Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
Partnerships for the future: Supporting practitioners and advancing the field through innovation, policy and research
September 21-24, 2008
Minneapolis Marriott City Center
This conference, which has been held biennially since 1998, is one of the most respected and well-supported conferences on cultural competence and health disparities reduction in the United States. Co-produced by Drexel University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equality, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care, and the USDHHS Office of Minority Health, this meeting attracts over 600 attendees from North America and around the world. It features over 150 presentations during pre-conference intensive training sessions, plenary panels, roundtable sessions, concurrent workshops, a film festival and a resource center with exhibits and poster presentations. The theme for the Sixth National Conference will be “Partnerships for the future: Supporting practitioners and advancing the field through innovation, policy and research.” Please visit http://www.DiversityRxConference.org/ for more information about the conference, including agendas and presentation abstracts from previous years. The Call for Presentation Proposals will be posted on the website on December 15 with a submission deadline of January 31, 2008.
“The Impact of Poverty, Culture, and Environment on Minority Health”
http://minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2008/
Featuring the 10th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture by Nancy Krieger, M.S., Ph.D.
The William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Keynote Lecture will be broadcast by satellite and Internet at 2:00-3:30pm EST on February 29, 2008
The Minority Student Caucus at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health invites you to submit abstracts for the poster presentations during the 29th Annual Minority Health Conference on February 29, 2008. All abstracts must be received by January 11, 2008. Please submit your abstract online by visiting: http://minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2008/abstracts/
The Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) is now accepting abstract submissions for the annual meeting scheduled to be held in Chicago, Illinois, June 24-27, 2008. The overall theme of the SER meeting is the social determinants of health. There will be a contributed paper session on Race and Class Inequalities in Health. Accepted abstracts will be distributed at the June meeting and will also be published in a Supplement issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Abstracts must be submitted online at the following web address: http://epiresearch.org/abstracts/ Submissions will be accepted until February 1, 2008, 11:59 p.m. EST. For more information see http://www.epiresearch.org/ [posted on CBPR listserv]
The Joint Commission Resources is hosting a 90-minute audio conference on December 12, from 11:30-1:00pm. CST: “Creating Effective Systems for Erasing Language Barriers".
Amy-Wilson Stronks, MPP, CPHQ, The Joint Commission and Mara Youdelman, LLM, JD, National Health Law Program will explore the current landscape of providing language services within health care. This audio presentation will address the need for creating effective systems for dealing with language barriers and will provide some examples of creative processes employed by hospitals around the nation.This 90-minute audio conference will consist of 60 minutes of formal presentation followed by a 30-minute moderated Q&A session via telephone. The fee is $249 per connection. Organizations can sign up for one telephone connection with multiple attendees participating in one conference room. Audio tapes and CDs of the session are available for purchase. To register, go to http://www.jcrinc.com/26814/audioconf/25548/ [posted on a Joint Commission Resource update email]
Join The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Wednesday, December 19th, 2007, from 1pm - 2pm Central Time for “Author in the Room,” an interactive conference call aimed at closing the gap between knowledge – what is published in an article - and action – how much of this knowledge is put into practice to improve care. The interactive call will help readers consider the implications of the study results for improving their practice.
On December 19th, "Author in the Room" features Dena M. Bravata, MD, MS, author of "Using Pedometers to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Users' Health." To read more and access the article, please visit:
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/AudioAndWebPrograms/Author+in+the+Room.htm [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
Today's Topics In Health Disparities - What Are the Current Federal Legislative Efforts to Address Health Disparities between Racial and Ethnic Groups?
This LIVE webcast begins at 9 a.m. ET on Friday, December 14, 2007
Nearly a dozen bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress that focus on addressing health disparities or minority health, and other legislative initiatives have included provisions to address disparities. On Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at 9 a.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a live, interactive webcast discussing current federal legislative efforts to address health disparities between racial and ethnic groups, and the factors that may influence the outcome of these efforts.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/todaystopics/14dec07 [posted on CLAStalk-list]
Every January, Families USA, in conjunction with a wide range of national organizations, organizes a grassroots health advocacy conference in Washington, DC. It's a great place to learn and share strategies with other advocates around the country and to recharge for the year ahead. Come to Health Action 2008, National Grassroots Meeting, January 24-26, 2008, Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC
For more information go to http://www.familiesusa.org/conference/health-action-2008/ or write or call Families USA: 1201 New York Ave., NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, 202-628-3030, field@familiesusa.org.
Looking for an Intensive Training Institute Focused on Service-Learning in the Health Professions? Apply by April 10th for the 11th CCPH Summer Service-Learning Institute, July 25-28, 2008, in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Details at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearning.html
Also see Service Learning Resources at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearningres.html [ [posted on [CCPH E-News] CCPH E-News December 2007]
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow
April 12-13, 2008 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008
A Weekend Conference of Ideas and Exchange of Best Practices to Improve Public Health and International Development
Multiculturalism and the Fire Service: Addressing the Safety Challenges of Communities with Cultural, Generational and Language Differences
FIRE 20/20™, a research and education nonprofit recently studied risk, injuries and the loss of life to both firefighters and community members in multicultural communities. Funded by a DHS Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, the research explored the safety challenges faced by the fire service and members of communities with multiple languages, differing cultural traditions and generational differences. By participating in the November Webinar, you’ll hear the results of this new research and learn best practices for working more effectively with multicultural communities, as well as strategies for developing and implementing multicultural recruitment programs, and prevention and public service campaigns to reduce the toll of fire-related injuries and deaths. http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/expert_network/expertnetworkwebinars.aspx
Equal Access Intiative Computer Grant
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR) are pleased to announce the 2008 Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Grants Program. Qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) in the United States, its territories and possessions are invited to submit an application to receive one of 100 state-of-the-art desktop computers. This year, in partnership with the National Library of Medicine, NMAC expanded the scope of the program to include a series of trainings held at the 2007 USCA. This program will continue in 2008, awarding grantees a scholarship package that includes registration for the 2008 USCA, a travel credit and an invitation to the three hour comprehensive training course from the NLM to familiarize them with reliable online health information from government and other reputable resources that address HIV/AIDS and related medical conditions. http://www.nmac.org/nmac2/PDF/EAIBrochure2008.pdf
Improving Health and Educational Outcomes of Young People
The purpose of the program is to improve the health and well-being of youth and prepare them to be healthy adults. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The deadline for applications is November 21, 2007.
Development and Testing of an HIV Prevention Intervention Targeting Black Bisexually-Active Men Grant
The purpose of the program is to support the development and pilot testing of novel interventions or those not rigorously evaluated that reduce sexual risk for HIV infection and transmission among bisexually-active African-American men who do not inject drugs. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the January 30, 2008. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15887
The HIV Prevention Leadership Summit Releases its 2008 Call for Abstracts
The 2008 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit (HPLS) will be held from June 11-14, 2008 in Detroit, MI at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
This year's Summit will feature institutes, workshops, roundtables and other sessions that are primarily intended for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grantees and has a major focus on CDC-funded HIV prevention efforts. Click here http://www.nmac.org/nmac2/PDF/HPLS%20Brochure-4.pdf to view more information on the meeting's tracks, the process and deadlines for the submission of abstracts. Visit http://www.2008hpls.org for more information!
[posted on National Minority AIDS Council http://ga1.org/nmac/join.html?r=Kdzp_Zs1E_ntE]
Call for papers for June 2008 White House OFBCI conference
The White House OFBCI in coordination with the HHS office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, is soliciting abstracts for research papers to be presented at the conference that will be published in a research compendium. The desired research papers are in two tracks:
New Initiatives and Innovations in SocialServicesDelivery and
Emerging Scholarship in Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Research
For more information please see the HHS Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives website at http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/
Transform Your Good Work into Great Results With This Exclusive Training!
Are you a grassroots faith-based or community nonprofit organization that helps struggling people prepare for, obtain, and retain employment? Would you benefit from training in results management and from a new data management system to measure, manage, and communicate your organization's results? Do you have a strong desire to improve how you provide workforce-related services in your community? If you answered "yes" to these questions, you are invited to apply for Results-Based Management Training provided by The U.S. Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Get More Information and Apply Here Now http://www.performance-results.net/dol/info.php If selected, two staff from your local nonprofit organization will be invited to attend one of four three-day training conferences.
[posted on HHS CFBCI Weekly Listserv: November 8, 2007]
A webinar from the National Cancer Institute
December 6, 2007, 12:00 – 1:30pm PT
Beti Thompson, PhD, & Gloria Coronado, PhD, will present on their recent work to reduce health disparities among Hispanics/Latinos. This presentation will address strategies for improving colorectal cancer screening among Hispanics/Latinos using both community and clinic based approaches. Data from the NCI-funded Hispanic Community Network to Reduce Cancer Disparities program in the Yakima Valley of Washington, as well as data from Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Seattle, WA will be presented.
The Webinar is free, but registration is mandatory to participate. To register, please e-mail your contact information to Jennifer Tudor by Friday, November 30, 2007 at jtudor@fhcrc.org.
Call-in information and instructions will be e-mailed to registered participants on December 3, 2007.
New AHRQ Report Recommends Use of Existing Call Centers To Expand Communications in Public Health Emergencies
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2007/callctrpr.htm
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Adapting Community Call Centers for Crisis Support: A Model for Home-based Care and Monitoring, a new report that recommends expanding the capabilities of poison control centers, nurse advice lines, drug information centers and health agency hotlines to assist persons at home or in public shelters in the event of public health emergencies such as biological attacks or pandemic influenza.
2008 Health Education Advocacy Summit
http://www.healtheducationadvocate.org/Summit/
March 15-17, 2008, Washington, DC
National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit
http://www.nationalaidshousing.org/HousingandHIV-AIDSResearchSummit.htm
March 5-7, 2008, Baltimore, MD
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Nov 02, 2007]
November Webinar: Recruiting for Diversity
Tuesday, November 20
1:00-2:30pm EST (New York time)
Many libraries are struggling to make their workforce reflect the diverse population of patrons they serve. Join [WebJunction http://www.webjunction.org/do/Home] on for a special ninety-minute webinar to learn about recruiting and building a multicultural workforce. Guest speakers Loida Garcia-Febo, Queens Library, Tracie Hall, Assistant Dean, Dominican University GSLIS, Luis Chaparro, REFORMA President-Elect, and Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives for the Association of Research Libraries will share library recruitment best practices, tips and success stories. For more information on the webinar series, visit Spanish Outreach - In Depth http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431 where you'll find a schedule of future sessions, instructions for joining the online webinars, archives of the sessions, and related resources. [posted on the American Indian Library Assocation Listserv]
Cutting-Edge Legal Preparedness for Chronic Disease Prevention
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 2:00-3:15 pm ET
Increasing attention is being given to the use of law that supports sound, science-based public health interventions. New York City is one of the nation's leaders in using law to address chronic diseases. Join us on November 29 as we discuss four case studies of New York's legal innovations.The program is free and can be viewed via satellite downlink or web cast. Program details, faculty, and registration available at http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu. [posted on ph_grand_rounds]
Evidence-based health care for all is the topic of the Cochrane Colloquium
On October 23-27, 2007, the XV Cochrane Colloquium –international forum of scientific evidence in health will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Português: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=10170556200749
Español: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=10110807200738
English: http://espacio.bvsalud.org/boletim.php?articleId=10110826200727
The conference website is http://www.colloquiumbrasil.info/php/index.php [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
NIH Launches Extensive Open-Access Dataset of Genetic and Clinical Data
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/share_launchpr07.html
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide. Called SHARe (SNP Health Association Resource), the Web-based dataset enables qualified researchers to access a wealth of data from large population-based studies, starting with the landmark Framingham Heart Study.
Advances in Health Literacy Conference
http://foundation.acponline.org/hl/hcc2007.htm
November 28, 2007, Washington, DC
[posted on PHPartners - New Links for the week of Oct 05, 2007 http://phpartners.org/]
View the webcast of this panel, sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, which examines the impact of expansions of health coverage on Latinos and how access to care can be improved for Latinos. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2369 [posted on kaisernetwork.org, a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation]
Over one hundred indigenous Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders throughout the continental U.S. and the Pacific Basin will gather in Washington, D.C., on October 10-11, 2007 to develop a Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander National Health Agenda that will mobilize a Call for Action to improve the health status specifically for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
The summit is sponsored by the U.S. Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Papa Ola Lokahi, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and Weaving an Islander network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (WINCART), and will be held at the Academy for Educational Development Technology Center at 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC on October 10-11, 2007.
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
20th Anniversary: Cultivating Traditions of Wellness and National Technical Assistance Conference
March 10 and 11, 2008
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, D.C
The two day conference will feature technical assistance and trainings designed specifically for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care providers, along with a celebration of AAPCHO's 20 years of dedication to improving the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders with a fundraising gala in Washington, D.C.
http://www.aapcho.org/site/aapcho/section.php?id=11128
[posted on aapcho-path listserv]
Register now for Quality of Health Information on the Internet – 10 years on! It will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD on Monday, November 12, 2007. This 1-day workshop will continue and expand the discussion that the Institute began in our previous workshop, held in 1997. In the last 10 years, the internet has become one of the most essential tools for communicating and searching for information. For more information, please visit our website, http://www.hii.org, or contact the workshop coordinator at 301-320-0965 or gui@hii.org. [information from the Healtih Improvement Institute]
I am in St. Louis at the International Parish Nurse “Westberg Symposium” http://www.parishnurses.org/Home.aspx?ContentID=24 I am at the National Library of Medicine booth and will be presenting on Saturday afternoon. Stop by if you are here.
Are you interested in learning how to engage groups of 5 to 2,000 in strategic conversations? Would you like to attend a training that will give you the foundational skills and knowledge you need to utilize four powerful methods that are being used around the world for breakthrough thinking, decision-making and collaborative action? Attend this workshop on the methods of Appreciative Inquirey, Cafe to Go, Open Space Technology and Polarity Mapping http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com/methods_for_strategic_collaboration December 3-6 at Rex Ranch in Amado, AZ.
The American College of Physicians Foundation will host its Sixth Annual National Health Communication Conference, Advances in Health Literacy, on November 28, 2007 in Washington, DC. This year's conference will feature panel presentations that focus on successful models that improve health outcomes.
For conference information and to register, visit:
http://foundation.acponline.org/hl/hcc2007.htm [posted on HealthLiteracy 1294]
The Sixth National Conference on
QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS
September 21-24, 2008
Marriott City Center in downtown Minneapolis, MN
This conference, which has been held in cities around the country biennially since 1998, is one of the most respected and well-supported conferences on cultural competence and health disparities reduction in the United States. Co-produced by the Drexel University Center for Health Equality, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care, and the USDHHS Office of Minority Health, this meeting attracts over 600 attendees from around the world, and features over 150 presentations during pre-conference workshops, plenary panels, roundtable sessions, concurrent workshops, a film festival, and a resource center featuring exhibits and poster presentations. Regular sponsors and participants include The California Endowment, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Joint Commission, NCQA, several USDHHS agencies, and a host of other health care foundations and organizations (please see http://www.diversityrx.org/ccconf/06/SUPPORTERS_06.htm for a complete list of supporters).
Please visit http://www.diversityrx.org/ccconf/ formore background about the conference, including agendas and presentation abstracts from previous years.
The Call for Presentation Proposals will be posted on the website on December 15 with a submission deadline of January 31, 2008.
Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health is a major national objective, one of two overall goals for Healthy People 2010. A new synthesis of rigorous national studies examines the prevalence and causes of disparities in access to and quality of health care, and the policy implications of these findings. You can access the report Racial and ethnic disparities in access to and quality of health care at http://www.rwjf.org/pr/synthesis/reports_and_briefs/issue12.html?c=EMC-CA142 The Synthesis Project will host a Webinar briefing to present the results of the report on September 21st from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EDT. The Webinar will feature a presentation from the author and reactor comments from Nicole Lurie, MD, Director of the RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities and Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD, Vice President, Health Research and Educational Trust. To sign up, please send an email message with your name, organization and phone number to cwilliams@azaconsult.com [posted on RWJF Content Alerts]
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference
Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow
April 12-13, 2008
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008 [posted on aapcho-path]
Call for Presentations issued for HealthLiteracy Conference
The Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) is making preparations for its Seventh Annual Health Literacy Conference, set for May 1-2, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, California. A *Call for Presentations* has been issued. The theme for the 2008 conference is, “Health Literacy in Primary Care: Best Practices and Skill-Building.” The Conference Planning Committee is looking for both plenary and breakout session presentation abstracts for consideration. Plenary sessions are approximately 50 minutes (which includes Q&A) and should address the theme of the conference. Breakout sessions are interactive, hands-on, skill-teaching sessions of 90 minutes’ duration, delivered twice on one day of the conference. Those who are interested may visit the IHA website at http://www.iha4health.org and submit a presentation. A Call for Research Posters will be issued soon, and Health Literacy Award nominations will be posted later in the year on the website as well. [posted on HealthLiteracy 1165]
The National Institute for Literacy is hosting a live webcast on Wednesday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. EST to discuss the Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results of the National Assessement of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003. The Health Literacy of America’s Adults is the first release of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) health literacy results. The results are based on assessment tasks designed specifically to measure the health literacy of adults living in the United States. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/NAALhealth/index.html You have to register, but there is no cost. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email that gives you more information on how to tune in for the webcast on August 29.
3rd Annual Native American Symposium at the University of South Dakota!
http://www.usd.edu/gradsch/NA_Symposium.cfm
September 13-14, 2007
Native Student Success: Incorporating Indigenous Worldviews to Enhance the Higher Education Experience.
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS: Charlene Teters http://www.usd.edu/gradsch/tetersbio.cfm and Carol Anne Heart http://www.usd.edu/gradsch/heart_bio.cfm
Health Literacy Web Cast
The National Institute for Literacy is hosting a live webcast on Wednesday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. EST to discuss the Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results of the National Assessement of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003. The Health Literacy of America’s Adults is the first release of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) health literacy results. The results are based on assessment tasks designed specifically to measure the health literacy of adults living in the United States. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/NAALhealth/webcast0829.html
2007 Minority Women's Health Summit
Women of Color: Addressing Disparities, Affirming Resilience, Developing Strategies for Success
The Summit will be held August 23-26, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Registration & Conference details: http://www.womenshealth.gov/mwhs/
Registration is open for the upcoming Rural Health Information Technology: Navigating the Road to Performance Improvement conference. The Conference is September 12 – 14, 2007 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, MO. For more information and to register online visit http://www.ruralcenter.org/pages/events/conf-hit-2007/. The web site includes registration and hotel information, draft agenda, and sponsor and exhibitor information. [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)email]
Active Living Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has announced a call for presentation and paper abstracts for its annual conference to be held April 9-12, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference is "Connecting Active Living Research to Policy Solutions." Abstracts on all topics related to active living policies and environments are welcome. Deadline: September 17.
Active Living Research has also issued a call for nominations for the "Translating Research to Policy" award, which will be presented at the conference. This national award will recognize innovators who have successfully harnessed research to impact policy and environmental changes. Deadline: September 17. For more information, visit http://www.activelivingresearch.org/ [posted on CBPR listsserv]
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 1 p.m. EDT, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a live, interactive webcast to discuss racial disparities in HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the African- American community. African-Americans account for more people estimated to be living with AIDS and HIV-related deaths than any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S.. Today, African-Americans make up about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but account for half of all new AIDS cases. And, despite medical advances, the HIV death rate is still significantly higher for African-Americans than for other groups. Watch the live webcast on http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2213 on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. The panel of experts will take your questions via email. Send questions in advance of or during the program to TodaysTopics@kaisernetwork.org.
Hmong National Development (HND) is excited to bring the 13th Hmong National Conference to Denver, Colorado where it was once held in 1998. The 13th Hmong National Conference, to take place at the Marriot Denver City Center on March 27th-30th 2008, will bring together professionals, scholars, community members, youth, and leaders to increase capacity, promote active civic participation, discuss community challenges, and to celebrate community successes. http://www.hndinc.org/index.php?section=1
Tune into Web Junction's (http://webjunction.org/do/Home )August "In Depth Webinar" August 14, 10:00-11:00 AM PST/ 1:00-2:00 PM EST
Finding and Evaluating Online Health Information for Spanish Speakers
Join Gail Kouame of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine as she explains how to find and evaluate online health resources for Spanish speakers, even if you only speak English. She will cover basic vocabulary, how to evaluate resources, and point people to where they can find more resources on the National Network of Libraries of Medicine website. http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431
View videos, powerpoints, hear the audio recordings from "Salud Se Puede", the Trejo Foster Foundation Institute held in Tucson, Arizona http://sir.arizona.edu/trejo/proceedings.html
Join experienced professionals from around the country and tap into the collective wisdom of those who have Centers that are already up and running. The Health Care Education Association's special interest group, FHERN-Family Health Education Resources Network, meets September 28-29, 2007 in Hartford, CT. We will be sharing best practices, discussing policies and much more! For more information, please go to http://www.hcea-info.org/html/fhern.html [posted on CAPHIS listserv]
Spirit of EAGLES Conference: 7th National Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native CommunitiesThe Power of Partnerships : http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/cancercenter/upload/savethedate.pdf Sep 5-8, 2007, Minneapolis, MN, will concentrate on progress in prevention of cancer in Native groups and in the early dx, tx & survival of Native people diagnosed with cancer.
Maternal and Child Health Summer Institute on Addressing Health Disparities: "Culture, Communications and Health" July 24-25, 2007 Humphrey Center, U MN West Bank will focus on the role of health communications in reducing health disparities, etc. A special feature is a sneak preview of an upcoming PBS documentary: “Unnatural Causes: Is Health Inequality Making Us Sick?" More at http://www.epi.umn.edu/mch/events/index.shtm
Factline: Tracking Health in Underserved Communities http://www.meharry.org/Fl/index.html
Covering Kids.Communications Kit Reaching American Indian and Alaska Native Families
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/coveringkids/common/pdf/ai_akn_healthissues.pdf
What is health informatics? Definition of health informatics from the UK Health Informatics Society (UKHIS). http://www.bmis.org/what_is_mi.html
Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning (American Bar Association) http://www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit/home.html
26 p. print (2005) at http://www.abanet.org/aging/publications/docs/consumer_tool_kit_bk.pdf re: just having a written advance directive doesn’t ensure that wishes will be understood &respected...standard advance directive forms do little to influence end-of-life decisions without: 1) informed, thoughtful reflection about your wishes and values, and 2) personal communication between you and your likely decision-makers before a crisis occurs. The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive; “ it helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness. “
Tracking Healthy People 2010, revised to reflect changes since originally published in Nov 2000, is at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/hpdata2010/thp.htm
HEALTH COMM Web sites for May 2007, compiled by Marcia Zorn, M.A., M.L.S.
Lists are archived by the Coalition for Health Communication Go to http://www.healthcommunication.net and select Online Resources orgo directly to http://www.healthcommunication.net/Online_Resources.html
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference
Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow
April 12-13, 2008
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008
Join 2,000 conference attendees and 130 speakers for a stimulating conference.
Keynote Addresses By: Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Call For Abstracts - DEADLINE JULY 15, 2007 - http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2008/abstracts.php
- conference conducted by the Faculty Development Project of the Oklahoma Native American Research Centers for Health and the University of Oklahoma Community Networks Program. This conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel Tulsa-I-44 on July 26-27, 2007, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The purpose of the conference is to bring together tribal leaders, academic researchers, health researchers, public health professionals, and American Indians/Alaska Natives to facilitate collaboration and share successful Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) skills. In addition the confernece will cover understanding the procedure for establishing a tribal IRB. To receive detailed conference information or registration information (registration is free but required), please visit http://w3.ouhsc.edu/oucnp/ and scroll down to the “Announcements” section at the bottom of the page. [posted on CBPR listserv]
2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute Will Focus on Health Information Issues for Hispanics and Latinos -- Hosted by UA School of Information Resources and Library Science and the Arizona Health Sciences Library.
TUCSON - Librarians, information specialists, health educators and health professionals serving Hispanics and Latinos are invited to register for the 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute to be held July 12 - 14 on the campus of the University of Arizona. The bi-annual Institute brings together leaders, practitioners and students in the library and information fields to discuss and advocate for issues, policies and practices that affect Hispanic Latino communities and ndividuals.
Registration for the two-day Institute is $75.00, which includes all cnference activities plus meals. Students are eligible for a reduced rate of $40.00. A limited number of conference scholarships are available.Conference participants traveling to Tucson are eligible to reserve rooms in available UA residence halls at a low conference rate. http://sir.arizona.edu/trejo
National Association for Rural Mental Health's (NARMH) 2007 Conference
There's No Place Like Home : Jazzin' Up Rural Mental Health
Kansas City, MO
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
August 8-11, 2007
http://www.narmh.org/conferences/2007_conference.html
Research for Native Health: Strengthening Partnerships,Promoting Trust, and Increasing Communication
August 22-23, 2007 in Denver, CO
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=5042&lvl=1&lvlID=11
The conference will provide opportunities to improve the dialogue between Tribal Nations, academic scientists, government researchers, American Indian community representatives, policymakers, and funders regarding key issues involving human research, ethics, tribal sovereignty, and the role of Institutional Review Boards in tribal decision making.
Draft Agenda http://www.omhrc.gov/assets/pdf/checked/NativeHealthAgendaAugust82223.pdf
Creating a Global Partnership in Public Health Informatics
https://phi2007.cphi.washington.edu/
September 17-18, 2007, Seattle, WA
HHS Announces Plan to Transition the American Health Information Community to Private Sector
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/06/pr20070612a.html
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced timelines and key activities necessary to transition the American Health Information Community (AHIC) from a federal advisory committee to an independent, private-sector health Information Technology (IT) leadership entity. The announcement officially launches the transition plan and moves forward the national health IT agenda toward achieving President Bush's goal for most Americans to have access to secure electronic health records by 2014.
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Jun 15, 2007]
The Mass General Hospital Disparities Solutions Center is gearing up to kick off a year- long web seminar series funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. These 90-minute, interactive, web-based seminars are free and open to the public. On Friday, June 29, from 3-4:30 PM EST, join us for the inaugural seminar entitled "Hospitals, Language, and Culture: A Discussion of the Joint Commission's Survey of Culturally Competent Practices" with Paul Schyve, MD, Senior Vice President at the Joint Commission, and Amy Wilson-Stronks, MPP, CPHQ, Associate Project Director in the Division of Standards and Survey Methods at the Joint Commission. This three year, cross-sectional qualitative study, funded by the California Endowment explores how 60 hospitals across the country have adapted their systems to provide health care to culturally and linguistically diverse patient populations. Dr. Schyve and Ms. Wilson-Stronks will discuss the report findings on the challenges these hospitals face and how they address them. To register for this web seminar, please click or cut and paste the following link: http://www.massgeneral.org/disparitiessolutions/web.html [posted in CLAStalk listserv]
7th National Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities: The Power of Partnerships
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/cancercenter/upload/savethedate.pdf
September 5-8, 2007, Minneapolis, MN
Spirit of EAGLES cordially invites you to attend the 7th National Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities: The Power of Partnerships. The conference is an excellent opportunity for those interested in the health of Native populations to hear from experts in the field. It will focus on evaluating progress through partnerships in cancer epidemiology, cancer control and cancer survival among Native populations in the United States. The comprehensive agenda will concentrate on progress in prevention of cancer in Native groups and in theearly diagnosis, treatment and survival of Native people diagnosed with cancer.
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Jun 08, 2007]
Native American artists use art and storytelling to bring cancer statistics to life http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2007/03/12/native_american_art.html
Disparities: Covering Health Issues 2006-2007 Chapter 10 of Covering Health http://www.allhealth.org/sourcebookcontent.asp?CHID=19
Chinese Community Health Resource Center http://www.cchphmo.com/cchrchealth/index_E.html
HEALTH COMMUNICATION Web sites for April 2007
compiled by Marcia Zorn, M.A., M.L.S.
Lists are Archived by the Coalition for Health Communication at http://www.healthcommunication.net/Online_Resources.html
or, go to http://www.healthcommunication.net and select Online Resources
WebJunction Spanish Language Outreach Programmwebinar:
June 12, 10:00-11:30 AM PST/ 1:00-2:30 PM EST / 0:00-11:00 AM PST/
1:00-2:00 PM EST (New York Time: 1:00pm)
Title: Effectively Dealing with Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Language of Webinar: English
Join Loida Garcia-Febo, Assistant Coordinator Special Services at Queens Library; Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the Washington office for the American Library Association; and Isabel Espinal, Librarian for Afro American Studies, Native American Indian Studies & Information Literacy, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. They will discuss how libraries can create effective strategies for ensuring access to information to all people in their communities. The presenters will discuss advocacy, federal legislation, issues and options for academic, public, and school libraries. There will be extra time at the end of the webinar for participants to share their experiences and strategies with each other.
Instructions for Joining
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14184
To read more about the webinars and to see archived editions of previous webinars http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=15431
The State of Health and Wellness of the African American Male: America’s Under-Addressed Health Crisis Congressional Black Caucus Spring Health Braintrust
View a vital and timely webcast by Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen, (D-VI) Chair, and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, as they join leading physicians, sociologists and policymakers at the Spring 2007 CBC Health Braintrust, on Capitol Hill, WDC. Learn about critical issues affecting the status of black men in America. Panel discussions are moderated by Dr. Marjorie Innocent, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. This webcast is a "must-see" for national/state/local officials, health providers, HBCUs, faith-based leaders and members of national, state and local organizations. Click here for webcast at http://www.urbanhealthcast.com
Strengthening Refugee Families: Issues, Best Practices, and Innovations
A National Conference
October 22 - 23, 2007
Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza
350 North Orleans, Chicago, IL
Save the Date: http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/pdfs/refugee-savedate.pdf
Call for papers http://www.isbe.state.il.us/bilingual/pdfs/2007_Call_for_Wkshp_and_App.pdf
National Public Health Nursing Conference
2007 Conference Theme:
Utilizing Partnerships to Enhance Practice and Education in Public Health Nursing
Two leading national public health nursing organizations, the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN) and the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators will hold a joint conference May 30-June 3 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, MO. For more information see http://www.astdn.org/events-annual-meeting-2007-new.htm [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]
On Wednesday, May 2, at 1 p.m. ET, Kaiser will host an interactive webcast to discuss racial/ethnic disparities in children’s health, and how efforts to expand health coverage can reduce these inequalities. Moderated by Foundation Senior Health Policy Analyst Cara James, the conversation will include Gail Christopher, vice president and director of the Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Richard Figueroa, health advisor to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; and Cindy Mann, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. Submit questions in advance or during the webcast by emailing TodaysTopics@kaisernetwork.org. The webcast is part of the Foundation’s “Today’s Topics in Health Disparities” series. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2125
Harnessing the Power of Technology to Achieve Behavior Change and Improve Urban Health
The 2007 International Conference on Urban Health will be held October 31 – November 2, 2007 at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. A variety offsite pre-conference workshops will take place on October 30, 2007. http://www.icuh2007.org/index.html The call for abstracts is open til April 30th http://www.icuh2007.org/abstracts.html "We particularly encourage submissions from community organizations. "
This conference will focus on the health and social consequences of methamphetamine use, with a particular emphasis on the Native American population in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. For a registration form, or more information on the conference, see: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/minorityhealth/MethConference.htm
Announcing the 2007 Refugee and Immigrant Conference
Monday-Tuesday, October 22-23, 2007
Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL
The 2007 Refugee and Immigrant Conference offers groups and individuals assisting refugee and immigrant children and their families a national opportunity to network and learn about issues affecting refugee and immigrant children and their families, schools, health, and health care, along with the challenges of cultural adjustment. This conference is valuable if you are a … state refugee coordinator, RCSIG coordinator, bilingual education coordinator, resettlement worker, social worker, school teacher, school administrator, counselor, university faculty, university student, healthcare professional or a refugee and immigrant services staff member. Information and the Call for Conference Workshop Sessions can be found at http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/index.html. If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Osheff (losheff@thecenterweb.org). [posted on Hmonghealth listserv]
University of North Carolina Public Health Grand Rounds
"Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People: Community Engagement Improves Health for All" http://publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/places/index.htm
The program will be presented on May 11, 2007 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm E.T. To view this as a webcast from your own computer, go to http://publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/places/webcast.htm [posted on [ph_grand_rounds]
The Global Health Initiative and the Division of United States Studies The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington DC - April 04 - 2007
Presentations, video and audio materials are now available online at:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=224806#
[posted on Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO EQUITY listserv]
Registration is open for next University of North Carolina Public Health Grand Rounds: "Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People: Community Engagement Improves Health for All", to be presented on May 11, 2007 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm E.T. The program highlights the community of Wabasso, Florida as it demonstrates the intent of the CDC Healthy Communities goal by intervening at the "place level" instead of at the "person level" used in the traditional public health intervention model. To register, go to http://publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu. This program may be viewed at a satellite downlink site near you or as a webcast. Online registration, program information, and a list of currently available sites are located at our web site. [posted on ph_grand_rounds]
Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop, Association of American Indian Physicians
April 26-29, 2007
Marriot Pyramid, Albuquerque, NM
Contact: Association of American Indian Physicians
1225 Sovereign Row, Suite 103
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Phone: 405.946.7072
Fax: 405.946.7651
Email: mdavis@aaip.org
The Association of American Indian Physicians will conduct a workshop on Cross Cultural Medicine designed to provide physicians, medical students, faculty, minority program staff, counselors, and other health care professionals with a greater understanding of Western and Traditional Medicine.
Registration fee is $350.00 per person. http://www.aaip.org/programs/cross_cultural/ccmw.htm
Scholarships for Native American Students
Contact: Mary Frost or Dean Chavers
8200 Mountain Road NE, Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 262-2351
Email: Nscholarsh@aol.com
Website: http://www.catchingthedream.org
Catching the Dream offers 220 scholarships this year to Native college students in the U. S. Students must have outstanding academic records, test scores, and leadership abilities. They must submit an essay, three letters of recommendation, high school transcripts, and ACT or SAT test scores. They must also seek and apply for all other sources of funds, including private scholarships. Applicants should at a minimum find all other scholarships on http://www.fastweb.com.
[posted on HUNAP Opportunities for March 16, 2007]
The 13th Annual Latino Behavioral Health Institute Conference will be held on October 2, 3 and 4, 2007 in Los Angeles. The theme for the conference is "Transformation & Recovery in Latino Behavioral Health" and attendance is expected at 1000+ so far. Current conference plans include 48 workshops with excellent, expert speakers. For conference details go to: http://www.lbhi.org/2007conference.html or other Latino Behavioral Health Institute info at: http://www.lbhi.org/
Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT) Webforum
Wednesday, March 28th, 11:00am-12:30pm PST (2:00pm-3:30pm EST)
Prevention Institute will hold our first national online webforum on the Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT) on Wednesday, March 28th from 11:00am-12:30pm PST (2:00pm-3:30pm EST). This web-based training will highlight an environmental approach to addressing health concerns related to nutrition and activity and will teach participants how to use ENACT as a planning and assessment tool to guide current and future nutrition and physical activity efforts. Participants will also learn about best practices and promising approaches to addressing nutrition and activity issues at the local-level. ENACT (http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/enact) is an interactive online tool designed to help communities improve their local nutrition and physical activity environments by offering a specific menu of achievable strategies. Space in the webforum is limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis, please reserve your space early! Please contact Jesse Appelman to RSVP or with any questions, jesse@preventioninstitute.org [Prevention Institute]
On Friday, March 2, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will launch a new series of live, interactive webcasts entitled "Today's Topics In Health Disparities," which will be devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion will feature a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers.
WHAT: The first discussion in the series will be titled "Is the U.S. Making Progress in Reducing Disparities in Health Care Access and Quality?" and will provide an overview of key findings in the 2006 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), produced annually since 2003 by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ). The panel will focus its attention on evidence showing the areas in which racial and ethnic disparities in health care have narrowed, and discuss interventions that may explain some of the gains achieved.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2042
[posted on Kaiser Family Foundation email alert]
March 22-24, 2007
New York City
http://www.arc.org/content/view/487/111/
The Facing Race Conference will bring together key policy advocates, academics, researchers, organizers and activists interested in exploring innovative strategies and successful models for changing public policy to produce more racial equity.
On May 17 and 18, 2007, the Tutor/Mentor Connection will host a two-day Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference in partnership with the Children & Family Justice Center at the Northwestern University Law School in Chicago. We are now recruiting workshop presenters. If you would like to volunteer time to present a workshop, use the Presenter Interest form to submit a proposal. Read about the Conference’s history, strategy and sponsor opportunities. As speakers are confirmed,more information will be added to the site. http://www.tutormentorconference.org/
SOPHE 58th Annual Meeting
Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity
October 31 – November 3, 2007
Alexandria, VA
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline: March 15, 2007
Abstracts are now being accepted online for workshops, symposia, oral presentations, and posters for SOPHE's 58th Annual Meeting, Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity, October 31 - November 3, 2007, in Alexandria, Virginia – minutes from downtown Washington, DC. SOPHE is pleased to be partnering with CDC's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program and Eta Sigma Gamma for its 40th Annual Meeting.
Sub-themes include health systems change; social determinants of health and transdisciplinary approaches to health education; health communications, health literacy and technology; cultural competence in bridging differences, and; evaluation and dissemination of evidence-based approaches. To submit an abstract, go to: http://www.sophe.org/abstract_index.asp [posted on CBPR listerv]
Bridging the Divide: Medicare's Role in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Alliance For Health Reform and National Academy of Social Insurance
This event examined a growing body of evidence indicating disparities in quality of care among Medicare beneficiaries of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Panelists also discussed whether and how the Medicare program should use its clout as a health care payer and player to move toward eliminating racial and ethnic disparities. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2029 [posted on kaisernetwork.org email]
One Culture, Two Worlds: Connecting Tribal and Urban Indian Health
Call for Abstracts for the 36th AAIP Annual Meeting
July 26- July 31, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee
http://www.aaip.org/images/AMCall4Abstracts2007.pdf
ABSTRACTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2007
Coming Next Month - the 28th Annual UNC-SPH Minority Health Conference, "AIDS AT 25: IT'S TIME TO DELIVER," featuring the 9th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture, by David Malebranche, MD, MPH. Friday, February 23, 2007 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC, presented by the UNC-CH School of Public Health Minority Student Caucus. Keynote Lecture by David Malebranche, MD, MPH of Emory University will be broadcast by c-band satellite and Internet (webcast) (no charge) at 2:00pm EST, with live call-in and email questions for Dr. Malebranche until 3:30pm EST. (Please note: only the Keynote Lecture will be broadcast.) Visit http://www.minority.unc.edu for information about the Conference and/or the broadcast, and to register, or use these direct links:
- Conference home page: http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2007/
- Conference brochure: http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2007/materials/MINCONFbrochure.pdf
[posted on mhpannounce]
Women of Color: Addressing Disparities, Affirming Resilience, and Developing Strategies for Success
August 23-26, 2007
Hyatt Regency Washington, DC
The Call for Abstracts is now posted on the Office on Women's Health's website, http://www.womenshealth.gov/mwhs/
Charting New Frontiers in Rural Women’s Health
August 13 -15, 2007
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
http://www.esi-bethesda.com/ruralfrontier2007/
2007 National HIV Prevention Conference
December 2-5, 2007
Atlanta, GA
Call for abstracts: http://www.2007nhpc.org/abstract.asp
The 6th Internatonal Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) will be held this year in Baltimore Maryland on October 29-November 1 2007, and is being hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Urban Health Institute) and the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The theme is information systems and management to address disparities in urban health. The meeting welcomes presentations to all topics related to urban health, domestic and international. Details of the meeting, including abstract deadlines can be found on http://www.icuh2007.org [posted on CBPR mailing list]]
Park City, UT
March 2-3, 2007
http://www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/ebcdm/
This multi-disciplinary conference will examine evidencebased decision making from the perspectives of practice, research and teaching. Best practice evidence, resources for implementing, methods of assessing the impact of evidence-based decision making on practice and models for teaching will be presented.
The NIH Conference on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities website
(http://obssr.od.nih.gov/HealthDisparities/index.html) has been updated with speaker references and presentations along with audio recordings of the proceedings. To access the presentation materials, click the "UPDATE" [posted on CBPR listserv]
Community Access to Child Health Implementation Funds Program
Application deadline: January 31, 2007
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a 2007 Call for Proposals for the Community Access to Child Health Implementation Funds program, providing grants to support pediatricians in the planning or pilot stages of community-based child health initiatives. Grants should lead to the implementation projects that increase access to medical homes and other needed services. A pediatrician must lead the project and be significantly involved in proposal development and project activities. Priority will be given to projects serving communities with the greatest demonstrated healthcare access needs and health disparities. Details: http://www.aap.org/catch/implementgrants.htm
Race and Class Inequalities in Health
Abstract submission deadline: February 2, 2007
June 19-22, 2007 - Boston, MA
Conceptual and data-based papers are requested for presentation at the annual Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) meeting in 2007. There will be a contributed paper session on Race and Class Inequalities in Health and those working in this area are encouraged to submit abstracts of their work. Accepted abstracts will be distributed at the June meeting and will also be published in a Supplement issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Online submission at: http://epiresearch.org/abstracts/
Institute for Public Health & Faith Collaborations
Application deadline: February 26, 2007
April 15-19, 2007 -- Memphis, TN
The Fifth National Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations is holding this training event for faith and health leaders. Applications are being accepted for 8 TEAMS of four to five persons. Online and print-form applications and information about eligibility criteria are available at http://www.ihpnet.org/national5application.htm
[ACHI Community Health News, 1-3-07]
The National Association of HIV over Fifty (NAHOF) 7th Annual Conference is scheduled to be in Washington DC in March 8-10 2007 at Hyatt Regency. http://www.hivoverfifty.org/ [BYPPHNETWORK]
"Kaiser Family Foundation is releasing updated fact sheets on Black Americans, Latinos, and Women and HIV/AIDS. Each fact sheet includes the latest information on key trends and current cases, as well as population-specific information on HIV transmission patterns and access to care. All three fact sheets are available online. " http://www.kff.org/hivaids/index.cfm [Kaiser Family Foundation email alert]
National Hispanic Medical Association
San Antonio, Texas – Mar. 22-25, 2007
“Celebrando Diversidad: Bicultural Health Care is a National Priority” – CME and CNE accredited. See http://www.nhmamd.org for registration and sponsorship opportunities.
Achieving Health Equity: Ensuring Access to Care
April 17-18, 2007
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center • 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO
Invited Keynotes:
• Samuel Betances, PhD • Gloria WilderBrathwaite, MD, MPH • Carmen Tafolla, BA, MA, PhD
Register early - space is limited!
http://muconf.missouri.edu/health_equity
The Harm Reduction Project (http://www.harmredux.org) is putting on "Science and Response 2007: 2nd National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV and Hepatitis" in Salt Lake City, February 1-3 at the Hilton City Center Hotel. You can find more information about it here: http://www.methconference.org Organizers will be blogging about the conference for the next few weeks leading up to the conference with interviews with some of the speakers and people who attended the first the conference. Readers of the BHIC blog have been invited to join in this dialalog at : http://harmreduxproject.blogspot.com/ You can do this be selecting the "Comment" link at the bottom of each posting and adding in your thoughts there.
Poverty, Culture and Social Injustice: Determinants of Health Disparities
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
This fourth event in the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Public Health Grand Rounds series examined health disparities. Pfizer is sponsoring the nine-part series as part of its Milestones in Public Health initiative. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=1983 [posted by Kaiser Family Foundation]
Strengthening Medicare's Role in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Disparities in health care for racial and ethnic minorities and low-income persons pose a pressing national problem. This report of a study panel convened by the national Academy of Social Insurance examines Medicare's role in moving towards a solution. The panel concludes that Medicare is obligated to take the lead in reducing disparities—both for its beneficiaries and throughout the health system—and makes 17 recommendations to those who set policy for and administer the Medicare program. [64-pg pdf, October 2006] Scroll to the bottom of the web page to download the report http://www.nasi.org/publications2763/publications_show.htm?doc_id=410031
Standardized Preparedness Assessment Report
The National Network of Public Health Institutes recently published a report that examines the application of a standardized preparedness assessment tool in three states, Michigan, Illinois and Kansas. The report, "A Multi-State Comparison of Local Public Health Preparedness Assessment Using a Common, Standardized Tool," explores the three states' experience using the Public Health Preparedness and Response Capacity Inventory, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [ASPH Friday Letter, 12-1-06] http://www.asph.org/press/fridayletter/article_view.cfm?fl_index=1441&fle_index=4579
Race and Class Inequalities in Health
Abstract submission deadline: February 2, 2007
June 19-22, 2007 – Boston, MA
Conceptual and data-based papers are requested for presentation at the annual Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) meeting in 2007. There will be a contributed paper session on Race and Class Inequalities in Health and those working in this area are encouraged to submit abstracts of their work. Accepted abstracts will be distributed at the June meeting and will also be published in a Supplement issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Online submission at: http://epiresearch.org/abstracts/
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 12-6-06]
21th Annual Westberg Parish Nurse Symposium
September 28-30, 2007
Adam's Mark Hotel St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis, Missouri
"Called to Action: Strengthening Ministries of Healing"
Parish nurses, coordinators, clergy, chaplains, laypersons involved in health ministry, and health educators are encouraged to submit proposals.
http://www.parishnurses.org/ipnrc/WestbergSymposium.phtml?header=intlwestberg.gif
"Please join us Friday, February 23, 2007 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC, for the 28th Annual UNC-CH School of Public Health Minority Health Conference, presented by the School's Minority Student Caucus. Even if you cannot attend in person, we invite you to join the free, interactive satellite and Internet broadcast of the 9th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture from the Conference. The Lecture, by Dr. David Malebranche of Emory University School of Medicine, will be taped and broadcast at 2:00pm EST, with a live call-in question-and-answer period with Dr. Malebranche until 3:30pm EST. For information about the Conference and broadcast, including poster session abstracts, exhibiting, registration, Dr. Malebranche, and the Minority Student Caucus, please visit http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2007/"
[posted on the Black Young Professionals' Public Health Network, Inc]
Thursday, November 16, 2006,11:00 AM, Eastern Time
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) will announce a new campaign to encourage minority college students to choose medicine as a career. The campaign is based on the results of a new analysis, believed to be the first of its kind, which found that while more minority college students than ever are graduating with biology degrees (the most common undergraduate major for medical school), the proportion of these students who applied to medical school has not increased in more than a decade. This growing gap is especially pronounced among African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American students.
This teleconference also includes an online presentation. To attend the teleconference, call 1-866-400-1140. To access the presentation, go to https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/aamc/join?id=D73GX7&role=attend&pw=gmb%26%7C8ZSZ (First time users: check your computer’s compatibility before the conference, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52354). There will be a question and answer period on the new data and the launch of the AAMC campaign following the presentation
[posted by AAMC]
Thursday, November 16, 2006
3:00pm Eastern; 2:00pm Central; 1:00pm Mountain; 12:00pm Pacific; 11:00am Alaska; 9:00am Hawaii
On Thursday, November 16, the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) will host a webcast entitled "Capacity Building and Cultural Competence When Working with Minority Populations." The presenters are Fabricio Balcazar, PhD, Department of Disability and Human Development, and Yolanda Suarez, PhD, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago. This webcast is presented in collaboration with the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) program. The presentation will describe the researchers' conceptual framework forcultural competence training, review the factors that determine cultural
diversity, and summarize their training activities in this area to date.
NCDDR Webcast page: http://www.ncddr.org/webcasts/webcast4.html [posted on Agencies and Communities Together (ACT)]
Save the Date!
Hmong Footprints: Cultivating a Vibrant Hmong Culture
April 12-15, 2007
Detroit, Michigan ~ Marriott Renaissance Center
The conference goals are to develop the capacity of those who serve Hmong, stimulate active participation of the Hmong American community, develop youth leadership, and encourage partnerships and collaboration among diverse people working to improve the lives of new Americans. The Conference serves as an avenue for community, professional, and leadership development for Hmong and non-Hmong alike.
http://hndinc.org/conference.php [posted on aapcho-path listserv]
¡Salud Se Peude!
2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Conference
Hold The Date: July 12 - 14, 2007
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Attention Librarians, Information Specialists, Health Educators and other Health Professionals serving Hispanics and Latinos
You are cordially invited to Save the Date for This Important Event.
The 2007 institute will focus on creating awareness of information resources related to the health issues of Hispanics and Latinos, showcasing best practices in libraries and information centers, and providing librarians, health information specialists and healthcare providers with the knowledge to improve services and health care.Conference details will be released soon. Contact us and ask to be put on an email list for updates as they are released. Your email address will not be used or released for any other purpose.
sirls@email.arizona.edu
520-621-3565
http://sir.arizona.edu/trejo/
Please mark your calendar for the annual Health Action 2007 conference taking place in Washington, DC from January 25-27, 2007 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. Senator Barack Obama will be delivering the opening plenary address. New at this year’s conference, Families USA is pleased to offer a track that will focus on minority health issues. Come learn about activities at the national, state, and local level to address racial and ethnic health disparities; meet advocates from around the country engaged in this work; and reconnect with colleagues in the field. http://ga3.org/familiesusa/events/conference2007/details.tcl [posted on Minority Health Initiatives at Families USA email]
Paradigms of Health for Communities of Color: Moving Beyond Hope
October 31 – November 1, 2006
Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Kearney, NE
For more information on this conference, see http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/omh/MHConference.htm
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation invites you to participate in an important webinar: Strategies & Challenges to Reduce Disparities and Ensure Culturally Competent Maternal & Child Health Care Monday, October 30, 2006 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST) Widespread health care barriers lead to poor health outcomes for many mothers and children in the U.S. Given the long lasting impact of childhood health conditions and the impact of a mother’s health on her child, greater attention must be paid to addressing maternal and child health disparities and improving the cultural competency of care delivery. Due to the multifaceted manner in which health care is provided in the U.S., it is imperative for the various sectors participating in the health care system to work together to ensure culturally competent health care services are provided to women and children. http://www.nihcm.org/finalweb/pg_mch_conferences.htm [posted on CLAStalk-list]
WebJunction' s Spanish Language Outreach Program is presenting an "In Depth" webinar on a particular topic of importance to Spanish Language Outreach. You can access information on joining the webinar, view archived sessions, and find out more about resources discussed at http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=14186 [psted on Crossroads October 2006]
The GENERATIONS: Strengthening Women and Families Affected by HIV/AIDS initiative, funded by the National AIDS Fund and Johnson & Johnson, will provide 8-10 grants to community-based organizations to design and implement HIV/AIDS prevention interventions that reduce the spread of HIV among at-risk women/girls. Proposals are due October 20. For more information, peruse grant materials online http://tinyurl.com/gq579 or contact Phyllis Jones, GENERATIONS Program Officer, at the National AIDS Fund: (202) 408-4848 ext. 215 or pjones@aidsfund.org
The 2007 United States Conference on AIDS 2007 (USCA) will be held November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Information about the meeting will be available online soon - please visit NMAC's website for updates. http://www.nmac.org/home/
[posted on National Minority AIDS Council Lifeline, subscribe at http://ga1.org/nmac/join.html?r=2pzp_Zs1lQNpE]
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) will host its 28th Annual National Conference in Detroit, Michigan, November 2-4, 2006
Generations of Innovation
http://www.aises.org/events/2006/
HIV/AIDS Rising Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
http://www.usmedicine.com/dailyNews.cfm?dailyID=297
Some 1,000 Native American community representatives, and federal, state and local health officials gathered in early May in Anchorage to address concerns over the growing incidence of HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the disease is a significant and rising problem in the Native American population, said Frank Canizales, MSW, a management analyst and HIV/AIDS coordinator for the Indian Health Service’s Division of Behavioral Health in Rockville, Md., as well as a federal government advisory member for the conference planning committee.
[posted on [NS_Education] Digest Number 353]
Rand Study Shows Providing Health Insurance to Low-Income Children Improves Their Quality of Life
Providing low-income children with government-sponsored health insurance improves their quality of life as it expands their access to doctors and other health services, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. Studying families in California, researchers found that children newly enrolled in a public health insurance program reported improvements such as doing better in school, feeling better physically and getting along better with their peers, according to a study published in the September edition of the Journal of Pediatrics. "Having an insurance card makes it easier to get care when you need it and getting that care makes you feel better," said Michael Seid, a RAND psychologist and lead author of the study.[RAND News Release, 9-7-06] http://www.rand.org/news/press.06/09.07.html
The Changing Face of Health Education and Health Promotion
Call for Abstracts Deadline: October 20, 2006
June 7-9, 2007 -- Seattle, WA
This national health education and health promotion conference is cosponsored by the Directors of Health Promotion and Education, the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Proposals are encouraged for concurrent sessions, pre or post-conference workshops, or poster presentations at the 2007 National Health Education Conference & SOPHE's 2007 Midyear Scientific Conference. Online submissions: http://www.sophe.org or go directly to http://www.sophe.org/abstract_index.asp
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 9-13-06]
