Christen Linke Young, deputy assistant to the president for health and veterans affairs at the White House, will share an update from the Biden-Harris Administration on its whole of government approach to social determinants of health (SDoH) on December 5 in Washington, D.C.
RISE is thrilled to announce Christen Linke Young as keynote speaker at the Social Determinants of Health Policy Forum, held December 4-6 at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center.
The second annual conference, hosted in cooperation with Aligning for Health, a member association that advocates to Congress for solutions to address SDoH, will convene policymakers, policy experts, and practitioners from across the health and social services sectors to collaborate on efforts to increase coordination and impact of programs and services that address health and social needs.
As deputy assistant to the president for health and veterans affairs at the White House, Young will provide an update on the federal government’s whole of government approach to SDoH, at 9:10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, at The Westing Washington, D.C. City Center.
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Prior to her current role, Young was a health policy advisor for the Biden-Harris transition team and a fellow of the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy. She has also held the position as the principal deputy secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, as well as several roles in the federal government, including principal deputy director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, White House senior policy advisor for health, and director of coverage policy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Reform.
RISE, in cooperation with Aligning for Health, will present the Social Determinants of Health Policy Forum on Dec. 4-6. A volunteer food packing event in partnership with U.S. Hunger and an opening reception will take place on Monday, Dec. 4, followed by the main conference. Click here to download a brochure, see the agenda, and view a complete list of speakers.