Thursday, October 11, 2012

Registration Closes October 19th: 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit


REGISTER TODAY: If you have completed the general registration, and have not selected your sessions, time is running out and sessions are filling up.

Choose from more than 100 sessions including workshops, pre-summit sessions, plenary sessions, and concurrent sessions, organized under three tracks and 16 themes across multiple disciplines.  National and international leaders in health disparities, as well as experts in science, medicine, policy, public health, dentistry, academia and the community, will share innovative interventions and highlight progress, challenges and opportunities in implementing various strategies towards eliminating health disparities. Visit approximately 1,000 posters, and be a part of the Town Hall Forum to share your perspective on future directions to accelerate the pace to eliminate health disparities.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Registration closes on October 19th at 5:00 p.m. EST. There is no registration fee.  Space is limited therefore registration is required for the overall conference, as well as workshops, pre-summit sessions and concurrent sessions. To learn more about the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, and to register, visit http://www.nimhd.nih.gov/summit_site/registration.html or e-mail 2012summit@mail.nih.gov

Sessions Include:

Public Housing and Public Health Practice:  Addressing Oral Health Disparities Where People Live

The U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER): A Cooperative Approach to Addressing Social Exclusion and Health Disparities

Testing and Linkage to Treatment/Care for Vulnerable Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

The Federal Environmental Justice Interagency Working Group: Improving Health and Environment in Communities across America.

Food Security, Health and Sustainable Development: Promotores, Food Security, and the Latino Community: A Partnership between the HHS Office of Minority Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Research and Community Efforts to Address Inner-City Asthma

Data Collection Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Primary Language and Disability Status.

The Economic and Public Health Burden of Global Tobacco Use:  Current issues and Lessons learned in Curbing the Epidemic

Addressing American Indian Oral Health Challenges: Current Research and Promising Approaches

Mobilizing Partnerships and Resources to Address Homelessness

Housing as a Contributor to Health Disparities: A Review of Progress and Remaining Challenges

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