Education
Fall 2004
September 28 - October 1
Fourth National Conference on "Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations: Integrating Community Needs into the National Health Agenda." Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, DC.
November 12, 2004
The Obesity Epidemic: Impact and Interventions within the Minority Communities. Jordan Hall Conference Center
Monthly Series
Winter/Spring 2006 (noon-1pm)
January 31
Topic: Violence as a Public Health Concern and Its Relationship to Gender, Ethnicity/Race. Presenter: Marcus Martin, M.D., Professor, Emergency Medicine. Location: UVa Dining Conference Rooms 1,2,3.
February 7
Topic: Stroke an Unequal Burden ; Presenter: Brad Worrall, M.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology and Public Health Sciences; Location: Family Medicine Conference Room.
March 21
Topic: Latino Health: An Outreach Approach ; Presenter: Peggy Whitehead, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Medical Center and Development Officer, Rural Health Outreach Program (RHOP); Location: UVa Dining Conference Rooms 2 & 3.
April--Canceled
May 16--Canceled
Topic: The Imperfect Storm: Storms, Poverty, Disparities and Chronic Diseases; Presenter: Ross Isaacs, MD. Associate Director: Center on Health Disparities; Associate Professor of Medicine: Division of Transplant Nephrology; Location: UVa Dining Conference Rooms 2 & 3.
Fall 2005
October 12
Medical Center Hour
Public Private Partnerships: Can They Remedy Health Disparities?
Featuring: Jane H. Woods, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; Randy Axelrod, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Care Management, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; Arthur Garson, Jr.., MD, MPH, James Carroll Flippin Professor of Medical Science, Dean, School of Medicine, and Vice President, UVA; Evelyn Lewis, MD, MA , Regional Medical Research Specialist, Pfizer.
Spring 2004
April 13
The Global Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in Underserved Populations
Ross Isaacs, M.D., Associate Director: Center for Improving Minority Health; Associate Professor of Medicine: Division of Nephrology
May 27
The International Family Medicine Clinic and Cultural Competence: Caring for Refugees at the University of Virginia
Fern R. Hauck, M.D., M.S.; Associate Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Health Evaluation Sciences; Director of Research; Director of International Family Medicine Clinic
All CHD "Monthly Series" programs are free and open to the public.
For more information about programs, contact Juleen Stephen.
University of Virginia
Courses on Minority Health co-sponsored by the CHD
Fall 2006 TBA
Educational Programs for Minorities
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