Institute for Child Success

Desmond P. Kelly MD Nurturing Developing Minds Conference -Thursday February 27

Thursday (NDM) only

Community Health Forum - Friday February 28

Friday (CHF) only

Both NDM Conference and Community Health Forum

Thurs & Friday

For a payment of this amount, we recommend using the discount code INVOICE ; you will not pay today on this site but will receive an invoice from an ICS staff member for payment by e-check or paper check.

<h1>Building Brighter Tomorrows through Community Health Innovations: A Two-Day Event</h1><h2>February 27-28, 2025 </h2>Join us for the Desmond P. Kelly Nurturing Developing Minds Conference, hosted by the <a href="https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit">Institute for Child Success</a> (ICS) and <a href="https://web.musc.edu/education/ce/sclend" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit" target="_blank">SC LEND</a>  on Thursday February 27 and the IACH Community Health Forum hosted by the <a href="https://www.furman.edu/institute-advancement-community-health/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit" target="_blank">Institute for the Advancement of Community Healt</a>h at Furman University on Friday February 28. Both events will be held at the <a href="https://www.furman.edu/younts/" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit">Younts Conference Center at Furman University</a>. Attendees are welcome to join for either day or receive a discounted registration to attend for both. This event has been approved to receive AMA PRA Category 1 credits Registration is now closed. To request changes to your registration or ask to join our waitlist, contact <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org." style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit">jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org.</a> <h2>Keynote Speakers</h2><h3>Thursday February 27 - Nurturing Developing Minds</h3>Dr. Joseph L. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, is the first Chief Health Equity Officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as well as <strong style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1732553251/dokagjzkxueygqfims64.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:calc(100% - 5px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;width:185px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px;text-align:left;float:left" />senior vice president of equity initiatives at AAP. Dr. Wright provides guidance to the AAP Board of Directors, the CEO and AAP leadership on all health equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. He works to integrate clinical, public health and societal perspectives and approaches to improve health and health care disparities. Dr. Wright is a former member of the AAP Board of Directors (2020-'22) and past chair of the AAP Committee on Equity. He also was the lead author of the AAP policy statements <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057998/186963/Eliminating-Race-Based-Medicine" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit" target="_blank">Eliminating Race-Based Medicine</a> and <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/146/3/e2020019794/36677/Truth-Reconciliation-and-Transformation-Continuing" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit" target="_blank">Truth, Reconciliation and Transformation: Continuing on the Path to Equity</a>. <h3>Friday February 28 - Community Health Forum</h3>Brian C. Castrucci, DrPh, is President & Chief Executive Officer of the <a href="https://debeaumont.org/team-member/brian-c-castrucci/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;color:inherit" target="_blank">de Beaumont Foundation</a>.   <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1732553233/d1ynqdmoszicolyq37g4.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:calc(100% - 5px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;width:162px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;float:right" />He is an epidemiologist, public health practitioner, and fierce advocate for the public’s health. Brian’s strategic vision emphasizes collaboration between public health and various sectors, effective communication, and the enhancement of the nation’s public health infrastructure. His efforts have led to the development of the nation’s largest survey of the government public health workforce, the advancement of policies in major cities, the formation of business-public health partnerships, improvements in public health communication, and the strengthening of connections between clinical medicine and public health. He is also focused on building local health data ecosystems that prioritize health justice.<h1> </h1><h2>Schedules & Registration</h2><a href="https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Two-Day-Agenda-All-Details.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">The full agenda for both days is here.</a> For Thursday, registrants will be asked to select their break-out sessions in advance; these can be changed later..Both days of the event will be held at the Younts Conference Center on the beautiful campus of Furman University in Greenville, SC. Free and ample parking is available on-site. For your GPS, please use the address 2005 Rugby Rd, Greenville, SC 29613 as this will get you closest to the Younts Center.For those traveling from outside of the area, the Younts Center is a 35 minute drive from the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP). A discounted rate of $119 is available at the nearby Hampton Inn - Travelers Rest, just a 5 minute drive from the venue. You can book a <a href="https://group.hamptoninn.com/ja99lr" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">discounted room</a> here. <h2>Registration</h2>Regular-price registration is $150 for the Thursday event, $75 for the Friday morning event, and a discounted rate of $175 for both days. Discounted registrations are available for:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Students may use code STUDENT for a 50% discount. You must use your .edu email address to receive this discount.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Groups of 5 or more can receive a 20% discount by using coupon code GROUP - please book all members of your group at the same time (select the number of tickets needed in the first screen). If this is not possible, please <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org" style="text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">reach out</a> for accommodation.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">If you cannot pay by credit card, and require an invoice please use the code INVOICE on the registration page. You will not make a payment today but will receive an invoice for payment from ICS by email. If your organization has specific requirements which must be included in an invoice, please contact <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org">ICS </a>with that information after completing your registration.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">For those registering  as speakers or from SC LEND or the Planning Committee, you will receive the appropriate code from your contact at ICS or IACH.</li></ul>Note: At Checkout, Zeffy gives the opportunity to add a "tip" to your transaction to support their operations as a <a href="https://support.zeffy.com/how-to-talk-about-zeffy?_gl=1*1bve0bg*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MjcxOTQyMDMuQ2owS0NRand4c20zQmhEckFSSXNBTXRWejZNUHRERC1kZHZwS21ybW1pNFFId1IzZEVPN0NWQmJYRWNOOXZCbmpibk9LLXBoNGEyNVp5NGFBcDVnRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTA4MjEzNDkzNi4xNzI3MTg2MjY0LjE2MTczMjA3MDQuMTcyNzE5MTY4NC4xNzI3MTkyMjcx*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxsm3BhDrARIsAMtVz6MPtDD-ddvpKmrmmi4QHwR3dEO7CVBbXEcN9vBnjbnOK-ph4a25Zy4aAp5gEALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">voluntary contribution platform</a>. You are welcome to contribute or to set this amount to zero; note that none of these funds go to the organizing entities.<h2>Professional Development</h2>This event will be submitted for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits as well as created for early educators through the SC Endeavors system. We will confirm the process for obtaining credits once these have been approved. If you need credits for another system, we encourage you to utilize the system for CMEs which will provide documentation you may submit to your approval board. <hr /><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">For any questions about these events, please contact <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">ICS </a><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">or <a href="mailto:IACH@furman.edu" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-color:currentcolor;user-select:auto;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">IACH</a>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1733254448/stai5wlqa1qznmlnjicx.png" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> Hello <span data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name Thank you again for registering for Building Brighter Tomorrows through Community Health Innovations: A Two-Day Event., featuring:- The Desmond P. Kelly Nurturing Developing Minds Conference, hosted by the Institute for Child Success (ICS) and SC LEND  on Thursday February 27- The IACH Community Health Forum hosted by the Institute for the Advancement of Community Health at Furman University on Friday February 28.Both days of the event will be held at the Younts Conference Center on the beautiful campus of Furman University in Greenville, SC. Free and ample parking is available on-site. For your GPS, please use the address 2005 Rugby Rd, Greenville, SC 29613 as this will get you closest to the Younts Center.Please refer to your e-Ticket to confirm which dates you are attending. (You do not need to print your ticket and bring with you). Kind regards,Megan Carolan

Building Brighter Tomorrows through Community Health Innovations: A Two-Day EventFebruary 27-28, 2025 Join us for the Desmond P. Kelly Nurturing Developing Minds Conference, hosted by the <a href="https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/">Institute for Child Success</a> (ICS) and <a href="https://web.musc.edu/education/ce/sclend" target="_blank">SC LEND</a>  on Thursday February 27 and the IACH Community Health Forum hosted by the <a href="https://www.furman.edu/institute-advancement-community-health/" target="_blank">Institute for the Advancement of Community Healt</a>h at Furman University on Friday February 28. Both events will be held at the <a href="https://www.furman.edu/younts/">Younts Conference Center at Furman University</a>. Attendees are welcome to join for either day or receive a discounted registration to attend for both. This event has been approved to receive AMA PRA Category 1 credits Registration is now closed. To request changes to your registration or ask to join our waitlist, contact <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org.">jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org.</a> Keynote SpeakersThursday February 27 - Nurturing Developing MindsDr. Joseph L. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, is the first Chief Health Equity Officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as well as <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1732553251/dokagjzkxueygqfims64.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:185px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px;text-align:left;float:left;max-width:100%" />senior vice president of equity initiatives at AAP. Dr. Wright provides guidance to the AAP Board of Directors, the CEO and AAP leadership on all health equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. He works to integrate clinical, public health and societal perspectives and approaches to improve health and health care disparities. Dr. Wright is a former member of the AAP Board of Directors (2020-'22) and past chair of the AAP Committee on Equity. He also was the lead author of the AAP policy statements <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057998/186963/Eliminating-Race-Based-Medicine" target="_blank">Eliminating Race-Based Medicine</a> and <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/146/3/e2020019794/36677/Truth-Reconciliation-and-Transformation-Continuing" target="_blank">Truth, Reconciliation and Transformation: Continuing on the Path to Equity</a>. Friday February 28 - Community Health ForumBrian C. Castrucci, DrPh, is President &amp; Chief Executive Officer of the <a href="https://debeaumont.org/team-member/brian-c-castrucci/" target="_blank">de Beaumont Foundation</a>.   <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1732553233/d1ynqdmoszicolyq37g4.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:162px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;float:right;max-width:100%" />He is an epidemiologist, public health practitioner, and fierce advocate for the public’s health. Brian’s strategic vision emphasizes collaboration between public health and various sectors, effective communication, and the enhancement of the nation’s public health infrastructure. His efforts have led to the development of the nation’s largest survey of the government public health workforce, the advancement of policies in major cities, the formation of business-public health partnerships, improvements in public health communication, and the strengthening of connections between clinical medicine and public health. He is also focused on building local health data ecosystems that prioritize health justice. Schedules &amp; Registration<a href="https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Two-Day-Agenda-All-Details.pdf" target="_blank">The full agenda for both days is here.</a> For Thursday, registrants will be asked to select their break-out sessions in advance; these can be changed later..Both days of the event will be held at the Younts Conference Center on the beautiful campus of Furman University in Greenville, SC. Free and ample parking is available on-site. For your GPS, please use the address 2005 Rugby Rd, Greenville, SC 29613 as this will get you closest to the Younts Center.For those traveling from outside of the area, the Younts Center is a 35 minute drive from the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP). A discounted rate of $119 is available at the nearby Hampton Inn - Travelers Rest, just a 5 minute drive from the venue. You can book a <a href="https://group.hamptoninn.com/ja99lr" target="_blank">discounted room</a> here. RegistrationRegular-price registration is $150 for the Thursday event, $75 for the Friday morning event, and a discounted rate of $175 for both days. Discounted registrations are available for:<ul><li>Students may use code STUDENT for a 50% discount. You must use your .edu email address to receive this discount.</li><li>Groups of 5 or more can receive a 20% discount by using coupon code GROUP - please book all members of your group at the same time (select the number of tickets needed in the first screen). If this is not possible, please <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org">reach out</a> for accommodation.</li><li>If you cannot pay by credit card, and require an invoice please use the code INVOICE on the registration page. You will not make a payment today but will receive an invoice for payment from ICS by email. If your organization has specific requirements which must be included in an invoice, please contact <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org">ICS </a>with that information after completing your registration.</li><li>For those registering  as speakers or from SC LEND or the Planning Committee, you will receive the appropriate code from your contact at ICS or IACH.</li></ul>Note: At Checkout, Zeffy gives the opportunity to add a "tip" to your transaction to support their operations as a <a href="https://support.zeffy.com/how-to-talk-about-zeffy?_gl=1*1bve0bg*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MjcxOTQyMDMuQ2owS0NRand4c20zQmhEckFSSXNBTXRWejZNUHRERC1kZHZwS21ybW1pNFFId1IzZEVPN0NWQmJYRWNOOXZCbmpibk9LLXBoNGEyNVp5NGFBcDVnRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTA4MjEzNDkzNi4xNzI3MTg2MjY0LjE2MTczMjA3MDQuMTcyNzE5MTY4NC4xNzI3MTkyMjcx*_up*MQ..&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwxsm3BhDrARIsAMtVz6MPtDD-ddvpKmrmmi4QHwR3dEO7CVBbXEcN9vBnjbnOK-ph4a25Zy4aAp5gEALw_wcB" target="_blank">voluntary contribution platform</a>. You are welcome to contribute or to set this amount to zero; note that none of these funds go to the organizing entities.Professional DevelopmentThis event will be submitted for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits as well as created for early educators through the SC Endeavors system. We will confirm the process for obtaining credits once these have been approved. If you need credits for another system, we encourage you to utilize the system for CMEs which will provide documentation you may submit to your approval board. <hr />For any questions about these events, please contact <a href="mailto:jbrewer@instituteforchildsuccess.org">ICS </a>or <a href="mailto:IACH@furman.edu">IACH</a>

Institute for Child Success

2025 Nurturing Developing Minds Conference and Community Health Forum

Thursday (NDM) only

$150

Friday (CHF) only

$75

Thurs & Friday

$175