On Wednesday, Dr. Wen was a keynote speaker at the World Bank Youth Forum 2016, highlighting the ways that Baltimore is working to improve health and development by combatting poverty, violence, and inequality. Dr. Wen joined a coalition of NGOs, CSOs, World Bank and government officials, and young people to discuss ways for the World Bank and other agencies to work to build sustained peace and development.

On Tuesday, Dr. Wen joined President Bill Clinton, President Jimmy Carter, CEOs, government officials, philanthropists, Nobel laureates, NGO executives, and community leaders for a panel discussion at the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting. During the panel titled “Communities in Crisis: The Cost of the Opioid Epidemic,” Dr. Wen spoke with Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Nora Volkow, and other experts to discuss the national opioid epidemic and shared Baltimore’s innovative approach to combatting the public health crisis.

Earlier this week, Dr. Wen joined representatives from city agencies and partners from across the city to celebrate the accomplishments of the Baltimore City Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Learning Community program. For the past year, BCHD has joined with Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB) to train thousands of volunteers through this organizational structure and treatment framework that involves that provides care and counseling services to victims of trauma.

On Monday evening, Dr. Wen joined community leaders, government officials, and nonprofit partners from across Baltimore for a White House event entitled: “The Front Lines of Social Innovation,” which highlighted how local efforts can advance innovation and address social inequality. During the event, Dr. Wen spoke about the challenges that Baltimore faces, and what BCHD has done to combat deep-rooted problems of inequality, poverty, and racism, including efforts to combat infant mortality, address opioid overdose, and expand vision care for youth.