2002 Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health

Agenda

MONDAY, June 17, 2002
Research towards the elimination of disparities

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

Introduction
Victor J. Schoenbach, Ph.D. (About)  
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.
Dean and Professor of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Anissa I. Vines, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Director, UNC Program on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes (ECHO)

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: An Overview of National Data and NIH Future Directions in Behavioral and Social Causal Factors
Raynard Kington, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research; Acting Director, NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Moderator: Vijaya K. Hogan, Dr.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor, Dept Maternal and Child Health; Director, Curriculum on Health Disparities, School of Public Health.
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
Break (15 minutes)
 
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
SES, Ethnicity, Culture: Toward Understanding the Sources of Disparity in Academic and Mental Health Outcomes
Oscar A. Barbarin, III, Ph.D. (Keynote)
L. Richardson and Emily Preyer Bicentennial Distinguished Professor for Strengthening Families, School of Social Work and Senior Investigator, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Moderator: Victor J. Schoenbach, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology; Principal Investigator, Minority Health Project, School of Public Health, UNC-CH. .
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

TUESDAY, June 18, 2002
Conceptualization and measurement of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT
The Emperor's New Clothes: Biomedical Research and the Social Construction of Race
Joseph L. Graves, Jr, Ph.D.
Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Life Sciences & Principal Investigator, Bridges Program, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, AZ
Moderator: Anissa Vines, Ph.D., Associate Director, Ethnicity, Culture and Health Outcomes Program,UNC-CH.
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
  Break (15 minutes)
 
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
Recent developments in improving racial & ethnic data
Olivia D. Carter-Pokras, M.H.S., Ph.D.
Division Director, Division of Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, DHHS
Moderator: Shelley A. Francis, M.P.H., CHES, Doctoral Student, Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-CH.
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2002
Methodological questions in research on Latino health

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

Perinatal Health Of Mexican American/Latino Women: Implications For Research, and Health Service Delivery
Hector Balcazar, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
Moderator: Andrea C. Weathers, M.D, Dr.PH., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Maternal and Child Health, UNC-CH.

  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
  Break (15 minutes)
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT

The Hispanic Paradox and Measurement Error: Recall of Last Menstrual Period and Estimation of Gestational Age among Mexican Immigrants

Robert P. Agans, Ph.D.
Center for Health Statistics Research, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Natalia Deeb-Sossa, M.A.
Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Betzabe C. Butron-Riveros, M.D., M.Sc., P.H.D.C.
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Moderator: M. Ahinee Amamoo, M.S, Biostatistician, UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Biostatistics Shared Resource Center, UNC-CH.

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

THURSDAY, June 20, 2002
Application of concepts

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

Racial concordance and outcomes of care for black patients with high blood pressure
Thomas R. Konrad., M.A., Ph.D.
Program Director, Primary Care and the Health Professions, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Chapel Hill, NC

Daniel Howard, Ph.D.
Director of Sponsored Program, Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC.
Moderator: Kamilah B. Thomas, Master's Student, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, UNC-CH.

  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
  Break (15 minutes)
 
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
Assessing the health of Asian American youth: a multidisciplinary approach.
Cliff Akiyama, M.A.
Ph.D. Candidate in Criminology, University of Pennsylvania and the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology
Moderator: Maggie Hicken, M.P.H., Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-CH.
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Session ends
 

FRIDAY, June 21, 2002
Conducting research in partnership with the community

10:30am PDT
11:30am MDT
12:30pm CDT
01:30pm EDT
Tobacco control in American Indian communities
Felicia Schanche Hodge, Dr.P.H
Professor and Director, Center for American Indian Research and Education, Minneapolis, MN
Moderator: Angie Huang, Master's Student, Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-CH.
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
  Break (15 minutes)
 
12:05pm PDT
01:05pm MDT
02:05pm CDT
03:05pm EDT
Health equity and social justice: community models, national priorities
Adewale Troutman, M.D., M.P.H., F.S.C.S.P.P., F.W.H.O/E.U.C.C.
Director, Fulton County Department Of Health and Wellness, Atlanta, GA
Moderator: Lisa Pullen, M.S.P.H., Doctoral Student, Department of Health Behavior and Health, Education, UNC-CH.
  Questions and discussion (15-20 minutes)
04:25pm EDT Videoconference ends

Links: 
    2002 Institute home page
    Agenda
    Continuing education credits
    Credits and acknowledgements
    Find a downlink site in your area
    Instructors
    Objectives, intended audience, policies
    Participant evaluation forms
    Pre-register to attend the Institute at UNC-CH
    Videoconference materials
    Videotapes
    Webcast of the opening & keynote lectures


Links for downlink sites: 
    General information
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    Downlink agreement
    
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    Publicity flyer (620 kb word doc)
    Daily attendance form (33 kb word doc)

Other links: 

    Previous Videoconferences in this series
    Final report on the 2001 Videoconference
    
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