Registration
Call for Papers, Panels, and Posters
THE CALL IS NOW CLOSED!
See the Conference Program - http://www.tc.edu/healthdisparitiesconference/index.asp?Id=Conference+Program&Info=Conference+Program - for those submissions selected for presentation on March 15th and 16th, 2013.
For
THE FIFTH ANNUAL HEALTH DISPARITIES CONFERENCE AT TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Expert Continuing Education Webcasted Live with Viewer Participation and In-Person Participation in
New York, New York March 15th-16th, 2013
Conference Theme:Culturally Appropriate Research, Practice, and Policy Approaches to Health Disparities within a Stress and Coping Bio-Psycho-Social-Environmental-Cultural Framework
Featuring Expert Keynote Speakers and Special Expert Panels on:
- 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
- Contemporary Youth, Hip-Hop, and Urban Science Education: The Role of Multimedia Educational Technology in Disseminating the Science Communities Need for Empowerment to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submit by January 8, 2013 a 500 word abstract proposing a 45 minute paper, 90 minute panel, or poster to: Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D. at: BCW3@Columbia.edu. Dr. Wallace is Founding Conference Director,Professor of Health Education, and Director of the Research Group on Disparities in Health, Department of Health and Behavior Studies Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 114, 525 West 120th Street NY, NY 10027, TEL: (212) 678-3966 (message) or (267) 269-7411 (cell)
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES/ CHECKLIST:
__A 500 word abstract on page # 1 of your e-mail attachment, describing your proposal to present a 45 minute paper, 90 minute panel, or poster — without names, in order to facilitate a blind review
__Your abstract should show how your proposed paper/panel/poster addresses one of the conference topics, presents research findings, or evidence-based practices in relation to health disparities and the conference theme, etc…;
__On page # 2 of your e-mail attachment indicate your name, title, affiliation, address, telephone, and e-mail address, as well as the name, title, and affiliation of each of your co-presenters. Graduate students and early career professionals are especially encouraged to submit posters/participate in the conference.
__Finally, indicate whether you will present in person (i.e. required for posters) or have obstacles to being present in person that necessitate your using Skype to participate
CONFERENCE REVIEW, REGISTRATION, AND SUBMISSION TIMELINE:
- You will be notified by January 18, 2013 of the results of the review of abstracts
- If your proposal is accepted, then you must register (no fee) for the conference by March 1, 2013
- You must submit any PowerPoints for your presentation by February 22, 2013
- You can present via Skype or in—person at the conference.
CONFERENCE TOPICS: * Evidence-Based Approaches * Cultural Competence * Urban to International health * Race/ Ethnicity, Gender, Class, Sexual Orientation Disparities * HIV/AIDS * Cardiovascular Disease/Hypertension * Smoking * Nutrition * Obesity * Diabetes * Cancer/Cancer Screening * Injury * Violence * Addiction * Incarceration * Immigration Issues * Infant Mortality/Maternal Health * Childhood Asthma and Other Childhood Illnesses * Disparities in Education * Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, STDs and Other Issues * Mental Illness * Suicide * Dual Diagnoses/Co-morbidity * Organ Transplant Issues * Disparities Impacting the Elderly * Obtaining Health Disparity Research Grants * People with Disabilities * 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
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute; Director, Center of Excellence on Health Disparities; 16th Surgeon General of the United States;
Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert Fullilove, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences; Co-Director of the Community Research Group; Co-Director of the Program in Urbanism and Community Health in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Charles Basch, Ph.D.
Richard March Hoe Professor of Health Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. Leading National Expert on the Health and Learning Connection for the Nation’s Youth.
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Christopher Emdin, Ph.D.
Conference Co-Director, Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Author of the award-winning book, Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation
Barbara Wallace, Ph.D.
Conference Co-Director, Prof. of Health Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, Author/Editor, Toward Equity in Health: A New Global Approach to Health Disparities.
AND OTHER PANEL AND POSTER PRESENTERS RESPONDING TO THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Other invited keynote speakers to be announced on the conference website in coming weeks.
NO REGISTRATION FEES: There is NO conference registration fee. All accepted to present and all in-person conference attendees must register online (i.e. conference website) for the conference by February 8, 2013, in order to facilitate conference planning.
PRESS RELEASE
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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 a.m.
- 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.