Building Sustainability and Resource Capacity Full and Breakout Session

Jay Blackwell, MA
Director of Capacity Building Division
Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)

Jay Blackwell holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from North Carolina Central University and a Master of Arts in Agency Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. A North Carolina native, Blackwell resides in the Washington, D.C. area. He travels extensively throughout the U.S. providing technical assistance workshops, training seminars and capacity-building to organizations, local and state health departments and governmental grantees. His primary focus over the last five years has been assisting communities and local stakeholders in increasing their professional collaborations and networking through local, regional and national venues.


Keynote Session: Building Sustainability and Resource Capacity

Session Overview:
Based on his expertise from the Office of Minority Health the speaker will guide a discussion on how to build sustainability and resource capacity at schools of nursing.

Session Objective:

1. Identify resources available through the Office of Minority Health to promote a culture of health and health equity.
2. Explore strategies that promote sustainability and build resource capacity to meet the mission and goals of the NCIN program.

Session slides available here [1]
Please check back for the session recording.




Breakout Session One: Sustainability and Resource Capacity Strategies in Programs
Session Overview:
Based on his expertise from the Office of Minority Health the speaker will guide a discussion on building sustainability and resource capacity at schools of nursing.

Session Objectives:

1. Explore strategies to sustain and expand recruitment, retention, and leadership development of underrepresented groups in nursing.
2. Identify available resources for recruitment, retention, mentoring and leadership development in order to build capacity.