Join the Office of Healthy Opportunities for the 2023 Equity Teams Kickoff

FSSA’s Office of Healthy Opportunities is excited to invite you to our second annual Equity Teams Kickoff. This year, OHO is focusing on progress toward reimagining the system.
Refining a system to work well for everyone takes time.  FSSA staff and those we serve face barriers that affect their overall health and wellbeing. Those barriers include policies and programs that have been administered by our agency for years. OHO has worked with staff across FSSA to inform the changes to improve those efforts and experiences.
The 2023 Equity Teams Kickoff will offer our OHO team the opportunity to share what we’ve accomplished in the past year. We’ll celebrate progress on our agency’s initiatives and dig into opportunities to advance our ideas and strategies. A panel of leading experts in community engagement, workforce development, policy/program design, accountability and evidence will discuss their work and strategies for addressing systemic barriers. As we look to the future, we hope to outline OHO’s implementation plan for 2023 and energize our partners at FSSA and across the state to continue this work.
We look forward to your participation and support! Please share this page with team members who may be interested and visit the OHO Hub page to learn more about our work. Subscribe to OHO’s SharePoint page for ongoing information.

2023 Equity Teams Kickoff Details

Date: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
Time: 10–11:30 a.m. EST
Location: Indiana Government Center South Auditorium and virtual
A Teams meeting link is available for staff to join online. The agenda is included at this link. A networking event will take place after the kickoff at 11:30 a.m. in the Indiana Government Center South Atrium outside the auditorium.
We will validate your parking for the event if you travel from outside of the Government Center to attend in-person.
If you have any questions about the kickoff, please email the Office of Healthy Opportunities at healthyopportunities@fssa.in.gov.

Structure

• Part 1. Welcome: Attendees will be welcomed by FSSA Secretary, Dr. Dan Rusyniak, and Deputy Secretary, Kim Opsahl.
• Part 2. Progress: OHO Director and Chief Equity and ADA Officer, Dr. Merritt, will highlight FSSA’s equity-related activities completed in 2022. She will also share OHO’s 2023 goals for reducing systemic barriers affecting the populations FSSA serves.
• Part 3. Reimagining the System: We will host panelists within and outside of state government who are leading efforts that represent OHO’s four main areas of focus: community engagement, policy and program design, workforce development, and accountability and evidence. They will share their experiences leading similar activities to FSSA to offer guidance about relevant challenges and opportunities.
• Part 4. Closing Remarks: We will receive updates from the Governor’s Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity and their work. Chief Equity and ADA Officer, Dr. Breanca Merritt, will provide closing remarks to conclude kickoff activities.
• Part 5. Partnerships and Networking: At the end of the kickoff event, attendees will have the opportunity to network with OHO equity teams and other state collaborators. Join us to learn more about how you can support and get involved with OHO equity efforts.