Press Release
New TC Center to Advance Multimedia Health and Science Education to Foster Health Equity and Academic Achievement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2013
PRESS CONTACT:To obtain a PRESS PASS and arrange any advance interviews or interviews at the conference, please contact: Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D., Conference Co-Director (Wallace@tc.edu), 267-269-7411. For information go to www.tc.edu/healthdisparitiesconference/ * Follow our twitter handle @CHEUSE_TC
MEDIA ADVISORY
New TC Center to Advance Multimedia Health and Science Education to Foster
Health Equity and Academic Achievement
Teachers College will launch its new Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE) at its fifth annual Health Disparities Conference
WHAT: 5th Annual Health Disparities Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University
WHEN: March 15th and 16th (Friday and Saturday), 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. each day
Opening Plenary Address by Dr. Barbara Wallace - March 15, 9:30 a.m.
Launch of new Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education - March 15, 10:30
Keynote Address by Dr. Christopher Emdin - March 15, 11 a.m.
Keynote Address by Dr. Charles Basch - March 15, 1:45
Keynote Address by Dr. Robert Fullilove – March 16, 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Address by Dr. David Satcher – March 16, 11:00 a.m.
Featured Address by Hon. C. Virginia Fields – March 16, 2:15 p.m.
WHERE: Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th St., New York, NY (Between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave.)
This conference at Teachers College, Columbia University will launch a new center that will research and explore evidence-based approaches to fostering health equity and academic achievement through the use of innovative multimedia strategies to school health and urban science education—including implications for policy. Co-directors of the conference and the new center are professors Barbara Wallace and Christopher Emdin, faculty members at Teachers College.
Former Surgeon General David Satcher will speak at the conference and be honored for his work. Other national leaders will address topics such as: the health and school achievement connection; hip-hop culture and health; and the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The conference is part of the 125th Anniversary Celebration of Teachers College and sponsored by the Program in Health Education and the Program in Science Education.
Who Should Attend:Those from universities, medical centers, and research centers, along with community members representing all segments of our society and varied community- and faith-based organizations; also, those students and community members aspiring to enter careers in the health sciences.
What to Expect: Expert continuing education on health disparities research, practice and policy approaches that is being provided both live in-person and Webcast, and community involvement
- Conference keynote and plenary speakers include: David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States; Charles E. Basch, Ph.D., Richard March Hoe Professor of Health Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and a leading national expert on closing the achievement gap by improving the health of students in our nation’s schools; Christopher Emdin, PhD., Professor of Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and author of the award winning book, Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation Barbara Wallace, Ph.D., Professor of Health Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, author of the acclaimed book, Toward Equity in Health: A New Global Approach to Health Disparities; Robert E. Fullilove, Ed.D. of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; and, Former Manhattan Borough President, the Honorable C. Virginia Fields, President and CEO, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS.
- Speakers from across the nation; Special conference tracks (e.g. CHES/MCHES track offering 10 Category I continuing education contact hours, and 10 advanced level continuing education contact hours for the fee of $10.00; hip-hop and health track; HIV/AIDS track; vulnerable populations track, etc….); Panels, concurrent break-out sessions, and a scientific poster session; Free Community Health Fair --Saturday from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm – featuring confidential, private Rapid HIV Testing and other varied screenings.
How to Participate: Register online by March 11th at the conference website www.tc.edu/HealthDisparitiesConference . There is no registration fee. Only online advance registration by March 11th ensures receipt of a Conference Program and Free Lunch. Walk-ins registrants also accepted. The conference will also be Webcast, necessitating advance registration by March 13th via the conference website.