Webinars & Presentations
UNCOVERING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RURAL AMERICA
Rural America is all too often portrayed as older, poorer, and sicker than its urban counterparts. However, these generalizations can obscure the rich and complex identities that shape rural life. This webinar will explore the intersectionality of diverse identities in rural communities. Through equity- and asset-informed lenses, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how these overlapping identities impact access to areas such as healthcare, education, economic opportunity, and civic participation. This session will challenge assumptions and offer actionable strategies for more inclusive engagement, policy, program, or service design.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Define intersectionality and explain its relevance to understanding rural communities in the United States.
2. Identify key social determinants and structural barriers that uniquely affect marginalized populations in rural areas.
3. Describe how overlapping identities (e.g., race, disability, immigration status) influence health outcomes, economic mobility, and civic engagement in rural contexts.
4. Apply strategies to center equity in rural policy, program development, and stakeholder engagement.
MICROAGGRESSIONS: SMALL GESTURES CREATING BIG PROBLEMS
February 19, 2025
Presenter: Keva White, LCADC, LSW, VIP Consulting & Training Services, Inc.
Description: In this interactive and thought-provoking workshop, we examined the world of microaggressions—those small, often unintentional actions or remarks that can have a lasting, negative impact on individuals, particularly in diverse settings. Participants explored what microaggressions are, how they manifest in everyday interactions, and the significant harm they can cause to individuals, communities and the workplace.
NEW JERSEY FAMILY CARE/MEDICAID ACCESS AND ELIGIBILITY
Janury 18, 2024
Presenter: Lee Ginsburg, Esq., Senior Attorney, Community Health Law Project
Description: This program was designed to help New Jersey residents who have health insurance through Family Care or Medicaid
to continue to receive coverage
THE WORK OF THE STATEWIDE PARENT ADVOCACY NETWORK
June 29, 2023
Presenters: Carolyn Hayer, Executive Director, and Jeanne McMahon, Senior Director of Program Management
Description: An examination of SPAN’s impact on families and communities and its vision for future partnerships and collaboration
EXPLORING POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS ANTI-ASIAN RACISM
Date: June 8, 2021
Presented: Kornel Chang – Assoc. Prof. of History & American Studies, Rutgers University (Newark), Maneesha Kelkar – former Exec. Director, Jersey Promise, Mary Chao – Reporter, Bergen Record
Description: The 2nd series of webinars on Anti-Asian Racism was held on June 8, 2021 with 3 distinguished panel of community leaders:
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Anti-Asian Racism: An Authentic Conversation
Date: May 11, 2021
Presented: Keynote speaker and panelist: Dr. Su Wang, MD, MPH – Dir. of the Center for Asian Health at St. Barnabas Medical Center and panelists Dr. Su Wang, MD, MPH – launched & directs the highly successful Chinese Health Initiative at SBMC Jackie Lou Raia – Exec. Dir., Alexena Consulting, NJSNCC Leadership Team member Zenaida Steinhauer, RN, MPA – former QA Specialist, DOH (retired), NJSNCC Council Member & Secretary
Moderated: Robert Like, MD, MS, Chair, NJ Statewide Network for Cultural Competence
Description: Our 1st series of webinars dealing with the alarming rise in hate and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) was held on May 11, 2021. Explore how the AAPI community can move forward in a safe, bold and effective way.
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Addressing the Plight of New Jersey’s Immigrants in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Marginalized, Stigmatized, Heavily Impacted by the Pandemic, and on the Frontlines of the Battle Against the Virus.
Presenters:Johanna Calle, Senior Policy Advisor on New American Integration, New Jersey Office of New Americans; Sara Cullinane, Executive Director, Make the Road New Jersey; Elisa Neira, Deputy Commissioner, NJ Department of Human Services and Katy Sastre, Outreach Coordinator, NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice.
Moderated by:Nicholas V. Montalto, President, Diversity Dynamics
Description:
This webinar will help you gain insight into the special problems posed by the Coronavirus pandemic to immigrants and refugees in New Jersey and learn about some of the policy reforms and practice initiatives designed to address these problems. The webinar will also identify a variety of resources available to serve newcomer populations as well as discuss the role that immigrants are playing as essential workers in healthcare and other fields.
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