Health in All Policies

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HPM Department Chair Keshia Pollack Porter and Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis are seated in front of a projector screen that reads Keynote Address: A Conversation with Robbyn T. Lewis Maryland State Delegate

HPM Department Chair Keshia Pollack Porter and Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis seated next to each other at the Health In All Policies event.

On Friday, May 10, the Institute for Health and Social Policy at the Department of Health Policy and Management in collaboration with SOPHIA and AcademyHealth led a first-of-its-kind convening, Health in All Policies: Innovative Tools to Integrate Health and Equity Into All Policymaking, at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative approach that brings together experts and decision-makers from various sectors (e.g. transportation, housing, energy) to improve health outcomes. HiAP is grounded in the understanding that the conditions in which we live, work, learn, and play influence our well-being.

Attendees from around the country gathered to engage in dynamic discussions with experts, policymakers, agency staff, and academics. Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis provided the keynote conversation and a number of policymakers and experts participated in a panel discussion and a series of lightning talks.

A projector screen showcasing the title Health in All Policies: Innovative Tools to Integrate Health and Equity into Policy Making.

 

Department Chair Keshia Pollack Porter stands behind a podium and in front of a projector screen as she speaks into the podium microphone.

 

A diverse group of people seated at several long wooden tables, some with laptops or coffee cups by their arms. Most are facing towards the front of the wide room towards a woman, Keshia Pollack Porter, who is standing in front of a projector screen.

 

A diverse group of people seated at several long wooden tables, some with laptops or coffee cups by their arms. Most are facing towards the front of the wide room towards a woman, Keshia Pollack Porter, who is standing in front of a projector screen.

 

A woman in a teal long-sleeve shirt is seated at a wooden table with a coffee cup near her. Her attention is towards front of the room. In the background, multiple people at other tables are facing the same direction.

 

A racial and gender diverse group of people seated at several long wooden tables, some with laptops or coffee cups by their arms. Most are facing towards the front of the wide room.

 

Department Chair Keshia Pollack Porter and Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis seated at the front of the room in orange chairs with a projector screen behind them that reads Keynote Address: A Conversation with Robbyn T. Lewis.

 

A racial and gender diverse group of people seated at several long wooden tables, some with laptops or coffee cups by their arms. Most are facing towards the front of the wide room.

 

A man in a black suit jacket is seated at a wooden table with a coffee cup near him. His attention is towards front of the room. In the background and foreground, multiple people at other tables are facing the same direction.

 

In the focused foreground, Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis smiles as she speaks into a hand-held microphone. In the unfocused background, Department Chair Keshia Pollack Porter smiles in Lewis' direction.

 

A man wearing a dark grey suit jacket stands next to a wooden table while holding a hand-held microphone. He's speaking towards the front of the room. In the unfocused background, multiple people are seated at a wooden table.

 

A man in a light blue dress shirt with a black vest over it is seated at a wooden table. His attention is towards front of the room, which is out of frame.

 

A woman wearing a black sweater stands while holding a hand-held microphone. She's speaking towards the front of the room, which is out of frame. A corner of a projector screen is visible in the background.

 

Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis is seated at a table smiling with the man who is standing in front of her. Two tables of people are visible behind them.

 

A woman stands behind a podium and in front of a projector screen. The title on the screen reads SOPHIA. The first sentence below the title reads SOPHIA is an association of individuals and organizations that provides leadership and promotes excellence in the field of health impact assessment (HIA) and health in all policies (HiAP).

 

A woman stands behind a podium and in front of a projector screen. The title on the screen reads Health in All Policies. The first sentence next to the title reads Health in All Policies is "an approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies and avoids harmful health impacts in order to improve population health and health equity" (WHO, 2013).

 

A racial and gender diverse group of people seated at several long wooden tables, some with laptops or coffee cups by their arms. Most are facing towards the front of the wide room.

 

Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis seated at one of several wooden long tables facing the front of the room. She's surrounded by fellow attendees by her side and in the background.

 

A racial and gender diverse group of people seated at several long wooden tables, some with laptops or coffee cups by their arms. Most are facing towards the front of the wide room.

 

A man in a black sweater is seated at a wooden table. His attention is towards front of the room as he gestures with his hand. The front of the room is out of frame.

 

Maryland State Delegate Robbyn T. Lewis is facing the camera and positioned between two women whose backs are facing the camera. Lewis is looking at one of the women with a subtle smile.

 

A woman is facing the camera and positioned between Department Chair Keshia Pollack Porter and a man, both of whom's backs are facing the camera. The woman is looking at Porter.

 

Four women and one man are seated in a row at the front of the room with a projector screen behind them. At the far right, the fourth woman is partially out of frame. The screen is entitled Health in All Policies Panel Discussion: Applying Tools to Promote HiAP. The panelists are listed as Jimmy Dills, Danaya Hough, Keshia Pollack Porter, and Elizabeth A. Ramey. The moderator is listed as Kristin Robinson.

 

Four women and one man are seated in a row at the front of the room with a projector screen behind them. One of the women, Danay Hough, is holding a microphone as she speaks. The screen is entitled Health in All Policies Panel Discussion: Applying Tools to Promote HiAP. The panelists are listed as Jimmy Dills, Danaya Hough, Keshia Pollack Porter, and Elizabeth A. Ramey. The moderator is listed as Kristin Robinson.

 

Three women and one man are seated in a row with the bottom half of a projector screen visible behind them. The man, Jimmy Dills, is holding a microphone as he speaks.

 

A woman in a black shirt and grey suit jacket is seated at a wooden table. She's writing onto a white piece of paper. Behind her at other tables, people are typing into their laptops or writing onto paper.

 

 

Three women and one man are seated in a row with the bottom half of a projector screen visible behind them. The woman, Elizabeth A. Ramey, is holding a microphone as she speaks.

 

A large room full of people whose backs are facing the camera. They're seated at multiple wooden tables with computers and coffee cups on top. A project screen is against the front of the room and two are against the right wall.