Haner Hernandez
PhD, CPS, CADCII, LADCI
Dr. Hernández is from Borikén (Puerto Rico), fluent in Spanish and English, lives in Massachusetts, and has 37+ years of experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health, HIV/AIDS, HCV, Problem Gambling, and related services. As a public health professional, with experience across the continuum, he embraces and promotes a greater understanding of multiple strategies over multiple domains and multiple pathways of wellness and recovery. Dr. Hernandez also believes that quality public health work cannot be accomplished without true partnerships and engagement with people with lived and living experiences, their families, and formal and meaningful relationships with community-based organizations and institutions.
Join us for an engaging and inspiring Keynote session exploring how disparities have developed in the U.S. and continue to impact racialized and marginalized communities. Together, we’ll uncover practical strategies grounded in social justice to build health equity and create better outcomes for all. This session invites you to discover strength-based approaches, embrace cultural humility, and champion anti-discriminatory practices and policies — all aimed at addressing the root causes of health inequities. Come be part of the conversation and the movement toward lasting, positive change.
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9:30am - 10:30am
SLC Navesink Room
Opening Keynote