Tulsa Health Department and Be Well Community Development Corporation Host Second Annual ‘Blood at The Roots’ Conference

(TULSA, Okla.) The Tulsa Health Department and Be Well Community Development Corporation (Be Well CDC) are hosting the 2nd Annual Blood at the Roots Conference; a two-day conference to highlight systems-level changes required for true health equity. 

Registration has been extended and still open for participants. Tickets are $150 for the two-day conference and there is a student rate available. A pre-conference event will take place on April 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Langston University Tulsa, 914 N Greenwood Ave. 

The pre-conference keynote speaker is Dr. Dawn Emerick and she will be speaking about Trauma-informed Leadership: Collective Trauma and the Workplace. The pre-conference is free for all to attend. This health equity conference, which was attended by more than 250 people last year, will feature local and national experts in the fields of health equity and social justice to assist attendees with developing strategies to strengthen efforts to create sustained change in their communities. 

The keynote speakers include: 

Risha Grant 

Jane Elliott 

Kemba Smith (featured in the movie Kemba) 

Dr. Robin DiAngelo 

Dr. Ebony Johnson, Superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools 

When: Thursday and Friday, April 11-12, 2024 

Where: Oklahoma State University-Tulsa 700 N. Greenwood Ave Tulsa, OK 74106 

Who: Tulsa Health Department and Be Well CDC 

Tulsa Health Department 

Since its establishment in 1950, the Tulsa Health Department serves as the primary public health agency to more than 600,000 Tulsa County residents, including 13 municipalities and four unincorporated areas. The agency is one of two autonomous local health departments in Oklahoma, with statutory public health jurisdiction throughout Tulsa County and the City of Tulsa. THD’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of all Tulsa County residents, in order to make Tulsa County the healthiest county in the country. THD was among the first health departments in the U.S. to receive national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board. For more information, please visit www.tulsa-health.org.