Camara P.Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. - 5th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecturer - February 28, 2003
25th Annual MHC
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Program for Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes (ECHO)
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.  - Keynote Lecturer - 9th Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health - June 9-13, 2003
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9th Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health

Agenda

MONDAY, June 9, 2003
Research towards the elimination of disparities

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT

Introduction
Victor J. Schoenbach, Ph.D. [bio]
Principal Investigator, Minority Health Project, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Welcomes
William L. Roper, M.D., M.P.H. [bio]
Dean and Professor of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Paul A. Godley, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.P. [bio]
Director, UNC Program on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes (ECHO); Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Research Towards the Elimination of Health Disparities [abstract]
Yvonne T. Maddox, Ph.D. [bio]
Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
Moderator: Robert W. Ryder, M.D., M.Sc., Professor, Department of Epidemiology, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
Break (15 minutes)
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT

Innovations in HIV Prevention with Latina and African American Women at High Risk [abstract]
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D. (Keynote) [bio]
Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences at the Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Moderator: Vijaya K. Hogan, Dr.P.H., Director, Curriculum on Health Disparities, Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC - Chapel Hill.

Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

TUESDAY, June 10, 2003
Conceptualization and measurement of race and ethnicity

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT
Genomic Definition of Self and Group Identity: Implications for Biomedical Research [abstract] [archived webcast]
Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D. [bio]
Associate Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Director of the Genetic Epidemiology Unit, National Human Genome Center at Howard University, Washington, DC.
Moderator: Andrea Weathers, M.D., Dr.P.H., Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC - Chapel Hill.
Co-sponsor:  North Carolina Center for Genomics and Public Health.
Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
Break (15 minutes)
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
Racial and Ethnic Data Issues for Epidemiologic Studies [citations]
Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D. [bio]
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Moderator: Sacoby Wilson, M.S., Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, School of Public Health, UNC - Chapel Hill.
Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2003
Bringing data to bear on understanding health disparities
(co-sponsor:  UNC Center for Health Statistics Research)

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT

Using Health and Family Data from the National Center for Health Statistics to Study Health Disparities [abstract ]
Anjani Chandra, Ph.D.
[bio]
Demographer, National Survey of Family Growth, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD.
Moderator: Annice E. Kim, M.P.H., Doctoral Candidate, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, School of Public Health, UNC - Chapel Hill.

Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
   
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
African Americans and HIV: Context and Epidemiology [abstract]
Adaora A. Adimora, M.D., M.P.H [bio]
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Moderator: Ahinee Amamoo, M.P.H., Biostatistician, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC - Chapel Hill.
Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

THURSDAY, June 12, 2003
Health disparities research with Latinos and Native Americans

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT

The Development, Implementation, and Assessment of a Culturally Innovative HIV/AIDS Intervention for Hispanic Drug Injectors. [abstract ]
Antonio L. Estrada, Ph.D.
[bio]
Professor, Mexican American Studies and Public Health; Director, Mexican American Studies and Research Center, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Moderator: Guadalupe X. Ayala, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, School of Public Health, UNC - Chapel Hill.

Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
Break (15 minutes)
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
Roots of American Indian/Alaska Native: Indigenous Health Disparities [abstract ]
Michael Bird, M.S.W., M.P.H. [bio]
Executive Director, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, Oakland, CA.
Moderator: Ursula Tsosie, MSPH Student, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, UNC - Chapel Hill.
Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

FRIDAY, June 13, 2003
Health disparities research at historically black colleges and universities with public health programs
(co-sponsor:  Morgan-Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions)

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT

Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Among African American Women: A Comparative Study [abstract ]
Fran T. Close, Ph.D. [bio]
Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health & Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL.
Moderator: Dr. Cynthia M. Harris, Director Public Health Institute, Florida A & M University.

Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
Break (15 minutes)
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
Seat Belt Use Among African-Americans: Utilizing Key Stakeholders to Decrease the Disparity. [abstract ]
Otis Cosby, M.D., Ph.D. [bio]
Director, Environmental and Occupational Health, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.
Moderator: Dr. Denicia Fowler, Postdoctoral Student in Health Disparities Research, Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Morgan State University.
Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Videoconference ends


Links for participants:
 *  Agenda
 *  Abstracts, bibliography, citations, links
 *  Attending the conference at UNC-CH
 *  Continuing education credits
 *  Credits and acknowledgements
 *  Find a viewing site near you

 * Form to ask questions during the videoconference
 * Instructor's slides
 * Participant evaluation

 * Speakers
 * Videoconference materials
 * Webcast of the opening and keynote presentations


 Links for site facilitators:
  *  Register to be a satellite downlink site
  
*  Site facilitator information
  *  Videoconference materials
  *  Attendance sheet for signing-in participants
  *  Color publicity flyer
  *  Site facilitator evaluation

Miscellaneous links:

  
*  Final report on the 2001 Videoconference
  
*  Previous Videoconferences in this series
  
*  Back to the top

  Return to the Minority Health home page 


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