Plenary Sessions

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Welcome + Opening Remarks

Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health  

 

Domestic Violence and Health Care Partnerships: Past, Present and Future

Lucia Corral Peña, Senior Program Officer, Blue Shield of California Foundation 

 

Working Beyond Silos in Los Angeles County

Debra Ward, MPH, Executive Director, YWCA of San Gabriel Valley 

Barbara Kappos, LCSW, Executive Director, East Los Angeles Women’s Center 

 

A Special Message from the California Surgeon General

Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP, California Surgeon General

 

KEYNOTE: Serving Survivors of Partner Violence in the Health Care Setting

Emily F. Rothman, ScD, Boston University School of Public Health

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Breakout B: Beyond DV Screening: Partnering with patients for prevention, safety & healing

Kate Vander Tuig, Futures Without Violence 

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Lunch Performance: Urban Voices Project

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Breakout D: The Domestic Violence and Health Collective - OC: A regional, interdisciplinary approach to addressing DV as a public health issue

Allyson W. Sonenshine, JD, Orange County Women’s Health Project

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Hear Their Voices: Survivors' Stories on Health

Moderator:  Eve Sheedy, Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council

Panelists:     Ashley Agramon, Survivor

                     Monique Diaz, Survivor

                     Dominique Carter, Survivor

 

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