{"id":17502,"date":"2025-07-28T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/?page_id=17502"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:09:36","slug":"annual-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/centers\/pregnancy-and-child-health-research-center\/annual-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Symposium \u2013 Pregnancy and Child Health Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2026 Annual Symposium<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Evidence, Equity, and Action:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Preventing Youth Violence and Injury<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Thursday, Oct. 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hprfstudies.org\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=997RNHRJ7MATX7XD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register Now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Group.png\" width=\"183\" height=\"310\" \/>Uniting to Prevent Youth Violence and Firearm Injury: Lessons in Advancing Bipartisan Support for Public Health Success<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong> Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, former director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>The keynote address will discuss youth violence \u2013 particularly gun violence \u2013 as a public health issue, with an emphasis on data\u2011driven prevention strategies, coalition\u2011building, and cross-sector, bipartisan collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partnerships in Prevention: Approaches to Youth Violence Prevention in the Twin Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong> John Choi, Ramsey County Attorney; Marc Gorelick, MD, former president and CEO of Children\u2019s MN; and Mark Campbell, Healing Streets; moderated by Bjorn Westgard, MD, HealthPartners.<\/p>\n<p>This panel will highlight efforts across local government, health care, and community sectors to prevent youth-related violence in Minnesota, focusing on the Twin Cities metro area. Panelists will share perspectives on initiatives such as the Ramsey County Diversion Program, health care leadership and advocacy in gun violence prevention, and trauma-informed prevention efforts, with a focus on collaboration and community-centered approaches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Annual Symposium Evidence, Equity, and Action: Preventing Youth Violence and Injury Thursday, Oct. 1 Register Now Agenda Uniting to Prevent Youth Violence and Firearm Injury: Lessons in Advancing Bipartisan Support for Public Health Success Presenter: Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, former director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":10485,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-17502","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Annual Symposium \u2013 Pregnancy and Child Health Research Center - HealthPartners Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Upcoming symposium \u2013 Policy, Practice, and Possibility: Advancing Child Health Through Research. 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