*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.
Physicians, advanced practitioners, public health professionals, municipal professionals, case managers, social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, nurses, health and human service practitioners, other health care professionals and members of the community.
Registration for the Summit has closed.
In collaboration with Cabarrus Public Health Interest 501c3 (CPHI) and the Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA), a call to action has been issued to place an equity lens on various strategies to promote the highest level of individual and community health through collaborative action. Adjusting to the new norms of the world, as a result of the global pandemic, it is obvious the need to address existing inequities is even more critical.
The CHAsm Summit is intended to highlight the importance of incorporating equity based practices into public, private and non-profit sector work to address disparities faced by communities, both physically and systemically. By hosting a diverse sector of speakers, the conference will elevate thought-provoking topics centered on best practices for promoting equity that can be integrated into any field. Attendees will be challenged to assess their own agency practices in hopes that an exchange of ideas will promote change and improved community health outcomes.
Join us in person or virtually on Friday March 24, 2023 for the CHASM Summit: Closing gaps on disparities, opening paths for equity. Come take part in a unique conference that seeks to advance equity through actionable change.
Conference Location and Format
The Inaugural CHASM Summit will offer a hybrid format. Participants will have the choice of registration for in-person or virtual (live webinar).
In-person location
Kannapolis Laureate Center – 401 Laureate Wy., Kannapolis, NC 28081 (Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served)
Virtual (Live Webinar) Information
This Live Webinar will be broadcast through Microsoft Teams. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event.
Agenda
The CHASM Summit’s agenda will comprise of three Breakout Sessions. Each session will have a theme that the designated presenters will share their respective expertise on. Participants will choose the breakout sessions they want to attend the day of the summit. The sessions tracks will comprise of the following:
- Equity-Focused Leadership
- Education Equity + Resource Accessibility
- Collaborative Partnerships + Sustainable Culture Change
Keynote Speaker
Dr. James Johnson, Jr.,
Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center,
UNC-Chapel Hill 
James H. Johnson Jr. is the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship in the Kenan-Flagler Business School and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center in the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests include community and economic development, the effects of demographic changes on the U.S. workplace, interethnic minority conflict in advanced industrial societies, poverty and public policy in urban America, and workforce diversity issues. He has published more than 100 scholarly research articles and three research monographs and has co-edited four theme issues of scholarly journals on these and related topics. Currently he is researching strategies to combat hyper-segregation, persistent and concentrated poverty, and gentrification-induced residential and economic dislocations in U.S. cities. And he currently works with gentrifying cities to develop roadmaps for inclusive and equitable economic development that creates shared prosperity. Fast Company profiled him in “Hopes and Dreams.” He received his PhD from Michigan State University, his MS from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and his BS from North Carolina Central University.
Continuing Education Credit Information
(You MUST attend the entire conference to receive credit)
CEUs/Contact Hours
This Activity fulfills the requirement for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), representing contact hours.
NC Psychologists Credit
Contact Hours (category A) CE for NC Psychologists
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
Application for CHES® (entry-level) / MCHES® (advanced level) Category I continuing education contact hours (CECH) has been made to the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC).
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Charlotte AHEC and the Cabarrus Health Alliance are cosponsors of this program. Charlotte AHEC is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096. The ACEP solely is responsible for this program, including the awarding of NBCC credit.
Kelly Blasky MPH, 704-512-6523
