“Health Disparities and Inequities: Mobilizing a Regional Response”
Sponsored by the Center for Social and Environmental Justice at Washington State University Vancouver
Co-sponsored by Multnomah County Health Equity Initiative, Clark County Department of Community Services, Clark County Public Health, the WSU Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach, and the WSU Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies.
Friday, April 18, 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. with reception to follow (registration will begin at 8 a.m.)
Conference Schedule (PDF)
Keynote speakers will include:
Brian K. Gibbs, Ph.D.
Dr. Brian K. Gibbs is a Senior Research Scientist and the Director of the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities within the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Full bio >
Sponsors
Space is limited, so please pre-register.
Fees include conference materials, lunch, coffee, & refreshments throughout the day.
Please make checks payable to:
Washington State University Vancouver.
Mail checks to:
Center for Social and Environmental Justice
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686-9600
UPDATE: Keynote Panel
Keynote speaker Stephen Bezruchka is ill and will be unable to present at the afternoon session. Instead, the conference will conclude with a keynote panel from 3:45-4:45 focused on "Policy Advocacy Strategies that Work."
The panel will be moderated by Jeri Sundvall-Williams (City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement), and will feature, among others, Marcus Mundy, Director of the Portland Urban League; Ellen Pinney, Executive Director Oregon Health Action Campaign; Barbe West, Executive Director, Community Choices; and Diana Rashid of Washington Community Action Network.
Topics
Focusing on regional health issues in Washington and Oregon, and in Clark and Multnomah Counties in particular, with emphasis on minority health issues and culturally specific health care. Panel topics include:
- Prenatal and Pediatric Care
- Geriatric Health Issues
- Chronic Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Rural Environmental Health Issues
- Urban Environmental Health Issues
- Mental Health Care
- Health Care in the Justice System
- Substance Abuse and Treatment
- Health Care for the Uninsured
- Health Care for the Homeless
- Health Care for Veterans
Continuing Education
Conference participants will receive 5.75 contact hours provided by the WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing (PA-44/Aug/2010).
The WSU ICN is an approved provider of continuing education by the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission of Accreditation. The College of Nursing is also an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing provider number CEP#10888.
More Information
For more information, contact Desiree Hellegers:
360-546-9643 or helleger@vancouver.wsu.edu
» Directions to campus, including via public transportation
In the coming weeks, the conference website will be continually updated with additional information on specific panels.