The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute held its 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference on September 7, 2011, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, DC. The Joint Center's PLACE MATTERS initiative, begun in 2006, seeks to build the capacity of local leaders to identify and address social determinants of health in their communities. This event addressed the the relationship between place and health, particularly as it pertains to racial and ethnic health inequities. Speakers and honorees in attendance included Dr. Gail Christopher of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Honorable Donna M. Christensen (D-VI), Larry Adelman of California Newsreel, and Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post.

Unable to attend the conference? Miss something while you were there? Presentations, fact sheets, reports, and other information from the conference can be found below.

PLACE MATTERS 2011 National Conference Program

Fact Sheets

A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s

The Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities in the United States

PLACE MATTERS for Health: Addressing the Root Causes of Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities

Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Segregation on Racial and Ethnic Health

Photos

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Presentations

A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s

Achieving Health Equity Through Social Equality: A Call to Political Action

Health Disparities, Neighborhood Poverty, and Racial Composition

King County Equity and Social Justice

Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: Racial Segregation and Its Effect on Health Inequalities

The Racial Justice and Health Equity Work of the Boston Place Matters Team

Telling the Story of Place, Race and Health Equity: A Few Early Lessons

Reports

A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s

Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Racial Segregation on Health Inequalities

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