Texas Conference on Health Disparities |
Program Agenda |
MAY 28, Thursday: |
Opening Session
(UNTHSC, EAD Building, Luibel Hall) |
9:00-11:00 |
On-site Registration/Check-in |
10:00-12:00 |
Poster Presentations/Poster Viewing (Atrium)
Student Poster Judging (2nd Floor EAD Building) |
12:00 |
Conference Welcome
Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha, Director, Texas Center for Health Disparities |
12:10 |
UNTHSC Welcome
Dr. Scott Ransom, President, UNTHSC |
12:20 |
Opening address
Congresswoman Kay Granger |
12:35 |
Speaker Introduction
Dr. Michael Smith, UNTHSC |
12:45 |
Luncheon Keynote address:"The Invisible Minority: Latino Baby Boomers and the New Aging"
Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, UCLA |
1:30 |
Break |
Session 1: Prevention Strategies in Medicine
(UNTHSC – EAD Building, Luibel Hall) |
1:40 |
Session Introduction by Session Chair
Dr. Roberto Cardarelli, UNTHSC |
1:50 |
Treating Chronic Health Disease: Differences Among Populations
Dr. Ileana L. Piña, Case Western Reserve University, OH |
2:35 |
Preventing Diabetes in Hispanic Children
Dr. Roberto Treviño, Social and Health Research Center-San Antonio, TX |
3:20 |
Break |
3:30 |
Health Disparity Concerns Associated with the HPV Vaccine
Dr. Ralph Anderson, UNTHSC |
4:15 |
Q&A Session |
4:35 |
Adjourn |
MAY 29, Friday: |
Session 2: Prevention Strategies in The Community
(UNTHSC – EAD Building, Luibel Hall) |
8:00 A.M. |
Continental Breakfast (EAD Atrium) |
8:30 |
Session Introduction by Session Chair
Dr. Kathryn Cardarelli, UNTHSC |
8:40 |
Community-based research to reduce cancer disparities
Dr. Sherrie Wallington, Harvard University |
9:10 |
STD and pregnancy prevention in adolescents (Did not present)
Dr. Susan Tortolero, UT School of Public Health |
9:40 |
Break |
9:50 |
HIV/AIDS prevention in African Americans
Dr. Elleen Yancey, Morehouse School of Medicine |
10:20 |
Disparities in Substance Abuse: Contextual and Cultural Influences Among U.S. Hispanics
Avelardo Valdez, University of Houston |
10:50 |
Q&A Session |
11:10 |
Poster Presentation Award Ceremony
Dr. Harlan Jones, UNTHSC
STAR Fellowship Award Ceremony
Dr. Robert Kaman, UNTHSC |
11:30 |
Break |
12:00 |
Luncheon Keynote address: One Person's Vision: The Problems and Solutions to Eliminating Health Disparities.
Dr. Lovell A. Jones, Center for Research on Minority Health, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
12:45 |
Break |
Session 3: Exercise is Medicine: Communicating the Message
(UNTHSC – EAD Building, Luibel Hall) |
1:00 |
Session Introduction by Session Chair
Dr. Michael Smith, UNTHSC |
1:10 |
Exercise as Preventive Medicine
Robert Carter, U. S. Army |
1:40 |
Physical Activity and the Prevention of Diabetes in Those that Need it Most.
Dr. Andrea Kriska, University of Pittsburgh |
2:10 |
Break |
2:20 |
Exercise in Hispanic Children: Building the Culture
Dr. Tinker Murray, Texas State University |
2:50 |
Physical Activity Interventions for Adolescent Girls from Diverse Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
Dr. Debbie Young, University of Maryland |
3:20 |
Q&A Session |
3:40 |
Adjourn, Conference Evaluation |
