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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:27:52 -0500
From: Victor J. Schoenbach <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 23rd Annual Minority Health Conference, February 16,
     2001  broadcast - 54 downlink sites,
     32 states (plus webcast) (plus two  conference announcements)

RACE, CLASS, AND ENVIRONMENT:  THE STATE OF MINORITY HEALTH

Pregistration is full to attend the Conference in Chapel Hill, but
selected sessions can be viewed at over 50 satellite downlink sites in 31
states (plus UNC SPH) and over the Internet.
www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2001/satellite/downlink.htm
www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2001/webcast/webcast.htm

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
23rd Annual Minority Health Conference, directed by the Minority Student
Caucus.

February 16, 2001, 8:30 am to 4:15 pm at The William and Ida Friday
Continuing Education Center

The William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture will be given by Richard Moore,
Co-Founder of the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
and the Southwest Organizing Project, and Founder and Director of the
Bobby Garcia Clinic in Albuquerque, NM.  (More information about Mr.
Moore: www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2001/keynote.htm) Panelists for
the afternoon panel discussion on "Public Health in the New
Administration: Impact on the Future" are Bill Jenkins, PhD, Marian
Johnson-Thompson, PhD, Dennis McBride, MD, MPH, Jacqueline Resnick Joel
Schwartz, PhD, and Janet Southerland, DSS, MPH, PhD)

Mr. Moore's presentation and the afternoon's Panel Discussion on Public
Health in the New Administration will be carried live (free) by satellite
(C-band) and by Internet (also free) (Register to downlink from satellite
or Internet at: www.minority.unc.edu)

The goal of the conference is to explore the impact of social and
environmental factors on the health of minority populations by presenting
underlying conditions, examining innovative strategies, and identifying
priority areas for future research and practice.
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TWO OTHER CONFERENCES:

Methods in the Study of Human Sexuality: Relevance to AIDS Research,
cosponsored by the UNC Center for Aids Research and the Carolina
Population Center, May 4-5, 2001, at the UNC Friday Center in Chapel Hill,
NC.  Advance registration is required and attendance will be limited to
150. Download information and registration form from
www.cfar.unc.edu/social.asp

2001 Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health,
June 18-22, 2001 Now on C-band.  www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2001/
Keynote speaker:  Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. (see
www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2001/spkrbios/Jones.htm) Other confirmed
speakers include:  Ralph DiClemente, Margaret Davis, Aida Giachello,
Olivia Carter-Pokras, and Gina Wyngood.  NO SITE FEE.
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