Virginia’s Community Health Forum

The conference will take place at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Virginia Beach Bayfront Suites, 2800 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451. There are some rooms available under a block rate of $222 USD per night on a first come-first serve basis. The start date for this rate is June 13, 2023 and the rate will end on June 15,2023.

Here is the reservation link to book within the room block:

Book your group rate for VA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUNE 2023 ATTENDEES

There are plenty of rooms available in our block, please call Reservations at 833-999-0168 for booking

We are now accepting abstracts for poster presentations for the Networking and Poster Session, June 14 2023, from 3:00pm – 3:30pm. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the forum theme — "Using Virginia's Plan for Well-Being to foster community collaboration, enhance data equity, and develop policies and systems to make Virginia the healthiest state in the nation.” — current and emerging public health issues that you have worked on in the past or something you are currently working on in poster format.

Unlike other national conferences that typically request new research, this forum will be used to allow staff to share things that they are currently or have recently worked on. If you attended a conference within the past year, and have a poster available that you believe will be beneficial to public health and healthcare professionals in the commonwealth, we encourage you to submit your abstract!

Abstracts are due by close of business (COB) May 26 and may be submitted here. For general presenter questions, please email kenesha.smith@vdh.virginia.gov.

If you would like to be a “virtual vendor”, please prepare *ONE* power-point slide and submit below by COB May 26. The forum planning committee will create a master slide deck with all the vendor slides to be displayed during lunch on the first day of the conference and on the forum website following the event.

The forum planning committee will review ALL slides to ensure appropriate content. Slides are intended to provide education, information, resources, and contact information in relation to public health and healthcare from programs, agencies, and non-profits. Slides with the intention to sell products or promote services for a financial gain will not be included in the virtual vendor slide deck.

2023 Agenda

Taking Action 2023 Agenda

Here are some of the innovative sessions planned for the event: · Equity in Data/Policy Keynote by Jonathan Schwabish | Man Behind Policy Viz

• Virginia’s Health Opportunity Index Demonstration
• Community Health Data and Policy information session with breakout options
• Networking and Poster Session
• Networking Event- Getting to Know VA’s 2023-2027 Plan for Well Being
• Keynote on Public Health and Healthcare Workforce Resiliency with breakout options
• Carving Your Path in Public Health and Healthcare Panels
• Mindfulness Moments
• Keynote on Community Engagement & Policy