The RISE Healthy Communities Summit (formerly The RISE Summit on SDoH) is the premier summit for leaders advancing whole-person, community-based care. The three-day event brings together 400+ cross-sector leaders from health plans, providers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, government, philanthropy, and social-impact organizations. Topics include funding diversification, operational partnerships, lived-experience integration, team resilience, and responsible AI/data use. New for 2026: Women's Day preconference, Inclusive Healthy Communities framing, and structured networking.
About
Key Themes
- Social Determinants of Health
- Community Health
- Whole-Person Care
- Health Equity
- Medicaid
- Value-Based Care
Speakers
- Heather Denniston, DC, CCWP - Professional Speaker, WELLFIT and FED (Keynote)
- Laurie Stradley, DrPH - CEO, Impact Health (Keynote)
- Brandon Wilson - COO, ABCCM (Keynote)
- Erica Olenski - Patient Advocate, August's Artists (Keynote)
- Ellen Fink-Samnick - Wholistic Health Equity Strategist (Chair)
- Rick Whitted, MBA - CEO, U.S. Hunger (Chair)
- Melinda Karp - President & CEO, Center to Advance Consumer Partnership
- Sujata Bajaj - CTO, Yuvo Health
- Rachel Landauer - Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law School
Registration
What's Included
- All sessions and workshops
- Women's Day preconference
- All meals and receptions
- Exhibit hall access
- Speaker presentations
- Networking events