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2025
FLORIDA VOICES FOR HEALTH
SUMMIT

Hope and Healing in a Fragmented Democracy

MAY 7 & 8
Lake Mary Events Center

260 N Country Club Road, Lake Mary, Florida 32746
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 ABOUT

Our annual health policy and advocacy conference is a great opportunity to learn about Florida's health landscape and connect with participants from a cross section of health care including advocates, health care providers, policy makers, and community members. 

This year's Summit will focus on better understanding the rapidly changing health care landscape and strengthening our collective ability to advocate.

About
Speakers

SPEAKERS

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Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Jamila Michener

Jamila Michener is an Associate professor in the department of Government at Cornell University. Her research focuses on poverty, racial inequality and public policy in the United States.

 

Her book, Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism and Unequal Politics, examines how Medicaid--the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low income--affects democratic citizenship.

 

 

Unpacking how federalism transforms Medicaid beneficiaries’ interpretations of government and structures their participation in politics, Fragmented Democracy assesses American political life from the vantage point(s) of those who are living in or near poverty.

Schedule

SCHEDULE

DAY 1 - Wednesday, May 7

08:00

Networking Breakfast &

Conference Welcome

09:15

Panel Discussion

2025 Florida Legislative Session Debrief: Impacts on Health Policy

10:50

Panel Discussion

View From the Hill:  Health Policy at the Federal Level

12:10

Networking Lunch

12:45

Keynote Speaker

Address by Dr. Jamila Michener

1:45

Panel Discussion

Best Practice: Care Models and Policies to Improve Oral Health in Florida

3:00

Panel Discussion

Health Care in Rural Florida

4:00

Happy Hour!

Drinks included with ticket purchase

DAY 2 - Thursday,May 8

08:00

Networking Breakfast &

Day 2 Welcome

09:00

Panel Discussion

From Your Backyard to DC: How to Launch a Campaign and Build Coalitions (with a Write Your Own Legislation Workshop)

10:15

Presentations and Discussion

Attorney Office Hours: Launching a Non-Profit, Legal Advocacy, and Lobbying Limits

11:30

Networking Lunch

12:00

Keynote Speaker TBA

12:45

Panel Discussion

Bridging the Divide: Effective Health Care Messaging for Conservative Audiences

1:45

Closing Session

Conference takeaways.

02:00

Conference Ends

Info
ACCOMMODATIONS
A block of rooms will be reserved at a local hotel. More details coming soon. 

INFO

PARKING
Free parking is available on location at the Lake Mary Event Center.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Masking will be optional. Temperature checks and COVID tests will be available on-site.
2025 Florida Voices for Health Summit
2025 Florida Voices for Health Summit
May 07, 2025, 8:00 AM
Lake Mary Event Center
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