Due Date: January 14th, 2027

Presenters Notified: February 24th, 2027

Communities have the power to influence policy. Whether through civic engagement, coalition building, research, storytelling, professional leadership, or grassroots organizing—community advocacy is essential to creating policies that promote health equity and improve community health.

The 2027 Latiné Health Equity Conference – Healthy Policies, Healthy Communities: Transformando nuestro futuro en la salud latiné – will explore how public policy shapes health outcomes in Latiné communities and examine the critical role of advocacy in advancing equitable, community-centered solutions.

Familias en Acción seeks breakout sessions that foster dialogue, collaboration, and shared learning to inspire participants to have a deeper understanding of policy and strategies to actively shape it by centering the experiences, strengths, and leadership of Latiné communities.

Prospective speakers have the option to submit a proposal for a breakout session or a poster session.

Breakout Session: One hour session, presented on stage in front of a large audience, focused on a specific topic area with clear learning objectives and takeaways. Typically includes slide presentation or handouts to support learning.
Poster Session: Present research, projects, and learnings using a poster as a visual aid. Presenters will participate in many informal, one-on-one or small-group discussions to share about their work and answer questions (great for students and researchers!).

Submit a proposal in English

Submit a proposal in Spanish

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Why should you present at our conference?

Selected speakers will have the opportunity to:

Connect with professionals, advocates, and community members
Share best practices, case studies, and research
Be part of a growing movement for Latiné health justice

Examples of Breakout Sessions:

Policy Is a Prescription: How Decisions Outside Healthcare Shape Latiné Health

Explore policy decisions—housing, immigration, transportation, labor, education, food access, environmental regulation—to concrete health outcomes in Latiné communities.

Stories That Move Policy: Turning Lived Experience Into Advocacy

Participants learn how personal and community stories can influence decision-makers without exploiting or tokenizing the people whose stories are being shared.

Data With Purpose: Using Research to Advance Latiné Health Equity

Explore how researchers, students, health professionals, and community organizations can use data strategically.

People Power: Grassroots Organizing for Health Equity

Participants learn how to identify an issue in their community, build a base, power map, plan direct action and create a concrete action plan that leverages community power.

Fighting for the Future: Latiné Youth Building Health Equity

This workshop centers youth as policy leaders, not only beneficiaries of policy.

Questions? Contact Ellie at ellie@familiasenaccion.org.