In the final installment of our Cultural Adaptation series attendees will learn more about health inequities experienced by Pacific Islander, Native American and Alaska Native people, and will hear firsthand from practitioners who have adapted or developed culturally tailored programs to serve these communities.

Welcoming Panelists:
Jolie Crowder, Ph.D., RN, MSN, CCN; Senior Director, International Association for Indigenous Aging; Senior Project Director, HBI for American Indian and Alaska Native people
Hae-Ra Han , Ph.D., RN, MSN; Professor; Associate Dean for Community Programs and Initiatives, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Lauren J. Parker, Ph.D., MPH; Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

This year, the 15th annual Katz Policy Lecture will examine the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, which directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop and maintain a national strategy to recognize and support family caregivers. The Act identifies actions that communities, providers, the government and others are taking to help family and friend caregivers, and aims to improve information sharing, collaboration, government support and assessment of caregiver programming across these efforts. Our keynote speaker, Alan B. Stevens, PhD, will discuss family caregiving strategies and policy recommendations from the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council, and the impact these will have on our communities. Following our keynote speaker, a reactor panel of industry experts will give their responses to the presentation, and discuss how the Act impacts different types of individuals and communities, as well as state level policy.

Speakers

Alan B. Stevens, PhD

Holleman-Rampy Centennial Chair in Gerontology, Director, Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health, Professor and Vice-Chair of Research Department of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center

Alan B. Stevens, PhD, holds the Vernon D. Holleman-Lewis M. Rampy Centennial Chair in Gerontology at Baylor Scott & White Health and serves as the Director of the Center for Applied Health Research (CAHR), a BSWH system level center that facilitates investigator-initiated, multidisciplinary efforts to impact population health management with health care delivery and implementation science research. He is also a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the Texas A&M Health Science Center. Dr. Stevens has dedicated his research career to investigating clinical and organization issues related to care delivery of older adults and their caregivers. With over 25 years’ experience in academic medical schools and a leading integrated healthcare organization, Dr. Stevens is nationally recognized for his contributions to the fields of dementia caregiving, care transitions, and management of chronic diseases. In 2012, Dr. Stevens was appointed by then Governor Rick Perry to serve as a founding member of the Board of Directors to the Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency. In 2014, he was invited to serve a two-year term on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study committee that produced the 2016 publication “Families caring for an aging America”. In 2016, Dr. Stevens joined the Texas Health Improvement Network as an Advisory Committee member. Currently, he is also serving as a Co-Chair of the Family Caregiving Advisory Council, established by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2017, to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on effective models of both family caregiving and support to family caregivers, as well as improving coordination across federal government programs. Dr. Stevens is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society of America. He completed his graduate training at the University of New Orleans, earning a Masters degree and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Applied Developmental Psychology.

Join experts from North Dakota and New Jersey to learn how their states have used data from the BRFSS Caregiving Module to influence policy and programmatic change to advance the public health agenda of dementia caregiving. Hear about effective public health communication strategies and discuss ideas for how to use BRFSS data to support caregivers of people living with dementia in your state.

Join experts from the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity, AARP, and the BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving for a Public Health Town Hall to explore strategies for educating, supporting, and safeguarding the health and well-being of dementia caregivers of color during the pandemic. This public health town hall will highlight community-anchored strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy and engaging hard to reach populations through safe community events and culturally tailored online education. Attendees will learn directly from public health practitioners working to respond to COVID19 in Latino and Black communities.