2024 E.R. Brown Symposium

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Date

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
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Time

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM PDT

Location

Hammer Museum, Bay-Nimoy Theatre
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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2024 E.R. Brown Symposium

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) invites you to a research symposium highlighting the innovations and impact that have made CHPR one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and to envision the future of health policy through advances in research, evaluation, and community engagement.

In celebration of our 30th anniversary, this year’s E.R. Brown Symposium will feature panels and presentations with CHPR researchers, faculty, and staff. Come hear about the CHPR's:

  • Exciting new projects advancing equity locally with the Health Equity Challenge and nationally through our Data Equity Center.
  • Innovations in survey science and our constantly evolving and award-winning California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
  • Expertise in evaluating the impact of federal programs, statewide demonstrations, local initiatives, environmental disasters, and state and legislative policies through our Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program.
  • Community-centered projects like our groundbreaking Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab.
  • Policy-driven research and analysis on food insecurity, breast cancer, older adult care, health insurance, and more.
  • Commitment to data democratization, including our free tools, dashboards, and trainings.
  • Collaborations and partnerships with community organizations and research centers around the country.
  • ...and more!

Keynote address
Defending the Future of Health Policy Research  
Dr. Aaron Carroll, President and CEO, AcademyHealth

Dr. Aaron Carroll is a nationally recognized thought leader, pediatrician, health services researcher, and a New York Times contributor. As president and CEO of AcademyHealth, he directs the leading national organization for health services researchers, policymakers, and health care practitioners and stakeholders that works to increase the understanding of methods and data used in the field. He is also the author of several books, including “The Bad Food Bible.”

The event will kick off with a welcome by UCLA CHPR Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, followed by a special message from Ritu Sadana, ScD, head of ageing and health at the World Health Organization ‍(WHO). 

The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Register by Monday, October 21. If you have not registered in time and would like to attend, email us.

The E.R. Brown Symposium, named after UCLA CHPR founder E. Richard "Rick" Brown, is an annual event that honors the life of Rick Brown, who spent his life building evidence and advocating for a health-care-for-all system and improving social factors that assure equitable opportunities for people to achieve the best health possible.

Agenda

10:00 a.m.–10:10 a.m. 
WELCOME

  • Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
    Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR)
    Professor and Fred W. & Pamela K. Wasserman Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health 
    Principal Investigator, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

10:10 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 
SPECIAL MESSAGE

  • Ritu Sadana, ScD
    Head of Ageing and Health, World Health Organization (WHO)

10:15 a.m.–10:20 a.m. 
AGENDA AND SESSION OVERVIEW

10:20 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 
POLICY IMPACTS
Featuring: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM), California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP), California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP), and food insecurity projects.

  • Sue Babey, PhD
    Director of Research, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
    Researcher, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
  • Garen Corbett 
    Director, California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)
  • Srikanth Kadiyala, PhD
    Senior Economist, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

10:45 a.m.–11:05 a.m.
DATA WORK AND SURVEY SCIENCE
Featuring: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab.

  • Richard Calvin Chang, JD
    Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
  • Todd Hughes 
    Director, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
  • Royce Park
    Assistant Director, Survey Planning and Operations, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), UCLA Center for Health Policy Research 

11:10 a.m.–11:35 a.m.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Featuring: Health Equity Challenge, NHPI Data Policy Lab, CBCRP, and collaborations with MLK Community Healthcare.

  • Kathryn Kietzman, PhD
    Director, Health Equity Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
    Associate Researcher, Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
  • AJ Scheitler, EdD
    Director, Data Equity Center and National Network of State and Local Health Surveys, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
  • Sue Babey, PhD 
  • Richard Calvin Chang, JD

11:40 a.m.–Noon
EVALUATIONS
Featuring: Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program.

  • Nadereh Pourat, PhD
    Director, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, and Associate Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
    Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

12:05 p.m.–12:50 p.m.
LUNCH AT LULU

1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Defending the Future of Health Policy Research

  • Dr. Aaron Carroll
    President and CEO, AcademyHealth

1:35 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
TOOLS AND TRAININGS
Featuring: AskCHIS, AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition, Elder Index, and NHPI Data Policy Lab publicly available online tools, dashboards, and trainings.

  • Kathryn Kietzman, PhD 
  • Jacob Rosalez
    Data Dissemination Manager, California Health Interview Survey, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
  • Richard Calvin Chang, JD

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
DEMOCRATIZING KNOWLEDGE
Featuring: Data Equity Center, National Network of Health Surveys, and NHPI Data Policy Lab.

  • Richard Calvin Chang, JD
  • AJ Scheitler, EdD

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CLOSING

  • Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
  • Garen Corbett 

Speakers

Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, is director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Professor and Wasserman Endowed Chair in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She leads the California Health Interview Survey and champions better data on communities of color, better care for overlooked groups, and more.
Aaron E. Carroll, MD
President and CEO, AcademyHealth

Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is President and CEO of AcademyHealth. A nationally recognized thought leader, science communicator, pediatrician, and health services researcher, he is a passionate advocate for the creation and use of evidence to improve health and health care for all.

Ritu Sadana, ScD
Head, Ageing and Health, World Health Organization (WHO)

Ritu Sadana led the research and writing of the World Health Organization’s Decade of Healthy Ageing: baseline report, coordinated the development of the first WHO Global Strategy on Ageing and Health, including conceiving the objective towards the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030, and co-authored the WHO World Report on Ageing and Health.   

Nadereh Pourat, PhD
Associate Center Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Nadereh Pourat, PhD, is associate center director at UCLA CHPR, director of the Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program, and a professor at UCLA FSPH. She is an evaluations expert of national, state, and local health programs.
Todd Hughes
Director, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Todd Hughes is the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) director. He oversees data collection, survey research projects, and vendor management. Previously, he was the assistant division chief of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Kathryn Kietzman, PhD, MSW
Director, Health Equity Program
Kathryn G. Kietzman, PhD, MSW, is the director of the Health Equity Program and senior research scientist at UCLA CHPR and a UCLA FSPH associate researcher. She studies long-term health and social care needs of older adults and people with disabilities who rely on public programs.
Susan Babey, PhD
Director of Research
Susan H. Babey, PhD, is the director of research, director of the Chronic Disease Research Program, and a senior research scientist at UCLA CHPR. She focuses on the prevention of chronic health conditions and social and environmental determinants of health.
AJ Scheitler, EdD
Director of Development, Engagement, and Strategic Planning
AJ Scheitler, EdD, is the director of development, engagement, and strategic planning, and coordinator of the National Network of State and Local Health Surveys. She manages development activities, funder relationships, and several programs at UCLA CHPR.
Richard Chang, JD
Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab
Richard Calvin Chang, JD, is the director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab at UCLA CHPR.
Garen Corbett
Director, California Health Benefits Review Program

Garen Corbett, MA, is the director of the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP). CHBRP provides independent, rigorous, and evidence-based analysis of pending health legislation for the California Legislature.

Royce Park
CHIS Assistant Director, Survey Planning and Operations
Royce Park is the assistant director of survey planning and operations for the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) at the UCLA CHPR. Park supervises the design, implementation, operations, and dissemination of CHIS findings.
Jacob Rosalez, MA
Senior Public Administration Analyst, Data Dissemination
Jacob Rosalez is a senior public administration analyst at UCLA CHPR. He oversees online dissemination tools powered by California Health Interview Survey data, including AskCHIS, AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition, and Health Profiles.