UPDATE: The application window has closed and decisions will be sent out 4/5/2024.

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UPDATE: The application window has closed and decisions will be sent out 4/5/2024. 〰️

Presentation Opportunities

Call for Presentations for this year’s theme

Health Equity: Real Talk. Real Stories. Real Solutions.

We strive to amplify the voices and initiatives shaping a healthier and more equitable Hawai‘i. We invite passionate individuals, community leaders, and healthcare professionals to contribute your real stories and solutions.

This year, we offer two distinct opportunities to showcase your expertise and experiences:

  1. Real Solutions: Engage with our conference attendees by presenting breakthrough solutions that are actively addressing health inequities within your communities. Whether it's through innovative programs, technological advancements, community partnerships, or policy changes, we are eager to learn from your successes and strategies.

  2. Real Stories: Provide a glimpse into the experience of navigating Hawaiʻi’s complex healthcare system and thriving in Hawai‘i today. Share your personal stories that describe the challenges overcome and the resilience of communities living in Hawai‘i.

  • Real Solutions

    Are you leading innovative initiatives to address health inequities in your community? We invite you to share your success stories, strategies, and outcomes at our "Real Solutions" breakout sessions during the conference.

    Format: 10 - 15 minute presentation as part of a breakout session.

    Focus Areas: Workforce, Leadership, Healthcare Delivery and Payment Transformation, Data and Health Information Technology, and Social determinants of health and health equity

    Why Present? It’s an opportunity for you to showcase your successful strategies. You’ll be able to network with like-minded professionals.

  • Real Stories

    Do you have an interesting story to share about navigating the complex healthcare system in Hawai‘i, or do you have a compelling story about surviving and/or thriving in our economic environment? We invite you to share your story during our "Real Stories" storytelling sessions at the conference.

    Format: 10 - 15 minute session during a plenary session that is focused on personal narratives and impactful storytelling

    Focus Areas: Overcoming challenges while accessing Hawaiʻi’s healthcare system, stories of resilience within communities, experiences in living within the economic realities of Hawai‘i today.

    Why Share Your Story? It’s an opportunity to provide valuable insights on some real issues impacting health equity in Hawai‘i today. It’s also an opportunity to inspire others with your journey.

Requirements:

  • Seeking individuals and organizations that are engaged in community work and are driven to see change in local communities

    • Students, health care providers, staff from community-based Organizations, health center staff, and health plans with innovative solutions or personal stories are encouraged to apply.

  • Submit a 250-word summary through the Presentation Application button below and share your experience with the economic realities in Hawaiʻi, what impact the economic factors have, and/or the innovative solutions that can improve health equity. Summaries should include how your session is related to the conference theme - Health Equity: Real Talk, Real Stories, Real Solutions.

    Deadline to Submit: March 15, 2024

    Confirmed Presenters Announced: April 1, 2024