Name: Future Directions in Public Health: Innovations for Health Justice
Start: 2025-04-25T09:00:00-0600
End: 2025-04-25T10:15:00-0600

Welcome to the 2025 Culture of Data Conference!
Data Science for Health Justice: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
April 24th & 25th, 2025
Colorado Public Health Association

Friday April 25, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT

Virtual

The future of public health is now. This high-energy Lightning Round session brings together visionary leaders exploring cutting-edge trends—AI-driven health solutions, emerging technologies, and next-generation data strategies—to dismantle systemic inequities. Discover how data science is reshaping access to care, housing, employment, and environmental conditions. Walk away with actionable insights that will help you harness data for health justice and drive lasting change in your field. Don't miss this rapid-fire, thought-provoking session packed with bold ideas and real-world solutions.

Featuring these presentations:
Engaging Youth to Reshape Health : The Power of Youth Councils by Chanelle Jones Ahmed, Stacey Adimou, Vivian Thompson and Stephanie De Jesus Ayala
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare delivery – a systematic review by Garvita Thareja

Speakers

Chanelle Jones Ahmed

Youth Council on Mental Health

Stacey Adimou

Youth Council on Mental Health

Vivian Thompson

University of Colorado, AMC

Stephanie De Jesus Ayala

Program Manager, Children's Hospital Colorado

Stephanie De Jesus Ayala is a Program Manager at Partners for Children’s Mental Health. She leads the school's team and supports the PSP for PCPs program as well as the Youth Engagement Program. Stephanie is a first-generation graduate with a Master's in Clinical and Counseling... Read More →

Garvita Thareja

Assistant Professor, MSU Denver

I am a full time faculty at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where I teach and serve students in the Department of Health Professions. I have about 5+ years of teaching, researching and have been on statistical consultation advisory for analyzing the data. Prior to this, I... Read More →

Sponsor

CDPHE- Prevention Services Department

Friday April 25, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Virtual

Lightning Round

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