2013 Conference Theme
The 2013 conference theme is:Culturally Appropriate Research, Practice, and Policy Approaches to Health Disparities within a Stress and Coping Bio-Psycho-Social-Environmental-Cultural Framework
The Keynote and Plenary speakers, as well as the selected papers, panels and posters will address this theme, while other topics will be covered:
- Evidence-Based Approaches
- Hip-Hop and Health
- Cultural Competence
- Urban to International health
- Race/ Ethnicity, Gender, Class, and Sexual Orientation Disparities
- LGBT and MSM Issues
- HIV/AIDS
- Cardiovascular Disease/Hypertension
- Smoking
- Nutrition, Obesity, Diabetes
- Cancer/Cancer Screening
- Injury
- Violence
- Addiction
- Incarceration
- Immigration Issues
- Infant Mortality/Maternal Health
- Disparities in Education
- Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, STDs and Other Issues
- Mental Illness
- Suicide
- Dual Diagnoses/Co-morbidity
- Disparities Impacting the Elderly
- Housing and Environmental Issues
- Collaborations Between Academic and Community-/Faith Based Organizations
- The Importance of the Pipeline - Mentoring High School/College/Graduate Students for Health Disparities Careers