Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sepi Djavaheri, Director, Community Mobilizers, UJA-Federation of New York
Adam Hirschfelder, Social Prescribing USA, Lead, Development, Outreach and Engagement
Rabbi Menachem Creditor, Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar-in-Residence, UJA-Federation of New York

Fireside Chat: Understanding Social Isolation & Combating Loneliness
Allison Gilbert, Author, The Joy of Connections
Rabbi Deborah Joselow, Chief Planning Officer, UJA-Federation of New York

Social Prescribing as a Global Movement
Dr. Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Clinical Lead and Global Director, National Academy for Social Prescribing

Break

Panel Discussion: Social Prescribing Program Spotlights
Moderator: Julia Hotz, Journalist
Sepi Djavaheri, Director, Community Mobilizers, UJA-Federation of New York
Dr. Vera Feuer, Medical Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Northwell Health
Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, Gerald and Mary Ellen Ritter Professor, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
Mark Meridy, CEO, Dorot

Lunch

Powerful Connections: Healthcare Systems and CBOs
Dr. Maria Torroella Carney, Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Northwell Health

Panel Discussion: Funding Models for Social Prescribing
Moderator: Alex Roth Kahn, Managing Director, Caring Department, UJA-Federation of New York
Chris Appleton, CEO, Art Pharmacy
Ha Nguyen, Strategic Health Equity and Policy Consultant
Tracy Parris-Benjamin, Managing Director, The Outcomes Architect

Closing Remarks

THE POWER OF CONNECTION: Social Prescribing to Combat Isolation and Loneliness

Monday, January 27, 2025

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

place UJA-Federation of New York, 130 East 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022

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