Join Us!
This year's pre-conference meeting for the 146th APHA Annual Meeting will take place on
November 10, 2018 from at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, CA!
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This year our meeting is a collaboration between the Black Caucus of Health Workers (BCHW), Black Ladies in Public Health (BLiPH) & the Society of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI).
The theme of the pre-conference meeting is "Living History: Honoring our Past, Uplifting our Future."
We invite you to join us for a dynamic meeting designed to increase understanding of strategies and opportunities aimed at creating and implementing policies to promote health throughout the African Diaspora.
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Lunch is included with registration.
OUR TEAM
NOVEMBER 10, 2018 | 8 AM | SAN DIEGO, CA
PROGRAM
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 AM Welcome
Black Caucus of Health Workers
Black Ladies in Public Health
Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues
9:15 AM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rodney G. Hood
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10:00 AM APHA Panel
Navigating Racism in Public Health
Places & Space
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11:00 AM SAAPHI Scientific Poster Session
Lunch
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12:30 PM SAAPHI Scientific Symposium
1:30 PM #ForHealth Panel
Advocacy, Tech & Public Health
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3:00 PM Awards & Closing Remarks
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4:00 PM SAAPHI Business Meeting
MODERATORS
PANELIST
This hour-long session is designed to be an interactive session with a diverse panel of contributors who have chapters in the upcoming APHA volume, Is it Race or Racism?: State of the Evidence and Tools for the Public Health Professional.
This panel will focus on: 1) strategies to help public health professionals navigate the politics of race and racism in public health, 2) how to create safe spaces for open dialogue and advocacy for policy and institutional change to focus on health equity work.
#FORHEALTH: Leveraging Technology to Achieve Health Equity". This is where public health meets technology in the 21st Century! Black Ladies in Public Health brings together public health techpreneurs/innovators to show us how to leverage technology to achieve health equity.
2018 PRE-CONFERENCE MEETING & SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
8:00 AM
10 November 2018
Living History: Honoring our Past, Uplifting our Future
LIVING HISTORY: HONORING OUR PAST, UPLIFITING OUR FUTURE
Congratulations to the Black Caucus of Health Workers on 50 years of service!
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Hilton San Diego Bayfront
SAPPHIRE BALLROOM D
1 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101
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