Healthy Communities Task Force

2:00 pm, July 14, 2021

Phone number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 912 6081 7705 Passcode: 74006087

Welcoming + Opening Remarks

Barry Seymour, Executive Director, DVRPC

Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Response & Recovery in our Region

Moderated by Chinwe Onyekere, MPH, Director of Equity & Inclusion, HealthSpark Foundation. Panelists include:

• Jennifer Kolker, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and External Relations, Clinical Professor, Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

• Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair, Montgomery County Commissioners, Co-chair, HCTF

• Kathleen Noonan, JD, Chief Executive Officer of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

Active Break

Led by Kelli McIntyre, Health Justice and Livability Projects Manager, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and Co- Chair of HCTF

Breakout Groups

Amy Verbofsky, Manager of Healthy and Resilient Communities, DVRPC

Closing Remarks

Kelli McIntyre, PDPH

Title VI Statement

In effect as of January 30, 2025

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, all programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or income level, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other related nondiscrimination mandates.

DVRPC's website, www.dvrpc.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. DVRPC’s public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations whenever possible. DVRPC will work to accommodate all reasonable requests for translation, interpretation, accommodations or other auxiliary services and encourages that requests be made at least seven days prior to a public meeting. Requests can be made by contacting the Commission’s ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins via email at public_affairs@dvrpc.org, calling (215) 592-1800, or while registering for an upcoming meeting.

Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by DVRPC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with DVRPC's ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of DVRPC is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Shoshana Akins as well. For more information on DVRPC's Title VI program or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please visit: www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI, call (215) 592-1800, or email public_affairs@dvrpc.org.