Community Health Symposium: AI. Digital Health. Built Environment

The Community Health Symposium: AI, Digital Health, and Built Environment, a collaborative initiative between Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University, aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and promote innovative research methodologies at the intersection of AI, Digital Health, and the Built Environment.

This event explores how digital technologies can be leveraged to create more equitable health outcomes within thoughtfully designed urban spaces. Our program will feature a keynote presentation and engaging sessions that delve into the latest advancements in AI and digital health tools and strategies for creating health-promoting communities. A networking reception will follow the talks.

Confirmed Speakers:
-Keynote: Seydina Fall, Senior Lecturer & Academic Program Director, Real Estate and Infrastructure, Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University; Faculty Co-Director, Innovation & Implementation, Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health
-Kelly LeBlanc, Chief of Anesthesia, Houston Methodist Cypress Campus
-Jeremy Liu, Chief Housing Officer, Creative Development Partners (Oakland, CA)
-Barbara Benesh, Founder, Design Principal, B. Grace Design, LLC, (Norfolk, VA)
-Ed McFarlan, University Lecturer and Design Principal, Haas School of Business and College of Environmental, UC Berkeley
-David Abraham, Lecturer in Biosciences, Rice University
-LeChauncy Woodard, Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Office of Community Engagement; Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

This gathering offers a unique opportunity to connect, share ideas, and explore potential collaborations to advance these research fields. It is ideal for healthcare professionals, those in planning and development, and those in sustainability services.

This event offers no-cost registration and provides access to all presentations and the networking reception. Please register to help us get a headcount for catering and planning purposes. It is an on-site event at Rice University in Houston, TX.
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Hosted by Rice’s office for Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH) and Baylor College of Medicine’s Office of Community Engagement.
Questions? Please contact us at enrich@rice.edu.