Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008
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Stephen B. Thomas, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Minority Health - Philip Hallen Professor of Community
Health and Social Justice
Graduate School of Public Health -
Building Capacity to Eliminate Health Disparities: The
Founding Meeting of the Academy for Health
Equity
Call
for papers: The deadline for abstract submissions will be Thursday, May 15,
2008
Website: http://www.team-psa.com/AHE2008/agenda.asp
The inaugural founding
conference of the Academy for Health Equity is critical to developing the
knowledge-base for those engaged in health disparity activities by facilitating
trans-disciplinary translation exchanges of the latest research and practical
applications by:
·
Increasing
the capacity of participants to address complex health systems change, delivery
of services, new models of medical care and public health, policies that
facilitate access to health, and new methods of measurement for preventable
diseases in underserved, poorly served and never served populations.
·
Promoting
the application of evidence-based, theory-driven findings of disease prevention
and health promotion for the elimination racial and ethnic health disparities.
·
Identifying gaps in
knowledge and data of the broad spectrum of causal factors of health disparities
and bringing together inter-disciplinary, trans-disciplinary and community-based
approaches to achieve equity in health.
·
Exploring
effective trans-disciplinary approaches to identify and address the social
determinants of health related to health disparities.
·
Applying
the latest theories, principles, programs, and practices to improving health
literacy, cultural competency, and health communications programs.
All authors will be
notified via email of abstract status on Thursday, May 22, 2008.
Before submitting an
abstract, please review the submission requirements and gather the required
information:
http://www.team-psa.com/AHE2008/abstract_instructions.asp
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