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IMPACT MAKER BREAKFAST:

WITH RYANE JACKSON, CAROL PARET, AND MARK BROWN (AS MODERATOR)

Too many of our neighbors do not have equal access to what is needed to live
healthy lives. Someone earning a low income may not eat as well, have any or the
same access to healthcare, or to a safe home, as their wealthier neighbor, which
in turn affects his/her health outcomes, and more. Why is this a problem, and
what can we do to address its root causes?

In this special breakfast event benefiting WHAM's programs to feed and house
low-income families, we explore all those questions and more. Mark Brown, WHAM
CEO, will join Ryane Jackson (Houston Methodist) and Carol Paret (Memorial
Hermann) in a conversation to explore the intricacies of social determinants of
health and what we can do to help.

We will also present the Impact Maker Award to Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria
Elena Bottazzi for their vital work in vaccine development. Join us! 



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A CONVERSATION ON HEALTH & POVERTY

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MARCH 30, 2023
8:00-9:30AM

JUNIOR LEAGUE
1811 BRIAR OAK LN. 

HOUSTON, TX 77027


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MARK BROWN, WHAM CEO

AS MODERATOR


RYANE JACKSON 

VP OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS, 

HOUSTON METHODIST


Ryane Jackson joined Houston Methodist in 2012 and currently serves as the vice
president for the Office of Community Benefits. Her role focuses on leading
Houston Methodist's efforts to provide access to health and social services for
underserved and underrepresented communities through cultivation of community
nonprofit partnerships, guiding charitable strategic investments for the
hospital system and supporting overall health equity for the diverse communities
served by the health care system.



Prior to her role as vice president, Jackson concurrently served as the director
of community benefits and as the director for the Office of Global Education &
Training for Houston Methodist Global Health Care Services, a sub-corporation of
Houston Methodist.


Before this, Jackson served as the assistant director of annual giving at the
University of St. Thomas. This work included the creation of the first
African-American alumni organization at a Catholic university in Texas at the
time, the St. Martin de Porres Society. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Communications from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Liberal
Arts in Public Relations from the University of St. Thomas. She is also a senior
fellow with American Leadership Forum and serves on the Board of Directors for
Target Hunger Houston and on the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Greater
Houston.


CAROL PARET 

SENIOR VP & CHIEF COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER,

MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM



Carol Paret is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Community Health Officer at
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. She serves as the CEO of the Memorial
Hermann Community Benefit Corporation and the Chief Privacy Officer. Her career
at Memorial Hermann spans over 40 years. During the last 26 years, she has lead
Memorial Hermann’s community focused efforts on improving health.



From School Based Health Centers to a 24/7 Community Nurse Triage Line, to
improving park infrastructure and programming in underinsured neighborhoods,
her work has focused on identifying a need that is impacting health and closing
that gap.


Revolving around four intersecting pillars: Access to Healthcare, Emotional
Wellbeing, Food as Health, and Exercise is Medicine, it focuses on the
principles of health. These four pillars are the key to a healthy community.


Carol is also engaged with other organizations that are focused on improving
health. She has served on community Boards over the course of her career. She
currently serves on the Board of El Centro de Corazon; she is a past Chair and a
current Board Member of the Texas Health Institute, and she is a past Chair and
a current Board Member of Greater Houston Health Connect.

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This year, we're excited to announce that Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena
Bottazzi of Baylor College of Medicine will be awarded this year's Impact Maker
Award for their combined efforts in leading the development of CORBEVAX, a
low-cost recombinant, protein Covid-19 vaccine widely distributed in India and
Botswana. Dr. Bottazi and Dr. Hotez were also nominated for the Nobel Peace
Prize for "their work to develop and distribute a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine to
people of the world without patent limitation." 


DR. MARIA ELENA BOTTAZZI 



DR. PETER J. HOTEZ




Dr. Bottazzi is an internationally recognized tropical and emerging disease
vaccinologist, global health advocate and co-creator of a patent-free, open
science COVID-19 vaccine technology that led to the development of CORBEVAX in
India and Halal-certified INDOVAC in Indonesia, both COVID-19 vaccines suitable
for global access. She also has established innovative partnerships in Latin
America, Middle East and Southeast Asia, making significant contributions to
innovative educational and research programs, catalyze policies and disseminate
science information to reach a diverse set of audiences. 

Dr. Hotez is an internationally-recognized physician-scientist in neglected
tropical diseases and vaccine development.  As co-director of the Texas
Children’s CVD, he leads a team and product development partnership for
developing new vaccines for hookworm infection, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis,
Chagas disease, and SARS/MERS/SARS-2 coronavirus, diseases affecting hundreds of
millions of children and adults worldwide, while championing access to vaccines
globally and in the United States. Dr. Hotez  led efforts together with Dr.
Bottazzi to develop the low-cost recombinant protein Covid vaccine for global
health, CORBEVAX.
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