From menopause and autism care to evidence-based eating plans and overdose fatality review, there was something for everyone at this year’s BWell Saginaw Summit earlier this month at the historic Temple Theater.
Keynote speakers and breakout sessions provided participating healthcare providers and community members with information to apply to patient care, adopt for healthier living, and work individually and collectively to improve Saginaw’s wellbeing.
BWell Champion Awards went to the Saginaw Community Foundation, Tri-Star Trust Foundation and Dr. Samuel Shaheen for delivering on the promise to help Saginaw become one of Michigan’s Top 25 healthiest communities.
Summit keynote speakers included:
- Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan, and Delicia Pruitt, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Saginaw County Health Department medical director and interim CMU Medical Education Partners executive director – for a frank conversation about how Medicaid policy changes will impact Saginaw.
- Samual Shaheen, MD, president & CEO, Shaheen Development – on how Saginaw’s community collaboration is impacting health outcomes.
- Christina Harrington, MPH, health officer, Saginaw County Health Department – for Saginaw’s strategy for community health transformation.
Breakout sessions addressed a wide range of topics including:
- Implicit bias in healthcare
- Increasing access to healthcare
- Menopause
- Autism care
- Muscle preservation strategies during weight reduction
- Evidence-based eating plans
- Innovations in pediatric obesity
- Practical strategies for substance use disorder care
- Recovery and peer support
Event sponsors included CMU Medical Education Partners, Covenant HealthCare, Great Lakes Bay Health Centers, HealthSource Saginaw, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, MyMichigan Health, Saginaw Community Foundation, Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority, Saginaw County Health Department, and Saginaw County Medical Society.