Ascension recently gathered 150 leaders from across the national ministry for the 2015 Community Health, Equity and Inclusion Conference in New Orleans.
“With the pace of change accelerating, and with increasing challenges and opportunities (in healthcare), we want to focus on population health — to promote (disease) prevention and wellness. The best way to do this is through a community health strategy,” Anthony R. Tersigni, EdD, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, said in kicking off the conference.
Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, former U.S. Surgeon General and current Ascension Board member, was instrumental in convening the event, which included noted speakers and panelists who led discussions of practical aspects of community health work, including the use of data, research, outreach work and advocacy to support community health goals.
To read a story that reflects the energy and learnings that came out of the conference, see the current edition of Catholic Health World, a publication of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. The link features a sidebar story about Ascension’s Daughters of Services of New Orleans.
Photo: From left, John Estrada, MD, Director of Education and Community Service, Louisiana State University Cancer Center; Anthony R. Tersigni, EdD, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascension; Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, Board member, Ascension, and former U.S. Surgeon General; Dr. Norman C. Francis, President, Xavier University of Louisiana; John Ruffin, PhD, Retired Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Michael Griffin, MPH, President and CEO, Daughters of Charity Health Centers, New Orleans.>
