A Public Health Approach to Incarceration: Opportunities for Action Conference will be livestreamed on June 3rd and 4th. Leaders from public health schools across the country, practitioners, researchers, community leaders, and outspoken national figures will convene in New York for a high-level forum that seeks to apply a public health lens on incarceration. The two-day meeting, “A Public Health Approach to Incarceration: Opportunities for Action,” will focus public policy and research on persistent societal, economic, and human rights problems that result from incarceration and the toll it continues to take on population health, as well as opportunities to prevent incarceration risk.
The conference will be livestreamed at the link below
(excluding breakout groups)
A Public Health Approach to Incarceration Livestream
You can learn more about the conference and nationwide initiatives to address mass incarceration through public health.
Schedule of Events
Day 1: June 3, 2014Location: Columbia University Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive |
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| 8:15-9:00 | Registration/Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:10 | Conference Goals and Mission by Lisa Metsch |
| 9:10-9:30 | Welcome Address by Dean Linda P. Fried What is the public health lens on incarceration in the United States? |
| 9:30-9:40 | Introduction by Emily Tow Jackson |
| 9:40-10:30 | Keynote Address by Bryan Stevenson |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:10 | Public Health and Public Policy: Maximizing Impact How can schools of public health impact, quicken, and inform public policy change?What information do policy makers need, and in what form? Provocateur: John Feinblatt; Panelists: Arlene Lee, Daniel O’Donnell, Cyrus Vance |
| 12:15-1:10 | Lunch and Student Panel What kinds of advocacy are public health students involved with to address issues of incarceration in the U.S.? What kinds of work are public health alumni undertaking? Moderator: David Cloud; Panelists: Sharon Green, Zachary Peters, Seth Prins |
| 1:15-2:25 | Building Essential Partnerships What are the essential partnerships necessary in order to position public health schools to have an impact on research, education, practice, and policy? How can our partnerships be more innovative? Provocateur: Jeremy Travis; Panelists: Sonia Alemagno, Kathy Boudin, Jane Meza |
| 2:30-3:45 | Expanding the Research Agenda What are the most important research questions for public health to address incarceration issues? How can we push the envelope with our research agenda? Provocateur: Amanda Geller; Panelists: Jim Parsons, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Linda Teplin, Emily Wang |
| 3:45-4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-5:10 |
Breakout Sessions —————————– |
| 5:15-6:00 | Breakout Recap and Action Item Presentation led by Lisa Metsch and Amanda Geller |
| 6:00-7:00 | Cocktail Reception Location: Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, 8th Floor Auditorium |
Day 2: June 4, 2014 |
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| 8:30-9:00 | Registration/Breakfast (Hess Commons) |
| 9:00-9:55 | Breakfast Briefing: Beyond the Published Report: Getting the Voice of Public Health into the Media How can public health schools engage with the media and become more active in the public debate on incarceration and criminal justice policy? Provocateurs: Bill Keller and Emily Tow Jackson |
| 10:00-11:15 | Using Evidence for Action in Public Health Practice How can public health schools help communities by contributing to evidence-based practices? Provocateur: Robert Cordero; Panelists: Angela Aidala, Mujahid Farid, JoAnne Page, Samuel Roberts |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break |
| 11:30-12:55 | Innovations in Education What should every public health school be doing to address the issue of incarceration in the United States? What are the most innovative strategies currently implemented? Provocateur: Robert Fullilove; Panelists: Bruce Armstrong, Kerry Dunn, Anne Spaulding, Cheryl Wilkins |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Lunch and Wrap Up Discussion (Bard Hall) |