Destination Health: Solving Homelessness
This event is the first in Kaiser Permanente’s Thought Leadership series on the future of health, featuring in-depth conversations on the challenges driving physical, mental and social health.
Homelessness is one of the most critical health issues of our time. Even the best care isn’t enough to keep people healthy if they do not have a roof over their head. A safe, stable home is necessary to thrive. Yet much of America is grappling with some of the highest costs of housing and highest rates of homelessness of our time. What can we do to reverse the trend? What haven’t we thought of? Given the bright minds and wealth of the 21st century, we cannot accept that homelessness is unsolvable. Join a diverse panel of experts and advocates as they discuss this growing public health crisis. Together we will explore new ways to solve homelessness.
Jamie Almanza
Executive Director, Bay Area Community Services
Josh Green
M.D., Lt. Governor of Hawaii
Margot Kushel, M.D.
Director, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles County Supervisor; Co-Lead, California’s Commission on Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Darrell Steinberg
Mayor of Sacramento; Co-Lead, California’s Commission on Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Raj Mathai
News Anchor, NBC Bay Area—Moderator
Bernard J. Tyson
Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente—Introductory Remarks