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The event will feature a keynote address, expert presentations, poster presentations and opportunities for attendees to engage with community resources and research on how social determinants, such as food access and economic stability influence chronic disease outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symposium is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27 at the Truhlsen Events Center of the UNMC campus in Omaha. Abstracts are being accepted for poster presentation.\u00a0 Continuing education credit is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/cne\/26CE00033\/\">Registration and more information can be found at this link.<\/a> Early-bird registration is available until Friday, March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keynote speaker Shawna Forsberg, president and CEO of United Way of the Midlands, will present \u201cSignals and Trends: Responding Together with a Circle of Support,\u201d which will provide real-time data on food and financial insecurity across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro, highlight how community-level stressors translate into chronic conditions and offer strategies for health care providers to connect patients to community resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other featured presenters include Mariah Kay Jackson, PhD, registered dietitian nutritionist and assistant professor in the medical nutrition program in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions; Natalia Santos, PhD, assistant professor for the Department of Health Promotion at the UNMC College of Public Health; and Tracie Kirkland, PhD, DNP, associate dean for transformational practice and partnerships and Kenneth E. 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