Community Health Summit | July 18-19, 2019

Improving Diabetes Care for Vulnerable People

Through funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Direct Relief will be hosting a day-and-half workshop on July 18 – 19, 2019 to leverage the learnings from past BD Helping Build Healthy Communities winners, whose programs focused on diabetes treatment and prevention.
“It’s such a gift to be able to come here everyday and physically lay hands on people and assure them that they’re important, and that they have worth and value. It is something that given back to me too.” Sarah Schaefer MD (left) is a physician at Neighborhood Health in Nashville, TN that provides care for the underserved individuals and people experiencing homelessness. Harry Flood (right) is a patient at Neighborhood Health. This photo was taken on July 13th, 2018. PHOTO: DONNIE HEDDEN

Event Details

Direct Relief's 155,000-square-foot headquarters and humanitarian distribution center for charitable medicine. (Photo by Donnie Hedden for Direct Relief)
Direct Relief’s 155,000-square-foot headquarters and humanitarian distribution center for charitable medicine. (Photo by Donnie Hedden for Direct Relief)

Join experts in the field of diabetes prevention and treatment to learn about and discuss innovative practices to improve care and provide culturally sensitive and community-specific services for vulnerable people with diabetes.

Attendees of the Community Health Summit will have the opportunity to connect with and learn from leaders in the field of diabetes prevention and treatment as they share their innovative approaches to achieving positive health outcomes for patients, as well as their challenges, and course corrections.

Findings from the workshop, detailing programs successes, limitations, and potential opportunities, will be captured, published, and disseminated to a broader public health audience.

LOCATION

Direct Relief Global Headquarters
6100 Wallace Becknell Road
Santa Barbara, CA  93117

AGENDA

Thursday, July 18
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Friday, July 19
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakfast will be provided
Please check back for more information.

REGISTRATION

We are able to accommodate two representatives per health center/organization.

Attendees should have insight into the successes and challenges of the program.

Attendees must complete this registration form.

TRANSPORTATION AND HOTEL

Direct Relief will cover hotel costs for two nights and reimburse travel up to $800.

Registrants also have the option to have their their flight booked directly by Direct Relief.

View the event registration form for more details.

Transportation

The Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is located just 1 mile from the Direct Relief office and workshop hotels.

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is 90 miles south and will require a car rental or round-trip ticket on the Santa Barbara Airbus. The Airbus drops off is in downtown Goleta (city adjacent to the Direct Relief office) and is a short Lyft or Uber ride to the workshop hotels.

The Goleta Amtrak Station (GTA) is located in between the Direct Relief office and hotels.

Hotel

A block of rooms reserved at two nearby hotels. Room reservations must be received by 12:00 PM PST, June 25th.

See registration form for more details.

PARTICIPANTS

Past winners from the BD Helping Build Healthy Communities awards (2013 – 2018)

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

Experts in the field of diabetes prevention, treatment, and management

Representatives from BD, the National Association of Community Health Centers, and other community health supporters

CONTACT

Katie Lewis
Senior Program Manager, Direct Relief
klewis@directrelief.org
(805) 879-4945