4083.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| This interactive session will feature four speakers from diverse public health backgrounds who are all involved in initiatives to reduce health disparities. Dr. Maxine Hayes, Chair of APHA's MCH Section, a pediatrician by profession and currently serving as the Washington State Health Officer, has been a national leader and lecturer on cultural competency in public health practice. Dr. Camara Jones, a researcher on the social determinants of health for the Centers for Disease Control, has published extensively in the epidemiological literature on the topic of race and the health effects of racism. Michael Bird, President of APHA, is an American Indian from New Mexico with over twenty years of service with the Indian Health Service. During his Presidency, Mr. Bird's primary focus has been on providing leadership in launching APHA's national initiative to eliminate health disparities. Dr. Nils Daulaire, President of the Global Health Council, brings more than 25 years of experience in international and Third World health issues to the discussion. The speakers will share highpoints of their work, their views on public health's role and responsibility in the effort to eliminate health disparities, and invite questions, comments and broad participation from those in attendance. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Is eliminating health disparities a realistic public health goal? 2. What new models is public health developing and implementing to provide more effective programs and services to diverse communities? 3. How has research on racism and health disparities informed public health practice? | ||||
| Karen Valenzuela, MA, MPA | ||||
| Camara Jones, MD, PhD Maxine Hayes, MD, MPH Michael Bird, MSW, MPH Nils Daulaire, MD, MPH | ||||
| Sponsor: | APHA-Special Sessions | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||