HEAL Events
2026 Annual Health Empowerment Summit
Our annual Summit serves as a collaborative space for academics, industry leaders, and community partners with a shared interest in advancing health. While each year’s theme shifts to address a distinct area of focus, we consistently provide a forum for sharing knowledge and having a dialogue that shapes the direction of our collective work. This year, we turn our attention to emerging health technologies. Along with our keynote guests, Robert Califf and Seema Verma, the program will include three speaker panels and the launch of The Purdue Pitch Engine Competition. Please refer to our flyer for registration information and feel free to share amongst your networks. We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions may be directed to healthempowerment@purdue.edu
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Overview of the 2026 Health Summit
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2026 Health Empowerment Summit: Powering the future of health through Tech Rx
The 2026 Health Empowerment Summit brought together academics, industry leaders, and community partners to explore the future of health innovation. This year’s summit focused on emerging health technologies and their potential to improve care and expand access for communities. |
2026 Health Empowerment Summit key highlights
Key Highlights:
- Keynote speakers Robert Califf and Seema Verma
- Expert panels on emerging health technologies
- Launch of the Purdue Pitch Engine Competition highlighting student innovation
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2025 Food for Health Summit overview
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2025 Food for Health Education Summit
The Food for Health Education Summit, held in collaboration with the American Dairy Association Indiana, brought together experts and community leaders to explore how nutrition and access to healthy food influence chronic disease prevention and overall health across the lifespan. |
2025 Food for Health Summit key highlights
Key Highlights:
- Nutrition’s role in preventing and managing chronic disease
- Improving access to healthy food
- Strategies to build healthier communities across Indiana
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2025 Maternal and Infant Health Summit overview
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2025 Health Summit: Maternal & Infant Health
The 2025 Health Summit brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community partners to address pressing public health challenges. The summit emphasized collaborative approaches to improving health outcomes, with a particular focus on maternal and infant health. |
2025 Maternal and Infant Health Summit key highlights
Key Highlights:
- Keynote speaker Amanda P. Williams of the March of Dimes
- Discussions focused on maternal and infant health disparities
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration between academia, healthcare, and community leaders
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2024 Health Summit overview with summary
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2024 Health Summit: Collaborative Public Health Research
The 2024 Health Summit convened researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community leaders to address critical public health challenges and advance healthcare solutions. |
Key highlights and event image from the Health Summit
Key Highlights:
- Keynote speaker Francis S. Collins, former Director of the NIH
- Research poster session hosted by Indiana CTSI
- Collaborative discussions on advancing health access research and partnerships
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2023 Health Summit overview
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2023 Health Summit:
Addressing Health Disparities
The 2023 Health Summit brought together faculty, researchers, public health leaders, and community partners to strengthen Purdue’s commitment to improving health care across Indiana and beyond. |
Key highlights from the 2023 Health Summit
Key Highlights:
- Keynote remarks from public health leaders including Judy Monroe
- Panel discussions on Indiana’s public health landscape
- Focus on collaboration, data-driven solutions, and community engagement
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Overview of the 2022 Health Summit
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2022 Health Summit:
Advancing Healthcare Through Collaboration and Innovation
The 2022 Health Summit brought together faculty, researchers, public health leaders, and community partners to address key health challenges and strengthen collaboration across disciplines. Led by Jerome Adams, the summit emphasized the importance of social and environmental factors in shaping health outcomes and highlighted the need for community engagement and data-driven solutions to improve health across Indiana and beyond. |
Key highlights from the 2022 Health Summit
Key Highlights:
- Focus on five priority areas, including food and nutrition, opioid misuse, technology, infectious diseases, and health communication
- Emphasis on social determinants of health and community-driven solutions
- Strengthening collaboration through cross-campus partnerships and statewide initiatives
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