Mills & Ensley Minority Health Conference
Formerly known as the Jean Mills Minority Health Symposium
19th Annual Mills & Ensley Minority Health Conference
Innovating for Health Equity in Eastern NC
Empowering Communities: Advancing Health Equity Through Innovation and Collaboration
Friday, October 18, 2024
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
ECU Heart Institute | 115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC 27834
Overview
Join us to explore how technology can transform health equity through a community health lens. Delve into the potential of AI, digital innovations, and telehealth to improve health outcomes while addressing key ethical considerations. This event welcomes local community members, organizations, and the ECU community!
Agenda Highlights
- Keynote: “Equity in Health Innovation: Opportunities for Leveraging Technology & Artificial Intelligence Across Eastern North Carolina” by Dr. Chris Evans, MD, MPH
- Innovation in Action: Health Solutions Panel
- Collaborative Breakouts: From Ideas to Impact
- Networking Lunch: Connect and Reflect
- Poster Session
This annual event is supported by the Brody School of Medicine Department of Public Health, Center for Health Disparities, and the ECU Health Foundation. This conference is previously known as the Jean Mills Minority Health Symposium.
Jean Elaine Mills’ love of East Carolina University and desire to make a difference in the lives of fellow African Americans will live on through the annual Jean Mills Health Symposium. Jean earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977 and a master’s in public administration with a concentration in community health from ECU in 1984. She died from breast cancer in October 2000.
Amos T. Mills III, Jean’s brother, hopes to keep her spirit of discovery and community outreach alive through an inspirational tribute to one of her former graduate school instructors – Dr. Donald Ensley, former chairman of the Department of Community Health. Through a $25,000 donation to the Medical Foundation Inc. of ECU, the Jean Elaine Mills Health Symposium was established.
The symposia are presented by the ECU College of Allied Health Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Public Health of the Brody School of Medicine and ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation. Its purpose is to bring attention to critical health care issues facing minority populations and to seek solutions.
