Health Issues and Challenges End of Year Grantee Celebration

This event honors the impactful initiatives organizations have accomplished over the course of the Health Issues and Challenges Grant.

About this Event

Join us for the End of the Year Grantee Celebration on Friday May 9th, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, hosted at the South Government Center in Indianapolis. This event honors the impactful initiatives organizations have accomplished over the course of the Health Issues and Challenges Grant. To confirm your attendance for May 9th, please register by reserving a ticket in Eventbrite. Please note that due to venue capacity, each organization may bring one guest, allowing for two participants in total.

Agenda


🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Welcome and Overview
Host: Pam Pontones, Deputy Health Commissioner

🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Graduating Grantees Procession and Pictorial Highlights

Info: June 2025 Graduating Grantees

🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Pop Up Successes

🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Celebration Highlights - HIC Grant Program In Review
Host: Regina Smith, Division Director

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Grantee Panel: Where Are They Now ?

Info: Panelists: Keeping PACE - Community Paramedicine, Highland Heights Foundation- Food Insecurity, National Kidney Foundation - Community Health Worker, YMCA of Greater Indianapolis - Diabetes, Hancock Health - Cardiovascular Health

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:05 PM
Keynote Speaker
Host: Dr. Virginia Caine

Info: A medical school graduate of SUNY as well as the ID fellowship program at University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Caine serves as the director for Marion County Public Health Department here in Indianapolis and is the 125th President of the National Medical Association. She demonstrates enthusiasm and energy for all clinical aspects of infectious diseases, including, but not limited to, HIV and its associated opportunistic infections, skin and soft tissue infections, bacteremia, and sepsis.

🕑: 12:05 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch and Poster Gallery Walk

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Trauma Informed Care, Brief Action Planning, and Mind Body Medicine

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM
Grantee Spotlight - Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis

🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:50 PM
HIPP Updates: Data, Finance, and Program
Host: Alec Suarez, Data Manager and Epidemiologist

🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:00 PM
Special Presentation, Wrap Up, and Adjournment
Host: Regina Smith, Division Director

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Optional Post-Event Social Hour

Info: Ten Hands Social Bar & Eatery. 241 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

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