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Teachers College, Columbia University
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Conference Program

Please see the Conference Program pdf for a complete listing of all conference events, Plenary Session Speakers (Keynote Addresses, Community Forum, etc..), Papers, Panels, and Posters.
 
Also see the detailed information in the Conference Program on CHES/MCHES continuing education contact hours --and all related procedures.



IMPORTANT NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM PDF SUPERSEDES ALL OTHER DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING WHAT IS BELOW.


FRIDAY CONFERENCE PROGRAM: MARCH 15, 2013


FRIDAY THEME: What researchers, academics, varied practitioners, and students in public health/community health need to KNOW, VALUE, and DO-'"regarding "Culturally Appropriate Research, Practice, and Policy Approaches to Health Disparities within a Stress and Coping Bio-Psycho-Social-Environmental-Cultural Framework"

8:00 Registration Opens, Coat-Check Opens, Light Breakfast/Coffee Available

8:00 - 8:30 HBSS 5800 Registered Students Sign In

9:00-10:00 Cultural Opening (the 2009 Cultural Opening has 2,113 views on YouTube)

SPECIAL FRIDAY FOCUS:

  • Exploring HIV/AIDS Syndemics and Social Determinants: Research, Practice, Policy and the People Living with HIV
  • Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: Culturally Appropriate Evidence-Based Practices and Trauma-Informed Services
  • The 10th Anniversary of the Research Group on Disparities in Health
  • The First Annual Meeting of the Alumni of the Research Group on Disparities in Health
  • The First Annual Video Battle on Health and Science

10:00-11:00 Plenary Speaker (Conference Director), Questions/Discussion

11:00-11:15 Break -- INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS WEBCASTED

11:15-11:20 Keynote Speaker Introduction

11:20-12:15 Friday Morning Keynote

12:15-1:45 Lunch on Your Own

1:45-2:00 Welcome Remarks/Speaker Introduction

2:00-3:00 Friday Afternoon Keynote-'"including Questions/Discussion

3:00- 3:15 Break -- INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS WEBCASTED

3:15-4:45 Featured Speaker/Panel and 3 Concurrent Break-Out Panels

4:45-5:00 Break -- INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS

5:00- 5:15 DAY # 1 CONFERENCE EVALUATION

5:15-7:15 The First Annual Video Battle on Health and Science: Announcing the Winners of this Video Competition. View all the winning 1 minute videos and help celebrate what will be a key focus of the new Center at Teachers College, Columbia University-'"i.e., The Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE).

Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D., Director of Health Equity, Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE)

Christopher Emdin, Ph.D., Director of Urban Science Education, Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE)

 5:30 HBSS 5800 Students in Course Sign-Out

7:15 Coat Pick Up (Coat Check Closes at 7:45)

SATURDAY CONFERENCE PROGRAM: MARCH 16, 2013

SATURDAY THEME: What community members, researchers, academics, students, as well as community-based and faith-based organizations need to KNOW, VALUE, and DO -'"regarding "Culturally Appropriate Research, Practice, and Policy Approaches to Health Disparities within a Stress and Coping Bio-Psycho-Social-Environmental-Cultural Framework"

8:00 Registration Opens, Coat-Check Opens, Light Breakfast/Coffee Available

8:00 - 8:30 HBSS 5800 Registered Students Sign In

8:30-9:00 Discussion Group with HBSS5800 Registered Students and Any Interested Conference Members with Professor Barbara Wallace-'"Impressions, Thoughts, Questions?

8:00-9:30 Poster Session Set-Up

9:30-10-30 Community Health Fair Set-Up

10:30-3:30 Free Community Health Fair (Health Screening Booths inside, HIV Rapid Testing Van outside-'"along with Asthma, Dental, and Vision Vans)

SPECIAL SATURDAY FOCUS:

  • Commemorating the 16th Year Anniversary of the Death of the Hip-Hop Culture's Iconic Figure: Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.
  • Contemporary Youth, Hip-Hop, and Urban Science Education: The Role of Multimedia Educational Technology in Disseminating the Science Needed for Community Empowerment to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities
  • The First Official Meeting and Annual Get Together of the Hip-hop Education Group
  • Hip-Hop Culture  and Health

9:00-9:05 Introduction of Speakers

9:05 -9:45 Plenary Speaker, Questions/Discussion

9:45-10:05 Featured Panel Speaker, Questions/Discussion

10:05-10:25 Featured Panel Speaker, Questions/Discussion

10:25-10:45 Community Forum: How Can Hip-hop Culture Embrace Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities? How can Health Disparities Embrace Hip-hop Culture and Nurture the Pipeline to Health Careers?

(Facilitated Conversation among the Plenary Speaker,

Featured Panel Speakers, and Conference Body)

10:45-11:00 Break-- INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS WEBCASTED

11:00-11:05 Introduction of Keynote Speaker

11:05-12:00 Keynote Speaker

12:00-2:00 Free Lunch at the Poster Session and Community Health Fair

2:00-2:15 Break - INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS WEBCASTED

(NOTE 2:15 Sessions-'" Community Members who attended the Community Health Fair are invited to join the conference body)

2:15-3:45 Featured (Community-Based) Speaker/Panel and 3 Concurrent Break-Out Panels

  • SPECIAL FOCUS: Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS in the Black Community: Culturally Appropriate Evidence-Based Practices and Trauma-Informed Services

3:45-4:00 Break-- INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS WEBCASTED

(NOTE 3:45 Sessions-'" Community Members who attended the Community Health Fair are invited to join the conference body)

4:00-5:30 Featured (Communty-Based) Speaker/Panel and 3 Concurrent Break-Out Panels

  • SPECIAL FOCUS: Hip-hop Culture and Health: What can we do about health disparities (e.g., HIV/AIDS, violence, homicide, suicide, obesity, heart disease, etc...)?

5:30-5:45 DAY # 2 CONFERENCE EVALUATION

(Snacks, Final Networking Opportunity)

6:00 HBSS 5800 Students in Course Sign-Out

9:00 Coat Pick Up (Coat Check Closes at 9:30)

6:00 - 9:00 A CYPHER on Health and Science (Special Guest Group to be announced!) and Special Celebration

We will be commemorating:

  • The 16th Year Anniversary of the Death of the Hip-Hop Culture's Iconic Figure: Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G. -- Featuring Odes to Biggie (Saturday)

We will be celebrating:

  • The launching of the new Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE) [Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D., Director of Health Equity, CHEUSE; Christopher Emdin, Ph.D., Director of Urban Science Education, CHEUSE]
  • The First Annual CYPHER
  • The First Annual Video Battle on Health and Science
  • The First Annual Get Together of the Hip-hop Education Group
  • The Tenth Anniversary of the Research Group on Disparities in Health and First Annual Get Together of the Alumni of the Research Group on Disparities in Health
  • The successful revival of the March conference - Fifth Annual Health Disparities Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University!

In future years, CHEUSE will be the sponsor of each of these annual events to be held together within this March conference.

The Conference Program at a Glance

NOTE: In the final conference program, each session will have one or more of the following symbols to indicate the content, focus, or theme being addressed in the session:


Providing sessions that connect to Hip-hop culture, while fostering urban science education  that focuses on health and health disparities; and, promotes the pipeline for youth to enter careers in health, science, and medicine. This is a main thrust of the new Center being launched at the conference (i.e. the Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education).

 

Providing varied practitioners and researchers new tools for use in their work, akin to a newly equipped toolbox-'"providing potentially new approaches to research, research findings-'"i.e. new knowledge, as well as new attitudes/beliefs (i.e. cultural competence), and skills/behavior.

 

Offering sessions on vulnerable and special populations impacted by disparities in health (i.e., African American males and youth, including the incarcerated or those newly released from incarceration; gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender; men who have sex with men; people with disabilities; immigrants, etc).

 

Urging community members and conference participants to celebrate women's history month by supporting the health of women and encouraging them to access health care and free screenings (e.g., glucose/diabetes, hypertension, quit smoking, HIV/AIDS, etc-')

 

Acknowledging the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, offering many sessions that serve to address it, while through our Community Health Fair on Saturday we are offering free RAPID HIV Testing in comfortable mobile vans!