In partnership with the Center for Dissemination and Implementation at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri-Columbia, we invite you to join us for this year’s D&I Rural Health Symposium: E-connecting for healthy eating and exercising in rural communities on Friday, October 14 at the Innsbrook Resort in Innsbrook, Missouri.
This event aims to engage thought leaders from public health, health care, community organizations, and academia for cohesive actions and collaborative research to promote health behaviors and reduce health disparities in rural communities, as well as advance science in digital health intervention design and delivery.
Registration is required due to limited capacity. Please complete your registration by Friday, September 30. This event is free to attend and breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided. However, attendees are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.
Please note, this agenda is tentative. Additional details will be provided as the event draws near.
| 9:00-9:30am | Check-in and breakfast |
| 9:30am-12:00pm | Welcome, keynote presentation and panel discussion |
| 12:00-12:45pm | Lunch and networking |
| 12:45-2:00pm | Presentations |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Breakout sessions, report out and closing remarks |
More to be announced.
- Dixie Duncan, Washington University
- Paul Estabrooks, PhD | University of Utah (Keynote)
- Jane McElroy, PhD | University of Missouri-Columbia
- Kevin Everett, PhD | University of Missouri-Columbia
- Maura Kepper, PhD | Washington University
- Jing Li, MD | Washington University
- Patricia Miller | Missouri State Alliance of YMCAs
This event will take place in the Aspen Room at Innsbrook Resort, located approximately one hour west of Washington University in St. Louis and 75 minutes east of University of Missouri-Columbia.
If you have any accessibility needs, please contact Emily Hickner at ehickner@wustl.edu. We need to be notified at least five business days prior to the event to guarantee accommodation for interpretation and CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services.