The US Play Coalition is exploring the synergies between play and health. The Health & PLAY Consortium is a team of leading healthcare professionals and researchers from across the country that aims to build momentum in exploring and promoting the VALUE of play as a tool for improving health. Meet our experts below!
Health & PLAY Consortium
The inaugural 2021 Health & PLAY Online Institute (HAPI21) is a webinar series designed and implemented by the consortium team. Each panel presentation examines the synergies between play and health through five distinct pillars.
The second annual Health & PLAY Institute (HAPI22) was recorded live at the 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY. Building on the 2021 inaugural institute, HAPI22 examines the synergies between play and health through the lens of the conference theme, THE NATURE OF PLAY.
Recorded sessions of HAPI 21 and HAPI 22 are available ON DEMAND through August 10, 2022 (with a possible extension planned).
Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA
Chief Physician Officer
Geisinger System Services
Stephanie P. Garst
Executive Director
US Play Coalition
Amy Babington
Vice President of Client Success & Strategy, Force Therapeutics
Jessica M. Black, PhD
Educational Neuroscientist
Associate Professor, Boston College School of Social Work
Marie T. Brown, MD, MACP
Director of Practice Redesign, American Medical Association
Stuart Brown, MD
Founder
National Institute for Play
Brooke Buckley, MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
Caroline P. Cárdenas, MSN, MA, RN, CBCN
Doctoral Candidate in Psychology, Oncology/Hospice Nurse, The Hula Hoop Girl
Anthony T. DeBenedet, MD
Gastroenterologist and Author of Playful Intelligence: The Power of Living Lightly in a Serious World
Garth Graham, MD MPH FACP FACC
Director & Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health at Google/YouTube and Google Health
Sarah Griffin, PhD
Professor of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University
Daniel Hatcher
Director of Community Partnerships, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Alex Maiersperger
Health Care Strategic Advisor, SAS Health and Life Sciences Industry Solutions & Co-founder, Advancement League
Brittne Nelson-Kakulla, PhD
Senior Research Advisor- Consumer Insights,
AARP
Meaghan Praznik
Head of Communications & Partnerships,
AllTrails
Jenny Radesky, MD, FAAP
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School
Erwin Tan, MD
Director, AARP Thought Leadership ‒ Health
Michael Tutty, PhD, MHA
Group VP - Professional Satisfaction & Practice Sustainability, American Medical Association