PLENARY I: OPENING CEREMONY
Plenary I: Video [WMV | 127MB, 1 hr 00 min 17 sec]

Opening Welcome
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health

Presentation of Colors
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Color Guard

National Anthem
Robert Moore
Member, Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Cultural Opening

Opening Prayer
Pastor Charles Tapp
Senior Pastor
Sligo SDA Church, Takoma Park, MD

Opening Remarks
Margaret Heckler
Former Secretary, HHS

Presentation
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Recipient
Secretary’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Remarks
January Contreras
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs Department of Homeland Security

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PLENARY II: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF PROVIDERS IN AN ERA OF CHANGE
Plenary II: Video [WMV | 179MB, 1 hr 24 min 52 sec]

Moderator
Maria Hinojosa
Managing Editor and Host, Latino USA

Speakers
Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD
President, American Medical Association

Carolyn Barley Britton, MD, MS
President, National Medical Association

Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
President, National Hispanic Medical Association

Ho Tran, MD, MPH
President and CEO, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Representative, National Council of Asian and Pacific Islander Physicians

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PLENARY III: EMPOWERING PATIENTS – THE ROAD AHEAD TO IMPROVING ACCESS
Plenary III: Video [WMV, 158MB, 1 hr 15 min 04 sec]

Speakers
Robert Moore
Member, Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Janet Murguía, JD
President and CEO, National Council of La Raza

Carmen R. Nevarez, MD, MPH
President-Elect, American Public Health Association

Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Policy and Programs
National Association of Community Health Centers

PLENARY IV: STRENGHTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES
Plenary IV & V: Video [WMV | 247MB, 1 hr 58 min 04 sec]

Moderator
Marguerite Ro , DrPH
Deputy Director Asian and Pacific Islander American health Forum

Speakers
Paul Jarris, MD, MBA
Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Scott Leitz, MPA
Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health

Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii

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PLENARY V: TOWARD TRANSFORMATIONAL PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
Plenary IV & V: Video [WMV | 247MB, 1 hr 58 min 04 sec]

Speakers
Maulik Joshi, DrPH
President, Health Research and Educational Trust

Margaret O'Kane
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance

Laura Miller, MPA, FACHE
Interim Executive Director, National eHealth Collaborative

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LUNCHEON
Luncheon: Video [WMV | 133MB, 1 hr 05 min 35 sec]

OPENING REMARKS
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH

VIDEO MESSAGE
Congressman Mike Honda

KEYNOTE REMARKS
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD
World-Renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Author, "Gifted Hands" and "Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence"
Subject of the television movie "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"

PLENARY VI: IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR MINORITY YOUTH
Plenary VI: Video [WMV | 177MB, 1 hr 23 min 44 sec]

Speakers
Jeff Johnson
Host, BET's "The Truth"

SuChin Pak
MTV News

Deron Cherry
Former NFL Player, Kansas City Chiefs

Yul Kwon
Winner, "Survivor: Cook Islands"

Adam Beach
Saulteaux Ojibwe
Golden Globe nominated Actor
"Flags of our Fathers", "Windtalkers", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

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PLENARY VII: NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM TOWN HALL MEETING
Plenary VII: Video [WMV | 148MB, 1 hr 09 min 43 sec]