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AMFP Central Ohio Presents: Health Begins at Home with Kimberly Dowdell
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Please join us at The Boat House for this informative discussion with healthcare industry partners led by our special guest, Kimberly Dowdell!
Event Schedule:
4:00-5:00 Arrival and Appetizers/Drinks
5:00-6:30 Program (see description below)
6:30-8:00 Open Dialogue and Networking
Health Begins at Home
with Special Guest Kimberly Dowdell
As communities across the U.S. and globally continue to see health disparities expand, it has become increasingly more vital that public, private and philanthropic entities collaborate on creating healthier outcomes for all citizens.
An individual's zip code tends to be a predictor of life expectancy, which gives us clues into what has happened historically to establish the health disparities that we see today. One of the key elements contributing to compromised health is housing insecurity for a growing population of people in the U.S. and beyond. AMFP would like to examine these issues through the lens of an architect who will offer historical context around urban health disparities and ideas about how to creatively facilitate better health outcomes for everyone.
Kimberly Dowdell is an architect with a keen interest in designing cities for a more healthy, sustainable, and prosperous future. Dowdell is a principal at HOK and a recognized industry leader having served as the 100th president of the American Institute of Architects in 2024. Her overarching mission is to improve the quality of people's lives, by design. Dowdell will provide insight on the importance of a stable home life in combination with a functional healthcare ecosystem. The two together are crucial to any person's well-being.
About Our Speaker
An architect determined to make the world a better place, Kimberly Dowdell is based in Chicago as a principal with global design firm HOK. In addition to her position as president of the American Institute of Architects, she previously served on the board of directors of the Architects Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the AIA. Dowdell is on the board of the Chicago Central Area Committee (CCAC), which works to shape the city's growth, equity and quality of place. She is also a board member of the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) and Ingenuity Chicago, which increases access to quality arts education for all Chicago Public School students.
Dowdell was the 33rd president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) in 2019 and 2020. She is also a member of the National Organization of Minority Architects Council.
Dowdell co-founded Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED), an organization that promotes sustainable development in 2005. She has been honored as a "40 Under 40" in Crain's Detroit Business (2018) and Crain's Chicago Business (2020). She was elected by her fellow alumni to serve on the board of trustees at Cornell University in 2022. Her professional mission is to improve the quality of people's lives, by design.
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