Summer Public Health Research
Institute on Minority Health
June 16-21, 1996
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
Sponsors
Department of Biostatistics
Department of Maternal and Child Health
School of Public Health
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In collaboration
with
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center
for Health Statistics
Association of Schools of Public Health
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public
Health is pleased to announce the second annual Summer Public Health Research
Institute on Minority Health. This session is designed to improve research methods,
decision making, policy development, and planning for minority health.
Objectives
The Summer Public Health Research Institute on Minority
Health will emphasize issues and solutions related to collecting and analyzing
data for racial and ethnic populations, studying the relationship between race
and socioeconomic status, identifying and reducing barriers to conducting research
in minority communities, and devising surveys to study minority populations and
subpopulations.
Location
The Institute will be held
at the School of Public Health on the campus of The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Since its beginning more than 200 years ago, the university has
become nationally known for its achievement in teaching, research, and public
service.
Who May Register
Registration is open to researchers,
graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals in federal and local
agencies and community-based organizations. Participants will be awarded continuing
education units (CEUs).
Certificate of Participation
A certificate of participation will be issued to those registering for Continuing
Education Units (CEUs). CEU participants are expected to participate in all course
activities.
Application Procedures
The application
form must be completed in its entirety and countersigned, if appropriate, by the
applicant's department head or supervisor. The application form must be accompanied
by a $15 non-refundable application fee payable to The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Mailing instructions are found on the application form in this
brochure.
Participants financed by federal or state agencies should
arrange to provide supporting documents (i.e., purchase order) with submission
of their applications. All registrants should be prepared to provide payment to
The University of North Carolina for the balance of their tuition in U.S. dollars
on the final day of registration. Checks, cash, money orders, or credit cards
(Mastercard or Visa) will be accepted.
Cancellation and Refund Policies
Full Tuition refunds will be issued to individuals who cancel by May
31, 1996. No refunds will be made after this date. Substitutions from the same
agency are allowed at any time with prior notification (call 919-966-7012).
Application Deadline
Prospective registrants are urged to
complete the application as soon as possible. Enrollment is limited to a maximum
of 150 participants. Applications received before May 1 will be given first consideration.
There are no prerequisites for enrolling in the Institute.
Final
Registration
Registration will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on
Sunday, June 16, 1996, in the Old Well Room of the Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro
Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Registration will be followed by an opening
session and reception at 7:00 p.m. All participants are urged to make their travel
plans so that they arrive in time to register and attend the opening session.
Registration and Fees
$590 (on or before May 1, 1996)
$650 (after May 1, 1996)
Fees include the cost of instructional
materials, reception, breaks, lunches, and CEUs.
Scholarship Awards
A limited number of scholarships to cover the registration fees will
be available to students enrolled in an accredited college or university. Those
applicants wanting to be considered for scholarship funds must include a short
statement of need with their application and indicate this on the application
form. Applications for scholarships must be received by April 15, 1996. Notice
of scholarship awards will be announced by May 1, 1996.
Hotel Accommodations
Rooms have been reserved for participants at the Carolina Inn in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina. Rates range from $85 - $95 per night. The hotel is a short
walk (5 minutes) or taxi ride away from the School of Public Health.
The Carolina Inn, owned by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
operated by Doubletree Hotels Corporation, recently reopened following a $13.5
million renovation. The Inn has been a crossroads landmark for the campus and
community since 1924. Gracious Mt. Vernon-style architecture, landscaped lawns,
and ancient trees welcome you. The Inn is located about 15 miles west of the Raleigh-Durham
International Airport.
For reservations, Institute participants should
contact the Carolina Inn at 1-800-962-8519. Reservations must be made by May 23,
1996. Please refer to the Summer Public Health Research Institute on Minority
Health when making reservations.
Invited Faculty
Delton Atkinson, MPH, MSPH
Director,
State Center for Health and Environmental Statistics
NC Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raj Bhopal,
MD
Professor and Head
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
The Medical School
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Betty Chewning, PhD
Principal Investigator
Sonderegger Research Center
University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy
Madison, Wisconsin
Audrey Burwell, MS
Grants Coordinator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health
Statistics
Hyattsville, Maryland
Carol Donófrio, PhD
Professor Emerita, School of Public Health
University of California
at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Aida Giachello, PhD
Director
Midwest Latino Health Resource Center
University of Chicago
at Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Richard Goodman, MD
Assistant
Director
Epidemiology Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Felicia Hodge, DrPH
Director,
Center for American Indian Research and Education
Berkeley, CA 94704
Thomas LaVeist, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Hygiene
and Public Health
Department of Health Policy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Patricia O'Campo, PhD
Assistant
Professor
Department of Maternal and Child Health
School of Hygiene
and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Diane Rowley, MD
Deputy Chief, Pregnancy and Infancy Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Robert
Sellers, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University
of Virgina
Charlottesville, Virgina
Paul Siegel, MD
Medical Epidemiologist
Office of Surveillance and Analysis Behaviorial Survelliance
Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Dong Suh, MPP
Policy Analyst
Asian and Pacific Islander
Health Forum
San Francisco, California
Emmanuel Taylor, DrPH
Senior Epidemiologist, Office of Minority Health
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Ruth Zambrana, PhD
Professor and Director, Center for Child Welfare
College of Nursing
and Health Science
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
Core Faculty
Trude Bennett, DrPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Maternal and Child Health
The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dorothy Browne, DrPH
Associate Professor
Department of Maternal
and Child Health
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School
of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lloyd J. Edwards,
PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biostatistics
The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
Ronald Helms, PhD
Professor
Department
of Biostatistics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School
of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
William Kalsbeek,
PhD
Associate Professor
Survey Research Unit
Department of
Biostatistics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School
of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Minority Health Project Staff
Larry Crum, PhD
Project Director
Department of Biostatistics
The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North
Carolina
Shelby S. Taylor
Department of Biostatistics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Tonya Armstrong, MA
Graduate
Research Assistant
Department of Psychology
The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Deborah
Cousins, BA
Research Assistant
Department of Epidemiology
The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Pai-Lien Chen, MS
Research Assistant
Department of Biostatistics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Randall
Rieger, BA
Research Assistant
Department of Biostatistics
The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1996 Summer Public Health
Research Institute Course Schedule
Sunday, June 16
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Registration
____
7:00
p.m.
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Monday,
June 17
8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Conceptualization and Measurement
I
Thomas LaVeist
____
11:45 a.m. -
1:15 p.m.
Lunch
____
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Conceptualization and Measurement II
Robert Sellers
Tuesday, June 18
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Reception
_____
8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Methods and Applications I
Delton Atkinson
Emmanuel Taylor
____
11:45 a.m.
- 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
____
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Methods and Applications II
Patricia O'Campo
Felicia Hodge
____
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Evening Lecture
Raj Bhopal
Wednesday, June 19
8:45
- 11:45 a.m.
Skills Building: Grant Writing
Dorothy Browne
Audrey Burwell
____
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
____
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Community Health
I
Betty Chewning
Aida Giachello
Thursday,
June 20
8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Skills Building: Scientific Writing
I
Richard Goodman
Paul Siegel
____
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
____
1:30 - 4:30
p.m.
Community Health II
Carol Donófrio
Dong Suh
____
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Skills Building:
Scientific Writing II
Friday, June 21
8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up
Audrey
Burwell
Diane Rowley
Ruth Zambrana
____
11:45
a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Other Activities
In addition to the formally scheduled sessions shown on this page, several
informal activities will take place during the week of the Institute. On Wednesday,
a demonstration of the Minority Health Project's Research and Database Catalogs
System, available on the Internet, will be presented by the Project staff and
graduate research assistants. Also, lunches will be served on Monday through Friday
in a "roundtable" fashion to facilitate informal research discussions.
Finally, a research poster room displaying participants' research will be open
for viewing Tuesday through Thursday.
Institute Description
The Summer Public Health Research
Institute on Minority Health consists of a series of daily modules, each focusing
on a specific topic relevant to minority health research. These modules will address
theoretical and practical issues related to the collection, analysis, and interpretation
of racial and ethnic data. Strengths and weaknesses of existing databases will
be reviewed for policy, program, and research purposes. The Institute will explore
innovative research strategies and methodologies relevant to the health of minority
communities. Specific topics will include racial and ethnic classification, survey
sampling, small area analysis, measuring racial disparities in health status,
racism as a risk factor, and distinguishing between race/ethnicity and social
class. These topics will be approached through a combination of lectures, class
discussions, and problem-solving exercises. The Institute instructors will be
joined by representatives from the National Center for Health Statistics and other
individuals with experience in conducting research in minority health and developing
new and innovative research techniques.
Agenda
Participants will register on Sunday, June 16, 1996. Registration
will take place from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., before the opening reception at the Old
Well Room, Carolina Inn. A keynote speaker will address the participants on Sunday
beginning at 7:00 p.m., and the reception will end at 9:00 p.m.
Monday, June 17, 1996: 8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Conceptualization and Measurement
This session will provide a basic theoretical framework for utilizing
the concepts of race and ethnicity in con ducting minority health research. The
session will stress the importance of distinguishing race and ethnicity from socioeconomic
status, examining the complex interactions among these factors, and exploring
the diversity within racial and ethnic groups. A central theme will be the persistent
disparities in health indicators and the extent to which our understanding of
these inequalities is hampered by methodological limitations.
Monday,
June 17, 1996: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Conceptualization and Measurement (continued)
The afternoon session will explore the advantages and disadvantages
of assessing race and ethnicity by various methods (e.g., provider/researcher
identification vs. self-identification). This session will also explore how the
quality of minority health research is affected by the methods used to measure
race and ethnicity. The class will formulate recommendations for the appropriate
assessment of race/ethnicity for various purposes.
Tuesday, June
18, 1996: 8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Methods and Applications
The application
of statistical methods in national, state, and local public health programs focusing
on minority health issues will be discussed. Examples of survey sampling design,
implementation, and data analysis at the state and local levels will be presented.
The use of small area estimation techniques in the analysis of national minority
health data will also be highlighted.
Tuesday, June 18, 1996: 1:30
- 4:30 p.m.
Methods and Applications (continued)
In this session,
public health researchers will demonstrate from their own work the development
of creative strategies for analyzing important public health issues specific to
racial and ethnic populations. Examples are methods for constructing models to
capture the impact of social and environmental variables, avoiding racial /ethnic
misclassification, and designing appropriate sampling frames for sparsely populated
groups. Participants will be exposed to innovative methodologies applying the
principles discussed in earlier sessions.
Tuesday,
June 18, 1996: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Evening Speaker
The evening
speaker will be Dr. Raj Bhopal, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology
and Public Health in the Medical School at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
United Kingdom. His work has focused on research issues related to ethnicity and
race in the European context. Based on an historical analysis, Dr. Bhopal's talk
will scrutinize scientific claims that deep insights about disease processes can
be unearthed by studying racial and ethnic variations in health.
Wednesday,
June 19, 1996: 8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Skills Building: Grants Writing
This session will provide the participants with an overview of the process
of obtaining funding from federal and private agencies and organizations for minority
health programming and research. Topics to be covered include: the differences
and similarities between federal and private agencies in the preparation of requests
for proposals, the preparation of applications for funding, selection of research
and programs for funding, and principal reasons for the disapproval of applications
for funding.
Wednesday, June 19, 1996: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Community
Health
This session will stress the importance of community involvement
in the various stages of survey and interven tion research. Speakers will cover
such topics as strategies for increasing the trust and involvement of communi
ties, techniques ensuring that research instruments and interventions are culturally
sensitive and appropriate, and mechanisms for disseminating program and research
results to community participants. In discussing these issues, speakers will present
examples from their ongoing research and program efforts.
Thursday,
June 20, 1996: 8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Skills Building: Scientific Writing
This two-part session will assist participants in developing and refining
skills involved in the preparation of scientific manuscripts. The session will
cover the organization and purpose of different sections of scientific manuscripts
for submission to a peer review journal, the process of writing and publishing
in a peer review journal, strategies for dealing with reviewers' comments for
revision of articles, and the principles and style for writing in the area of
public health.
Thursday, June 20, 1996: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Community
Health (continued)
Part two of a two-part session.
Thursday,
June 20, 1996: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Skills Building: Scientific Writing (continued)
Part two of a two-part session.
Friday, June 21, 1996:
8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up
A summary of
the critical cross-cutting issues that were discussed during the week of the Institute
will be presented, and insights will be offered on the implications for the future
of minority health research .
APPLICATION
FOR ADMISSION (please complete)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
· School of Public Health
1996 Summer Public Health Research Institute
on Minority Health, June 16-21, 1996
Note: Please type of print
clearly using black ink and complete this application in its entirety. Also
include a short (less than one page) typed statement about why you want to attend
this Institute and what you expect to learn . Applications received before
May 1, 1996, will be given first consideration. Applications received after that
date will be consid ered on a space-available basis.
If you are a student,
do you want to be considered for a scholarship award? [ ] Yes [ ] No
(If yes, attach a short statement of need with this application.)
Would
you be willing to prepare/present a research poster? [ ] Yes [ ] No Topic _____________________
Date of Application _____________________________________
Name _______________________________________________ (Last First Middle )
Department___________________________
Employer or School ________________________________________
Title _________________________________
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Race/Ethnicity____________________________________________
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School
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Institute?_______________________________________________________
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colleague)
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this application is accurate. I understand that the misrepresentation of any portion
of this application may be cause for cancelling admission or financial award.
Signature____________________________________________ Date _______________
Send this form with a check for $15 (non-refundable application fee)
made payable in U.S. dollars to The Univer sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
to: Shelby Taylor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department
of Biostatistics, CB# 7400 McGavran-Greenberg, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, phone
919/966-7012, fax 919/966 -0119, or Email minority_health@unc.edu.
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advisor, or supervisor (if student)
TUITION COSTS, ACCOMMODATIONS,
MEALS
Application Fee: Amount enclosed
$15 (non-refundable)
$15________
Registration Fee:
$590 (on or before May
1) ____________
$650 (after May 1) ____________
Total Enclosed
$___________
(Registration Fees include instructional materials,
reception, breaks, lunches, and CEUs.)
Accommodations (Students
receiving scholarships will be required to accept double occupancy housing.) [
] I will make my own arrangements for lodging. [ ] I will be staying at the Carolina
Inn. If yes, you are responsible for making your own hotel reservations. See housing
information inside this brochure. Room rates range from $85 - $95 per night. [
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