Pre-Summit Dialogue

September 15, 2022, 2:00-3:00pm EST

Advancing Health Equity in Hypertension Prevention, Detection, and Control: A Dialogue to Drive Action

In October 2020, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the CDC convened a group of experts to discuss multilevel solutions to address hypertension control. Do these remain the right actions? Can a few of these actions be prioritized for the largest impact? Participants will use the 2020 NHBLI-CDC Workshop proceedings (Tables 1 and 2) as the starting point for discussion. Download Materials

Summit Overview

Our 2022 summit, Act for Equity, featured distinguished speakers and presenters with a wide range of specialties and perspectives to help inform strategies for heart disease and stroke prevention efforts.

Summit Agenda 

Day 1: September 15, 2022-3:00 to 5:00pm EST

• Kick-off and welcome
• Keynote: Hypertension in Women Across the Lifespan with Nanette K. Wenger, MD
• Women & Hypertension Panel: Evidence-based strategies for systems change
• Interactive Group Discussion

Day 2: September 16, 2022-11:30am to 2:00pm EST

• Welcome back and reflection
• Innovative Community-Clinical Partnerships for Health Equity
• Engaging Employers in Hypertension Prevention and Control: A Conversation with Business Leaders
• Small Group Discussions and Moving into Action

Speakers & Presenters

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  Mary Rozga, PhD, RDN

  Evidence Analysis Center, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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  Katelyn Senkus, PhD

  USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

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  Modele Ogunniyi, MD

  Professor of Medicine & Master Physician Division of Cardiology Emory University School of Medicine Association of Black Cardiologists

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  Debra Houry, MD, MPH

  Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science Immediate Office of the Director U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

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  Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA

  20th US Surgeon General Executive Director, Health Equity Initiatives, Purdue University

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  Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

  Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Co-Director, Healthcare Transformation Institute, University of Pennsylvania

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  Janet Wright, MD

  Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP

  National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

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  Jaime Murillo, MD

  NHCR Co-Chair Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer UnitedHealth Group Strategy & Innovation

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  Karen Margolis, MD, MPH

  Senior Research Investigator HealthPartners Institute

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  Jenny Bogard, MPH

  Executive Director, National Hypertension Control Roundtable

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  Scott Flinn, MD

  Blue Shield California

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  Dorothy Fink, MD

  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, Office on Women’s Health

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  Keiva Nelson

  Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office on Women’s Health

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  Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH

  American Heart Association

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  Michele Bildner, MPH, MCHES

  Project Manager, CDC Foundation

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  Meg Guerin Calvert, MPA

  Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting and President, Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy

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  Diane Kolack, MPH

  Program Officer, CDC Foundation

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  Meg Meador, MPH, C-PHI, CPHQ

  Director, Clinical Integration and Education, National Association of Community Health Centers

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  Miriam Patanian, MPH

  National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

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  Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN

  Johns Hopkins Schools of Nursing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity

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  Steven Chen, Pharm.D.

  Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, William and Josephine Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy; Director, USC Titus Center for Medication Safety and Population Health, University of Southern California

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  Brenda Dooley-Artis

  Director, Insurance & Benefits, Special School District of St. Louis County

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  Rachel Ferencik, MPA

  Director, Program Design, CDC Foundation

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  Neil Goldfarb

  President and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health

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  Marcia Kritzler-Egeland, M.Ed.

  Women's health advocate and Support Network Coordinator, WomenHeart

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  Miriam Patanian, MPH

  Lead Consultant for Cardiovascular Health, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

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  Letitia Presley-Cantrell, PhD

  Branch Chief, Program Development and Services Branch Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  Lauren Remspecher, MPH

  Senior Director of Member Engagement and Communications, St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition

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  Nar Ramkissoon

  American Medical Association

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  Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH

  Chief Medical Officer for Prevention, American Heart Association

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  Andrew Suggs

  CEO & Founder, Live Chair

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  Karol Watson, MD

  Professor of Medicine/Cardiology, Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology Director, UCLA Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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  Nanette Wenger, MD

  Professor of Medicine/Cardiology Emory Heart and Vascular Center, Emory Women’s Heart Center, and Emory University Schoool of Medicine