2000Agenda


SAAPHI Annual Symposium
Westin Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts
November 12, 2000

Agenda

From Information to Action
Prospects for Eliminating Health 
Disparities in African Americans

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome Camara Jones
Brief History of Racial Inequities in Health, Medicine, and Health Care Michael Byrd  
Linda Clayton
Moderator: Sonja Hutchins
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Plenary Sessions
(These presentations are intended to provide background
and spark discussion in brainstorming sessions.)
Part I: Scientific Background Moderator: Sonja Hutchins
  • Current trends in racial disparities
Raynard Kington
  • Underlying causes of the disparities
Norman Anderson
Part II: Program Update Moderator: Bill Jenkins
  • The REACH Initiative 
Imani Ma’at
Part III: Policy Information Moderator: Imani Ma’at
  • 2000 legislative update 
  • HR 3000 
  • DHHS/APHA Disparities Task Force 
  • DHHS/APHA Disparities Task Force
Jessie Richardson
Ellen Shaffer
Mohammad Akhter
Nathan Stinson
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Brainstorming Sessions 
(divide into 3 groups, each with a reporter):
Specific health conditions and gaps in knowledge
Facilitators: 
Pat Thompson-Reid 
Bill Jenkins

Addressing the impacts of racism

 

Facilitators: 
Camara Jones 
Apollos Bulo
Policy, practice, and advocacy challenges Facilitators: 
Sonja Hutchins 
Jessie Richards
11:15 - 12:00 p.m. Plenary Discussion Moderator: Jacqueline Lucas
  • Report back from groups on specific strategies to
    suggest to the DHHS/APHA Disparities Task Force and to legislators.
  • Open discussion: where to go from here?
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. SAAPHI business meeting  President Camara Jones
  • By-laws discussion 
  • Election of 3 board members 
  • President’s Report 
  • Future directions for SAAPHI 
    ~SAAPHI role in DHHS’ Racial & Ethnic Disparity Initiative
    ~APHA Relationship
15 minutes
10 minutes
5 minutes
15 minutes
12:45 p.m. Adjourn


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