Where We've Been!
A sampling of the events that Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen and BCHD staff have attended:
April 2016
Baltimore in Conversation – Storytelling to reduce stigma in HIV+/LGBTQ community
Interfaith Prayer Service for Healing in Baltimore
George Washington University Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
B’More for Youth Convening
U.S. House: Congressional Briefing on Naloxone Access w/ NACCHO
LifeBridge Magic of Life Gala
Center for Urban Families, Practitioners Leadership Institute’s 4th Annual Summit Keynote
Planned Parenthood of Maryland's 11th annual Spring Gala
Health Affairs Symposium: Building the Knowledge Base for Health Equity
The Ingenuity Project's 2nd Annual Idea Summit
Annual W. Montague Cobb Lecture on Health Policy
The ASAM Annual Conference: Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science, session “Transforming Addiction Treatment through Innovative Models of Care: Insights from Maryland” and Awards Luncheon
The National Association of County and City Health Officials Congressional Briefing on Expanding Naloxone access
Washington University School of Medicine: The Business of Medicine
Washington University Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Washington University Forum for Women in Internal Medicine
2016 Tuerk Conference
National Press Foundation, “Confronting the Opioid Epidemic”
Spark Camp Panel
Association of Health Care Journalists Health Journalism 2016 Conference Spotlight Keynote
Association of Health Care Journalists Health Journalism 2016 Conference Opioid Panel
U.S. Surgeon General Kicks off National Tour in Baltimore
Grand Rounds with U.S. Surgeon General on Health & Addiction at Morgan State University
The Links 8th Annual Women in Leadership Luncheon
March 2016
Light City: Health Innovation Conference, Powering Social Change
National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit with President Obama
Why Women Cry XI
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: AMERICA’S HEROIN AND OPIOID ABUSE EPIDEMIC
Susie's Cause, Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation
Daily Record, Influential Marylanders
AcademyHealth's Sharing Knowledge to Build a Culture of Health
Turnaround Tuesday at Zion Baptist Church
Association of Community Health Improvement National Conference
Safe Streets Appreciation Luncheon at St. Peter Claver
Johns Hopkins Community Conversations
Goucher University Public Health Keynote
Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore Welcome at University of Baltimore
City Council Testimony in Winter Weather Response
BD International Women’s Week Keynote
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/AcademyHealth Plenary Keynote
DuBois Circle Speaker
University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
Safe Streets Sandtown Launch
NIH Women’s History Month Speaker
Baltimore Day in Annapolis
February 2016
MedChi Public Health Conference Keynote
Academy of Medicine Keynote
Governing Magazine Panel on Health Leadership
University of Maryland School of Medicine Humanism in Medicine Speaker
Johns Hopkins University Conversations in Medicine
Johns Hopkins University Pediatric Grand Rounds
Red Dress Sunday at St. Bernadine’s Roman Catholic Church
Stoop Storytelling at the Senator
Press Conference on Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
Women’s Club of Roland Park
Reverse Research Day at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School
Synthetic Drugs Legislation Signing Press Conference
Maryland State Legislature Testimony on Prenatal HIV Screening, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, and Paid Sick Leave
Press Conference on American Heart Month
January 2016
TEDxBaltimore at Morgan State University
ImpactHub Keynote
National Association of Health Service Executives Awards Dinner
Baltimore Bar Foundation/When Worlds Collide
Greater Baltimore Committee Newsmakers Series
Maryland Health Network Super Health Sunday Press Conference at Perkins Square Baptist Church
Foster Youth Health Convening
Clinton Health Matters Initiative Annual Conference
American College of Physicians—Maryland Chapter Annual Conference
December 2015
World AIDS Day Vigil at City Hall
Maryland Nurse Practitioners Conference at the University of Maryland
Dr. Elijah Saunders Memorial with the Greater Baltimore Committee
Baltimore Corps Annual Celebration
Ballard Spahr Leadership Breakfast Keynote
Behavioral Health System Baltimore Legislative Breakfast
Senate HELP Testimony on Opioids
Maryland Association of County Executives Winter Meeting Panel
HIV Planning Council December Meeting at Chase-Brexton
AcademyHealth Dissemination & Implementation Conference
Leadership 18/Weinberg Foundation Opening Keynote
Matthew A Hensen Neighborhood Association December Meeting
Oct-Nov 2015
University of Maryland Law School: Freddie Gray & Disparities Course
Testimony to the State Legislature on Opioids
Breast Cancer Awareness at City Hall
Lead Week Kickoff at Total Health Care
Announcement of Synthetic Drug Legislation at City Hall
Women’s Leadership Council
Maryland State Highway Association Breast Cancer Awareness
Lead Week Awareness at Park West Health System
Announcement of Federal Grant Awards to Baltimore in City Hall
University of Baltimore Divided Baltimore Course
American Public Health Association Closing Plenary Session
Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Conference Panel
Women’s Business Forum
Department of Justice/ White House Faith Initiatives Conference on Youth Violence Prevention
Announcement of Prescription Takeback Permanent Boxes
National Center for Healthcare Leadership
Health & Environmental Funders Network Keynote
Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality
Sept-Oct 2015
Baltimore Broadcasters Coalition
Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle Keynote
SNAP Announcement Press Conference
Baltimore Women’s Forum Keynote
Annie E. Casey Forum on Community Safety, Trauma, and Healing
Prescription Drug Take Back Day Press Event
Maryland National Association of Social Workers Clinical Conference Keynote
Maryland Public Health Association Annual Conference Keynote
CDC HIV Grant Press Conference
Improving Diagnosis Keynote
NACCHO Webinar on Prescription Drug Abuse
Road to Recovery Conference Keynote
Planned Parenthood of Maryland’s National Pink Out Day Rally
Population Health Convening: Behavioral Health Welcome
JHU Class on Public Health, Policy, and Politics: A Primer (Speaker)
Baltimore Jewish Council Panel on the Heroin Epidemic (Panel)
NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore Annual Meeting
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Grand Rounds
NIDA Rounds on Addiction as a Chronic Disease
Hopkins Club Dinner Presentation
Words Not Weapons Press Conference
Standing Orders Press Conference
Singapore Dinner Invited Speaker
B-CAN Provider Presentation
World Bank/Jamaica Delegation Youth Violence Presentation
Unite to Face Addiction Rally
GW Residency Fellowship in Health Policy
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Annual Conference
OneBaltimore Health Equity Symposium at Morgan State University
Mercy Pediatric Grand Rounds
Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP)
CEASE Conference
New Day Campaign
Healthy Teen Network Annual Conference
George Crawley Fellowship Revival at Zion Baptist Church
B’More For Health Babies 6th Anniversary Celebration
Association of American Medical Colleges Leadership Meeting Keynote
National Physicians Alliance Conference Keynote
PACE Conference Keynote
Aug-Sept 2015
Baltimore Corps Orientation
ABAG Mental Health Affinity Group
Walter Reed National Medical Center Grand Rounds
Immunizations Press Conference
SAMHSA Panel on Addiction
Maryland Lead Poisoning Coalition Meeting
Senior Center Ice Cream Social
Safe Streets, Operation Safe Kids, and Dating Matters Cookout
American Health Information Management Association
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine TIME: Health Care Disparities
Cabinet in the Community
Naloxone/BPD/BCHD press conference
International Overdose Day press conference
OSI Donor Appreciation Keynote
Urban Health/Drexel University Conference on Reimagining Health in Cities
Community Catalyst Keynote
Family Caregivers/Grandparents’ Day
BPD Naloxone Training
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s White Coat Ceremony
TEDxMidatlantic
American Association of Rhodes Scholars Bon Voyage Weekend Keynote
July-Aug 2015
Safe Streets Press Conference
Black Mental Health Alliance, Inc.: Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village
Shepherd's Clinic
Hopkins School of Public Health
AARP/Zeta Center 50th Anniversary Celebration of Medicare/Medicaid
World Breastfeeding Week
HIV Health Services Planning Council
Restaurant Inspection Legislation Press Conference
Announcement of Eastern Health Clinic Move
Johns Hopkins University SOURCE Presentation
City Council One Baltimore/Youth Presentation
Wellness and school Health Leadership Institute
Announcement of Tobacco/311
June-July 2015
City Council Luncheon Presentation
Stewards of Change Institute Symposium
Children’s Summer Heat Safety Press Conference
Aspen Institute Spotlight Health (3 presentations)
Drug Treatment Court Naloxone Training
National Stuttering Association Keynote
NACCHO Annual Conference: Police and Community Relations Plenary Session
University of Maryland Family Medicine Grand Rounds
Mondawmin Festival
Faith Workshop Kickoff at New Shiloh Baptist Church
City Council Hearing on Conflict Resolution and Trauma Counseling
May-June 2015
Tobacco Forum Remarks
Caregiver Project
Baltimore Food Justice Forum
PATCH Conference Opening Keynote
Springtime Fresh Harvest
Maryland Hospital Association Annual Conference Keynote
Cherry Hill Safe Streets Celebration
Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring ZING
Go Red For Women Keynote
Promising New Directions in Alzheimer’s Research
Baltimore Food Deserts Map Release
Nurse Family Partnership Celebration
Baltimore Business Journal Keynote
45th District Town Hall
Nonconforming Liquor Outlets Press Conference
Ribbons in the Sky: Sickle Cell Memorial Celebration
Youth Sexual Health Conference
Greater Baltimore Committee Leadership Remarks
April-May 2015
Bladder Cancer Awareness Day
Mayor’s Heroin Task Force Community Meeting
Coppin State University Nurses Appreciation
Mosaic Integrated Care Opening
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Post-Unrest Debriefing
Department of Justice National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (Substance Abuse)
CIR/SEIU Keynote
NAMI Metro Baltimore Walk
MedChi/ACA Outreach Event
Code Red Multiagency Press Conference
Sugary Drinks City Council Testimony
Mar-April 2015
Fulbright Scholars Annual Meeting
Baltimorphosis Changemakers Awards
Gaudenzia Center Opening Reception
University of Maryland American Medical Student Association
March of Dimes Press Conference
Colgate Bright Smiles Dental Van Conference
Mayor’s Heroin Task Force Community Meeting
Light It Up Blue (World Autism Awareness Day)
Why Women Cry Annual Conference
Johns Hopkins University “Beyond the Wire”
University of Maryland BHWise Symposium
Baltimore City Fire Department Leadership Speaker
Lieutenant Governor Opioid Prevention & Treatment Taskforce
Open Society Institute Leadership Conference
American Board of Medical Specialties Annual Meeting
Urban Finance Services Keynote
Johns Hopkins University Healing Together/Trauma-Informed Care Conference
Feb-Mar 2015
Teen Birth Rate Press Conference
Youth Violence Prevention Press Conference
Cold Weather and How to Stay Health Press Conference
American Medical Student Association Women in Leadership Conference
Delegate McCray Legislative Update
Circle K Service and Learning Keynote Address
Caregivers’ Corner at Enoch Pratt Library
Rhodes Trust Social Mission and Public Health
Healthy Aging and Northwest Neighbors Connecting
National Listening Forum
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Robert Wood Johnson Transparency Summit
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers Reception
Kick Butts event at Reginald E. Lewis High School
Johns Hopkins University Preventive Medicine Residency Grand Rounds
Maryland American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Conference
Colon Cancer Awareness Day at Mondawmin mall
Jan-Feb 2015
Get Fit Challenge with Councilman Mosby
Aging/CARE Commission
CareFirst reception to honor B’More Healthy Babies
DreamIT Health to encourage health entrepreneurs
HCAM event with Adam Jones to increase health coverage
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Red Dress Sunday/St Agnes
American Heart Association Press Conference
Hopkins Measles Symposium on local public health response and to announce Baltimore Statement on Childhood Vaccinations
Schweitzer Fellowship for service and leadership at the University of Maryland