Recap of the 4th Annual
ACEs Trauma Awareness
Symposium

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On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Essie B. and William Earl Glenn Foundation for Better Living, and the ACEs Awareness Foundation, we thank you for joining us on Thursday, April 20, 2023, for the 4th Annual Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Trauma Awareness Symposium.

Thank you again for your participation!

WELCOME AND PURPOSE

Chris Merriwether

Chief Marketing Officer, Invictus Pharmacy

Clyde Glenn, MD

President, Glenn Family Foundation Mississippi Rehoboth Psychiatric Services, LLC

Session 1

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THE SCOPE OF CHILDHOOD AND ADULT TRAUMA IN DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES: WATER AND LEAD

Daniel Dawes, JD

Lead Strategist of the Affordable Health Care Act, Executive Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine 

Nisha Pasupuleti, JD

Director of Transformational Engagement, CommonSpirit Health 

The Honorable
Karen Weaver

Former Mayor, Flint, Michigan

Session 2

MOBILIZING TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE CHRONIC HEALTH AND PREMATURE DEATH ORAL HEALTH CARE DISASTERS IN IMPROVISED ENVIRONMENTS

Howard Glenn, DMD

ENVIRONMENTAL TRAUMA AND ADVERSE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES ASSOCIATED WITH MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS

Edward Buckles Jr.

Director and Filmmaker, HBO Documentary ‘Katrina Babies’ 2022, Tribeca Film Festival Award Winner

Session 3

IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES ON MATERNAL, FETAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Edith Smith-Rayford, MD

OB GYN, Central Mississippi Health Services

Charlene Collier, MD

OB GYN, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Laura Dickerson, RN

Labor and Delivery, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Amanda Rice, MD

SYMPOSIUM SYNTHESIS

Niesha Foster

Vice President Product Access, Global Health and Social Impact, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 

CALL-TO-ACTION AND KEY TAKEAWAYS

Clyde Glenn, MD

President, Glenn Family Foundation Mississippi Rehoboth Psychiatric Services, LLC

CLOSING AND THANK YOU

Helen M. Glenn-Beady, MD

Secretary, and Chief Program and Development Strategist, Glenn Family Foundation Mississippi

 

Thank You for Watching!

We look forward to seeing you in 2024!

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Check out our Past Symposiums!