Change for Good Town Hall
August 13, 2020
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Virtual Event: 12-1 p.m. Central Time
Networking Session: Immediately following the event
The crises facing our nation have revealed how much children and families depend on schools for more than just a quality education. Schools serve as essential community anchors that provide daily meals, outdoor space and critical mental and physical health services.
With so much at stake in the upcoming election and the coming school year, Healthy Schools Campaign is hosting a virtual town hall to hear from national and local leaders, education and health experts, and you.
You’ll have the opportunity to participate in a break-out networking session to connect with other participants who care about helping students learn and thrive. Registration is free and open to all.
Healthy Schools Campaign Board Chair
Rob Rogers, President, School Health Corporation
Healthy Schools Campaign President + CEO
Rochelle Davis
Speakers
John B. King Jr.
President + CEO, The Education Trust
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Bechara Choucair, MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Former Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health
Rochelle Davis
President + CEO, Healthy Schools Campaign
Grassroots Voices
Parents, teachers and principals will share their perspectives on what should be prioritized for schools and children at this crucial time.
If you would like to support Healthy Schools Campaign, please consider making a donation. As a thank-you, we’ll send you a digital package of HSC staff-favorite program highlights like recipes, at-home activities, green-cleaning resources and more.
Presenting Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
School Health Corporation
Trammell Crow Company
Slideshow
Confirmed Speakers
John B. King Jr.
President + CEO, The Education Trust
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to identify and close educational opportunity and achievement gaps. King served as U.S. Secretary of Education in the Obama administration. Prior to that role, King carried out the duties of Deputy Secretary, overseeing policies and programs related to P-12 education, English learners, special education, innovation, and agency operations.
Bechara Choucair, MD
SVP + Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Former Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health
Bechara Choucair, MD, is senior vice president and chief health officer at Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading integrated health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Dr. Choucair oversees the organization’s efforts focused on addressing the social health of its 12.2 million members and the 68 million people who live in the communities it serves. As chief health officer, he is also accountable for the care of over 1 million Kaiser Permanente Medicaid members and those who are dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare.
Rochelle Davis
President + CEO, Healthy Schools Campaign
Rochelle Davis brings broad experience as a leader in children’s wellness and environmental health to her role as president and CEO of Healthy Schools Campaign. Davis has been instrumental in the development of national healthy school food advocacy initiatives, including the Cooking up Change healthy cooking contest, and school environmental health resources, such as the Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools. She also served as the principal investigator for HSC’s National Institutes of Health-funded Partnership to Reduce Disparities in Asthma and Obesity in Latino Schools.