Have you ever wondered how place matters for good health and longevity? Join us for an in-depth and multi-disciplinary discussion about:
- why place matters for Flint, MI residents living with the ongoing water crisis
- opportunities to shape public policy with an equity, diversity and inclusion framework
- ways to prepare to make a difference in communities like Flint.

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
Christy Byks-Jazayeri, U-M MICHR
Dr. Othelia Pryor, U-M Michigan Medicine
Dana Thomas, Public Health Practice

Panel 1: THE FLINT WATER CRISIS: ORIGINS, RESPONSE, RECOVERY & IMPACTS
Aurora Sauceda, Latinos United for Flint
Dr. Laura Sullivan, Kettering University Mechanical Engineering Department
Pastor Gregory Timmons, United Methodist HELP Center
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Staff

Panel 2: HEALTH EQUITY IN ALL POLICIES
Tamara Brickey, Genesee County Health Department
Kay Doerr, Genesee County Board of Health
Yvonne Lewis, Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center (HFRCC)
Dr. Lawrence Reynolds, Retired Flint Pediatrician & Genesee County Medical Society

Panel 3: RESPECTFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: HOW TO ENTER, SERVE WITH & EXIT FLINT
Dr. Neeraja Aravamudan, U-M Ginsberg Center
Karen Calhoun, U-M MICHR
Dr. Suzanne Selig, UM-Flint Public Health & Health Sciences Department
Yvonne Lewis, HFRCC
Pastor Monica Villarreal, Flint Water Distribution Coordinator

Organized by the Michigan Public Health Flint Initiatives/Future Public Health Leaders Program, Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), and OHEI at Michigan Medicine. Sponsored by a 2019 Michigan Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant.