# Event Details - **Event Name**: Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 am – Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: This high-powered event brings hundreds of professionals and community members together all under one roof.About this Eventhttps://vimeo.com/1179969365?fl=ip&fe=ecLatino Health Summit is an annual Pennsylvania statewide health event.This year’s theme: Finding Our Way Forward In Unpredictable Times. Network with and learn from influential thought leaders, private and public-sector organizations, and members of the community. Attend plenary and educational breakout sessions focused on priority issues in Latino health and other marginalized communities.The Summit will bring together executives and professionals in areas of healthcare, social services, and public health for engaging professional workshops that share fresh perspectives informed by real-world experience in local communities.Hot topics for this year’s Summit include:Impact of Immigration Policy ChangesRebuilding Trust in Public HealthAccessing CareChronic DiseasesCommunity Power in Health EquityFood InsecurityUnhoused Individuals/Families and Affordable HousingHealth Social JusticePolicy and Systems-ChangeMental and Behavioral Health https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/0f5bcff0-9245-11f1-8d04-f59ea27d7c88-rimg-w1200-h300-dc283868-gmir.jpg Students Can Attend For Free!Are you a student currently enrolled in medical, nursing, or another healthcare-related study? We want you to attend and be part of this year's summit!Complete our student admissions form to be eligible to attend for free!Inclusivity Statement (NLBHA): Latino Connection understands that there is a lot of important discussion focusing on the terminology individuals choose to use for racial, ethnic, heritage, and cultural identification. There are different terms such as Latinos, Hispanics, Latinx, Latine, Chicano, and others, all equally valuable. We advocate for self-identification for every person. For purposes of this conference and additional uses, we are using the terms Latino and Hispanic.Agenda?: 07:30 AM - 09:30 AMRegistration and Breakfast?: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AMMorning Plenary: Advancing Seamless Coverage and Care AccessHost: Catherine BirdInfo: Join Catherine Bird and Rachel Pryor for a discussion moderated by Tiffany Tavarez exploring how health plans and community organizations can work together to reduce barriers to coverage, strengthen member retention, and ensure continuity of care during periods of policy and life transition. This session will highlight innovative engagement strategies, navigation models, and community-based approaches that help individuals maintain access to critical health services and support.?: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AMHow Prescription Drug Prices Harm Latino Communities & How They Can RespondHost: Merith BaseyInfo: When the price of medicine forces a person to ration doses or a prescription goes unfilled because rent is due, drug prices no longer represent an abstract policy issue, and families edge further towards an affordability crisis facing 1 in 3 Americans. For Latino communities already navigating chronic conditions at disproportionate rates, high drug prices are a compounding burden that too often goes unnamed. In this session, Merith Basey of Patients For Affordable Drugs and Evelyn Pérez-Verdía of We Are Más will share new findings from a partnership with Brown University exploring how high prescription drug prices are harming Latino communities, from delayed care to difficult financial tradeoffs, and how investing in and collaborating with communities can build an “early warning system” to identify relevant information gaps and disinformation related to drug pricing and healthcare reforms. ?: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AMFrom Fear to Care: Culturally Rooted Doula Support for Latinx CommunitiesHost: Alexia DoumbouyaInfo: An Interactive, solution-centered discussion on how immigration fear and policy uncertainty are driving a silent perinatal and family health crisis and why Spanish-speaking, culturally rooted doulas are a frontline response. Participants will explore CocoLife's community training model as a replicable framework for building care capacity from within.?: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AMBuilding Health Where People LiveHost: Samantha Shaak, PhDInfo: Led by Samantha Shaak, this session will explore how the Vital Conditions framework can be used to advance place-based health improvement strategies at the neighborhood level. Participants will examine how cross-sector partnerships, community engagement, and upstream investments can strengthen the conditions people need to thrive and create more equitable health outcomes where people live, work, and play.?: 10:50 AM - 11:50 AMNourishing Resilience: Food, Trauma, & Healing in Latino Immigrant CommunitiesHost: Sarah RamirezInfo: Latino immigrants often carry the invisible weight of displacement, family separation, and cultural disruption, experiences that extend far beyond psychological distress to shape long-term physical health. Emerging evidence demonstrates that trauma is biologically embedded, contributing to chronic inflammation, dysregulated immune responses, and increased risk of autoimmune disease. Simultaneously, the fracture of cultural identity, particularly through loss of traditional foods, communal eating practices, and intergenerational knowledge, further compounds vulnerability. This highly interactive 45-minute workshop reframes food not simply as nutrition, but as a culturally grounded, trauma-informed intervention. Participants will explore the bidirectional relationship between trauma and physiology, including the impact of chronic stress on inflammatory pathways and immune function. ?: 10:50 AM - 11:50 AMNadie me quita lo bailado: an empowering conversation on mental wellness Host: Geraldine PenaInfo: In this session, Geraldine Pena will be exploring the struggles in mental health that Latinx folks experience at a higher rate due to our systemic issues. From there, Pena will connect that data to health concerns, ending by outlining clear ways to address these statistics.?: 10:50 AM - 11:50 AMRebuilding Trust in Public HealthHost: Ana Martinez DonateInfo: Latinos in the U.S. experience significant disparities in access to overall health and mental health services due to lack of health insurance, cost of services, limited awareness of mental health resources, mental health stigma, and fear of deportation. Limited English proficiency coupled with an acute lack of bilingual and culturally competent providers further impede Latinos’ adequate access to quality mental health services. The COVID-19 pandemic, volatile immigration policies and practices, have amplified the need for mental health care and exacerbated mental health disparities for Latino communities, making it urgent to identify low-cost, effective strategies to reduce these gaps. CRISOL-Mente is a 5-year multi-level, lay-health worker (LHW)-aided, community intervention to reduce mental health disparities among Latinos in the Philadelphia area. ?: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch?: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMAfternoon Plenary: Latino Health in Unpredictable TimesHost: Dr. Valerie ArkooshInfo: Join Pennsylvania's Secretaries of Health and Human Services for a fireside chat exploring how state agencies are addressing the evolving health and human service needs of Latino communities. This conversation will highlight cross-agency collaboration, strategies to improve access to care and essential services, partnerships with community organizations, and efforts to advance health equity across the Commonwealth. Attendees will gain valuable insights into current initiatives, emerging challenges, and opportunities to strengthen the health and well-being of Latino Pennsylvanians.?: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PMCelebrity Keynote: Raúl GonzálezHost: Raúl González?: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PMHelp for the Helpers: Crash Out, BUT Don't Burnout!Host: Jennifer BrunoInfo: Healers need Healing Too: When breakdowns lead to breakthroughs! The goal of our presentation is to create a safe space for professionals to show as themselves and take time to be remember the importance of being a person first. This time together is intended for to cultivate meaningful conversations about the importance of self care, healing and taking preventative measures to prevent/reduce burnout by being honest, authentic, vulnerable and transparent with respects to learned behavior, Latino cultural beliefs and practices. Hands on/interactive activities-possible offering free 10 min chair massage by massage therapist to promote self care. ?: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PMIncreasing Representation in Clinical ResearchHost: Yelena Yankovskya?: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PMFrom Surviving to Thriving: Reclaiming Your Power After Domestic ViolenceHost: Sue FearlessInfo: This powerful and transformational talk is designed to help survivors move beyond pain and step into purpose. In this inspiring session, Sue Fearless shares how to rebuild your mindset, heal emotionally, and regain control of your life after experiencing domestic violence, trauma, and personal tragedies. Attendees will learn how to break free from fear, self-doubt, and survival mode, and instead develop the confidence, clarity, and resilience needed to create a new future. Through real-life experiences, mindset shifts, and practical strategies, this talk empowers individuals to reclaim their voice, rebuild their identity, and transform their pain into strength. Participants will walk away with tools to set boundaries, restore self-worth, take control of their decisions, and move forward with courage and intention. This session is perfect for anyone ready to stop just surviving — and start thriving, healing, and stepping fully into their power.?: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PMCommunity Raffle and Closing Remarks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wilkes-barre/pennsylvanias-6th-statewide-latino-health-summit/100001988432917383 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, business, mental-health, workshops, nonprofit, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-08-13T11:30:00Z - Duration: 8 hours - Location: Mohegan Pennsylvania - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 79, max: 99, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Wilkes-Barre - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Mohegan Pennsylvania - **lat**: 41.26946969999999 - **long**: -75.82216729999999 - **full address**: Mohegan Pennsylvania, 1280 Pennsylvania 315, Wilkes-Barre, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/946524fd4fd49f2e4ab239311b1a9efe3964fa907c4e329094865e9825253c63-rimg-w1200-h600-dcfff5d8-gmir.png?v=1777986328 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit being held? - **A:** Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit takes place on Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 am to Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Mohegan Pennsylvania, 1280 Pennsylvania 315, Wilkes-Barre, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit? - **A:** Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit is organized by Latino Connection. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wilkes-Barre, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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