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Building Healthy Families and Communities:
Addressing Health Disparities
MCH Summer Institute Free Web cast
June 21-22, 2004

JOIN US LIVE FOR KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SPEAKERS!

Please join us for a free, live webcast of selected portions of the 8th
Annual MCH Summer Institute on Strategies for Addressing Health Disparities
held at the University of Minnesota on June 21-22, 2004.  The Institute is
designed for individuals who are committed to providing programs, creating
policies, and conducting research that will improve the social conditions
and the quality of life for all members of society.  The speakers are all
public health leaders.  Sessions will reflect their dedication to, and
experience with, eliminating persistent class, gender, and racial
disparities.

The webcast is free to the public.  Participants will need high-speed
Internet to view the webcast, but will not be required to download
additional software.  To join, please email Liz Radel at [log in to unmask]
with your name, city, state, and the session(s) you would like to join.
She will send you directions on how to log on to the sessions.

Institute Sessions:

June 21, 9:00-10:00 A.M. CST
Somewhere Between Hope and Absurdity: Congress and the Healthcare
Underclass

Federal policy can be both helpful and harmful to the elimination of
maternal and child health disparities. Recent national efforts mixing
politics and science have made the work to eliminate health disparities
more difficult. There is also growing concern about the development of a
permanent health and healthcare underclass. The presenter will discuss
these issues and leave us with a charge and outline of how we can make an
impact!

Aranthan Steve Jones II, MPH is Senior Health Policy Advisor for the
Congressional Black Caucus - Health Braintrust (CBC-HBT) chaired by Virgin
Islands Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen. In this capacity, he directs
policy positions on access to care and health disparities elimination. In
addition, he serves as a health advisor to the CBC and the Select Committee
on Homeland Security's Subcommittee for Preparedness and Response.


June 21, 3:30-4:15 P.M. CST
Managing Hope in the Workplace

This presentation will focus on strategies that public health professionals
can use to create healthy, viable work environments. The reason? If we are
going to help create healthy families and communities, our work
environments must be innovative and supportive of the health and well-being
of every worker.

Bob Veninga, PhD, is a Professor in the Division of Health Services
Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.


June 22, 9:00-10:00 A.M. CST
Sustainable Community: The Key to Addressing Health Disparities

A comprehensive long-term approach is necessary to successfully address
health disparities in our community. Targeted health education is critical
to reducing health disparities. We know, however, that health education
must be matched with public policy initiatives that address other factors
that contribute to poor health. Through an examination of some local
community partnerships we explore how we might create healthy communities
that are sustainable.

Sharon Sayles Belton is a nationally recognized expert on public/private
partnerships to address public safety, neighborhood livability, economic
development, and solutions to urban concerns. Sayles Belton has a
distinguished career of public service and served as mayor of Minneapolis
from 1994 to 2001. As mayor, she led the development of public/private
partnerships that have been acclaimed nationally for their innovation and
effectiveness.


June 22, 2:45-3:30 P.M. CST
 Social Justice - The Rights of Women & Children

It has been shown that health inequalities are rooted in injustices
associated with racism, sex discrimination, and social class. A framework
for discussing the rights of women and children within this context will be
presented. Drawing upon speaker comments from throughout the conference,
this presentation will highlight the role of social justice in building
healthy families and communities.

Chuck Oberg, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Maternal
and Child Health Program, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public
Health, University of Minnesota.

Presentations will also be posted on our website at www.epi.umn.edu/mch
after the event.

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