2000 Summer Public Health Research Videoconference
on Minority Health

Agenda

MONDAY, June 12, 2000 - Eliminating health disparities

Moderator:  
 
Miriam Thomas
Co-anchor for News Channel 11, Durham NC
1:30pm EDT Introduction to the 2000 Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health
1:45pm EDT
 
 
Framework for Understanding Health Disparities
John Ruffin, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research on Minority Health, National Institutes of Health
2:35pm EDT Questions and discussion
2:50pm EDT Break
3:05pm EDT
 
 
 
Keynote Address: Native American Health Issues, Lessons Learned from
Community-Based Interventions, and Overview of Native Cancer Projects

Linda Burhansstipanov, M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Executive Director, Native American Cancer Research Program
4:05pm EDT Questions and discussion
4:20pm EDT Closing remarks
4:30pm EDT Transmission ends
 

TUESDAY, June 13, 2000 - Conceptualization and measurement of race and ethnicity

Moderator:  
 
Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D.
Director, Education and Biomedical Research Development
1:30pm EDT
 
 
 
The Impacts of Racism on Health
Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health & Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health

2:30pm EDT Questions and discussion
2:50pm EDT Break
3:05pm EDT
 
Race and Ethnicity: Categories and the Influence of SES on Health
Olivia D. Carter-Pokras, M.H.S., Ph.D.
Division Director, Division of Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, DHHS

4:05pm EDT Questions and discussion
4:20pm EDT Closing remarks
4:30pm EDT Transmission ends
 

WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2000 - Surveying ethnic populations

Moderator:  
 
 
Victor J. Schoenbach, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UNC Department of Epidemiology
Co-Principal Investigator, Minority Health Project
1:30pm EDT
 
 
 
Sampling Racial and Ethnic Minorities
William D. Kalsbeek, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Director, Center for Health Statistics Research, UNC School of Public Health
2:35pm EDT Questions and discussion
2:50pm EDT Break
3:05pm EDT
 
 
 
Minority Health Research: Application of Epidemiologic Methods
Elena E. S. Yu, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

4:05pm EDT Questions and discussion
4:20pm EDT Closing remarks
4:30pm EDT Transmission ends
 

THURSDAY, June 15, 2000 - Cognition and culture

Moderator:  
 
 
Trude A. Bennett, Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor, UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health
Co-Principal Investigator, Minority Health Project
1:30pm EDT
 
 
 
 
Qualitative Approaches to Questionnaire Design: Methods and Applications
Richard B. Warnecke, Ph.D.
Director, Health Policy Center and Center for Health Services Research
Professor, Departments of Sociology, Epidemiology and Biometry
University of Illinois at Chicago

2:30pm EDT Questions and discussion
2:50pm EDT Break
3:05pm EDT
 
 
 
 
Issues and Challenges in Reducing Health Disparities among Hispanics/Latinos
in the US

Aida L. M. Giachello, Ph.D.
Director, Midwest Latino Health Research, Training, and Policy Center
Associate Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago

4:05pm EDT Questions and discussion
4:20pm EDT Closing remarks
4:30pm EDT Transmission ends
 

FRIDAY, June 16, 2000 - Community-based Research

Moderators:  
 
 
 
 
Dorothy C. Browne, M.S.W., Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor, UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health
Co-Principal Investigator, Minority Health Project;
Audrey S. Burwell, M.S.
Director, Minority Grants Program, National Center for Health Statistics/CDC
1:30pm EDT
 
 
 
Assumptions in Community-based Research and Assessment
Robert E. Fullilove, III, Ed.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Community and Minority Affairs
The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

2:30pm EDT Questions and discussion
2:50pm EDT Break
3:05pm EDT
 
 
 
 
The Detroit Community Academic Urban Research Center: Principles, Rationale, Challenges and Lessons Learned through a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership
Barbara A. Israel, Dr.P.H.
Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health

4:05pm EDT Questions and discussion (recorded from the morning)
4:20pm EDT Closing remarks
4:30pm EDT Videoconference ends

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Videoconference materials (and links to slides)
Abstracts (and links to slides)
Learning objectives
Suggested readings

Guide to the Videoconference web pages
Videoconference announcement
Overview of the Videoconference
Find a site near you
Information for satellite downlink sites
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Information for site facilitators
Attend the Videoconference at the UNC School of Public Health in Chapel Hill   (Register now)
Videoconference staff
Credits, acknowledgements, sponsorship

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Updated 6/12/2000, 6/13/2000, 8/25/2000, 4/5/2001vs minority_health@unc.edu