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HEALTHY CHURCHES 2020 INSTITUTE

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Morning Plenary Sessions

• Morning Praise & Worship

• State of Black Mental Health

Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor and Resident Physician
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

• hATTR Amyloidosis: Arm Yourself with Knowledge of this Rare Condition
  Passed Down Through Generations

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• Asthma Care Disparity 2019: Current State and Future Direction

Sponsored by GSK

Afternoon Plenary Sessions

• Lunch Break (provided)

• The Sweet Spot:  What You Need to Know about Diabetes and How to Effectively Manage It

• Religion, Food & Black Culture

  

Dr. Derek S. HicksAssociate Professor of Religion and Culture
Wake Forest University School of Divinity
Winston-Salem, NC

• The Black Church Food Security Network

Rev. Heber Brown, IIISenior Pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
Founder, The Black Church Food Security Network
Baltimore, MD

• Building A Positive Family Health Consciousness

Bishop Horace Smith, MD
Senior Pastor, Apostolic Faith Church
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

• Conference Opening Preacher

Right Rev. James B. WalkerPresiding Prelate, The Seventh Episcopal District
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

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• Cardio Party

• Food Demonstrations

•  Social Engagements

• Line Dancing

• Resources

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Morning Plenary Sessions

• Morning Praise & Worship

Stigma! The Voice of A Child of God, Wife, Mother and Caretaker

In Conversation with Mrs. Cookie Johnson
Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Mother
and Wife for NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson

• The Wounds of our Theology

Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems
Biblical Scholar, Author, Theologian, Ordain Minister

Afternoon Program

• Carolina Exhibition Hall Opens

• Lunch Break (provided)

Concurrent Workshop Sessions

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HEALTHY CHURCHES 2020 BEST PRACTICE AWARDS DINNER

Special Guest Gospel Artist: Israel Houghton

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POWER FRIDAY!

• Morning Praise & Worship

• The Health Equity Gap and What We Must Do!

• The Science of Obesity and Black Folks: What We Should Do and Know

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
Obesity Medicine Physician and Scientist
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

• Help Us Save Us! Black Men’s Health

Real Talk with Actor/Activist: Malik Yoba

• Serving Without Fear!

Rev. Paul Abernathy Director
FOCUS Pittsburgh

• How to Strive in the Midst of Trouble and Despair

Rev. Dr. Khaalida T. Forbes, MSW, DMin
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Metamorphosis Enterprises, Atlanta, GA

• POWER FRIDAY LUNCHEON!

• Conference Closing Preacher

Rev. Shane B. Scott
Senior Pastor Macedonia Church
Los Angeles, CA