MONDAY, June 12: ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES

Linda Burhansstipanov, Dr.P.H. 

1. Identify at least two Native American data issues.
2. Describe at least two health misconceptions about Native Americans.
3. Explain at least two ways cultural perceptions affect access to health care
4. List at least three lessons learned from previous Native American cancer interventions.
5. Describe at least three on-going national Native American cancer projects.

TUESDAY, June 13: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT OF RACE AND ETHNICITY

Camara P. Jones, M.D., Ph.D. 

1. Critique how the variable "race" is currently used in public health research.
2. Describe what is measured by the variable "race".
3. Describe three levels of racism and how each level affects health.
4. Present an overview of approaches to measuring racism.
5. Examine comparisons of systolic blood pressure distributions by "race".
6. Introduce the Accelerated Aging Hypothesis.
7. Make specific recommendations for epidemiologic practice with regard to issues of "race" and racism.

Olivia D. Carter-Pokras, M.H.s., Ph.D. 

1. Become updated on revised classification categories and instructions for federal reporting on race and ethnicity.
2. Understand implications of new reporting recommendations for collection and analysis of census and health data.
3. Become aware of plans for monitoring progress towards elimination of racial and ethnic disparities set forth in Healthy People 2010.
4. Recognize the role of socioeconomic status and income inequality measures in health disparities research.

WEDNESDAY, June 14: SURVEYING ETHNIC POPULATIONS

William D. Kalsbeek, Ph.D. 

1. Understand unique challenges of sampling racial and ethnic population subgroups
2. Examine probability sampling and barriers to producing statistically effective samples for these populations
3. Learn strategies for improving subgroup sampling

Elena E. S. Yu, Ph.D., M.P.H. 

1. Become aware of ways in which epidemiologic concepts can improve collection and analysis of data on ethnic minority populations.
2. Learn important advantages and disadvantages of principal epidemiologic study designs and their applicability to minority health research
3. Gain insight into conceptual and methodological challenges in controlling for confounding and assessing effect modification in analyses of race/ethnicity
4. Become familiar with new approaches for population-based studies of health disparities

THURSDAY, June 15: COGNITION AND CULTURE

Richard B. Warnecke, Ph.D. 

1. Understand the cognitive paradigm underlying individual's responses to questions comprising interviews.
2. Use the cognitive paradigm to determine questions that are problematic and invalid in surveys targeting ethnic minorities and respondents of limited educational backgrounds.
3. Design survey questions that can be answered by respondents who are ethnic minorities and those have limited educational backgrounds.

Aida L. M. Giachello, Ph.D. 

1. Become familiar with selected sociodemographic, economic, and cultural characteristics of the Latino population.
2. Understand health disparities for Latinos and how they vary among this population by gender, age, nationality and levels of acculturation and assimilation into the mainstream society.
3. Become familiar with some cultural competency models for public health research and interventions, and for the delivery of culturally competent health services.

FRIDAY, June 16: COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH

Robert E. Fullilove, III, Ed.D. 

1. Understand "community context," a concept important in understanding the relationship between race and health.
2. Be able to articulate a set of qualitative research questions that are appropriate for studying ethnic minorities within the community context.
3. Be able to identify methods that are appropriate in the examination of the contribution of cultural, social and other factors to health outcomes affecting ethnic minorities and poor populations.

1. Gain knowledge about the conceptual framework of the stress process and health and its implications for community-based participatory research.
2. Become familiar with the key principles of and rationale for community-based participatory research
3. Understand processes and challenges in evaluating community-based participatory research endeavors, using the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Cneter as an example.
4. Learn strategies for creating effective commuity-based participatory research projects.