakout Room A!

#healthliteracy

Check out a brief overview of Monday's lineup! Full schedule and speaker bios can be found on our website at www.healthjusticeconference.com

5 days to go!!

Here is our Webex information if you are joining us virtually:

Webex Link: https://upstate.webex.com/upstate/j.php?MTID=me15138593955264f6e430d92fedb120c
Meeting Number: 2314 480 1291
Password: DYehPW3uj36

Don't miss Dr. Matt's talk titled, "Your Algorithm Can't Shovel Snow: Building the Infrastructure for Health Justice."

Monday at 3 PM in NAB 4414A or Webex Breakout Room B!

Our other panel is on lead! Don't miss the opportunity to hear from our experts on the lead crisis hear in Syracuse. What would you want to ask them?

10 AM to 10:50 AM in NAB 4414A or breakout room B if you are joining us virtually!

#lead #syracuse

7 day countdown begins today! We are so excited to have you join us!

Come hear from our panelists on LGBTQ+ health and gender affirming care! What would you want to ask them?

Don't miss it! 9 AM on Monday the 19th!

#genderaffirmingcare #lgbtqhealth #healthjustice

Lanessa Owens-Chaplin is a civil rights attorney and movement leader dedicated to advancing racial, environmental, and economic justice. She serves as Director of the Racial Justice Center at the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she leads statew

This is what some of you have said about what health justice means to you! What would you add?

David F. Lehmann, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, is an internist and clinical pharmacologist at Upstate Medical University. He has had substantial teaching roles, in Upstate’s undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, as wel

Dr. George Stanley is a Syracuse native and a proud graduate of local Syracuse high schools. He graduated from Nottingham High School, received a degree in neuroscience from Colgate University, and received his M.D. degree here at SUNY Upstate Medica

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