The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Office of Health Equity presents the 2026 Health Equity Summit: Dialogue to Action: Partnering to Transform Communities. The Health Equity Summit connects key stakeholders from diverse disciplines and backgrounds towards the goal of eliminating health disparities in Pennsylvania by 2030. This dynamic 2-day event will cultivate the development of bold and advanced solutions that raise awareness about health equity and address differences in health outcomes across communities.
Health Equity involves holistic effort to grow cultural competence and racial equity while eliminating barriers to optimal health for individuals. The Summit will encourage collaborative engagement between various professionals to help ensure that all Commonwealth residents can live their best and healthiest lives.
The theme for this summit is: “Dialogue to Action: Partnering to Transform Communities.” We envision a Commonwealth where dialogue fuels collective action, transforming the way we partner across sectors to eliminate systemic barriers and drive community-led changes for all.
Join numerous experts and leaders in learning about health equity while exploring these topics:
- Maternal Health
- Environmental Justice
- Policy Ideas that Improve Health Outcomes
- Clinical Advances in Health Equity
- Rural Health
- Missing Perspectives (Who is Not in the Room)
- Behavioral Health
- Housing
- Access to Care for Immigrants and Refugees
- Disability Community in Decision-Making
- The Future of Public Health: Youth Health Equity
- Data to Improve Health Outcomes
- Chronic Health