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Tentative Agenda
Please Note: This agenda is subject to change!
Thursday, June 26
7:30 am Registration
8:30 am Opening Plenary Session

Ceremonial Multicultural Drummers

Welcome Addresses

    Irene M. Ibarra, J.D., M.P.A., M.S.W.
    President and CEO, The Colorado Trust

    The Honorable Bill Ritter, Jr. (confirmed)
    Governor, Colorado

    Garth N. Graham, M.D., M.P.H.
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health/Office of Minority Health

    Joyce Hunter, Ph.D.
    Deputy Director, National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH

    Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D.
    Co-chair, Academy for Health Equity

    Stephen Thomas, Ph.D.
    Co-chair, Academy for Health Equity

Release of "Healthcare Equity Blueprint"
Prepared by the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, the Disparities Solution Center and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Panel - Pathways to Health Equity: Challenges and Opportunities
    Camara Jones, Ph.D. (confirmed)
    Moon Chen, Ph.D., M.P.H. (confirmed)
    Linda Burhanisstapanov, Dr.PH (confirmed)
    Aida Giachello, Ph.D. (confirmed)
    Brian Smedley, Ph.D. (invited)
12:30 pm Luncheon
    2008 National Minority Health Leadership
    Awards Recipients:
      Former Congressman Louis Stokes (confirmed)
      Louis W. Sullivan, MD (confirmed)
2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
Session I Translational Research
Sauaia, Dwyer, Valverde, Martinez
Session II Pipeline
DePass, DeLeon, Harrell
Session III Policy Implications
Euell, Andrulis, Salit
Session IV Social Justice - Market Justice
Thompson, Paluzzi,
Session V Gender Issues
Baldwin, Ibrahim, Office of Women's Health Expert Panel
Session VI Building Capacity in Health Equity
Hummel, Mittman, Howard, Andress
Session VII Centers for Excellence in Minority Health
University of Pittsburgh Center for Minority Health
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
Session I Pipeline
Candrea, N. Thomas, Duncan, El-Amin
Session II Policy
Folkman, M. Martinez, Cantu
Session III Health Communications
Baldwin, Barnett, Johnson
Session IV Social Justice - Market Justice
Aragon, Nsiah-Jefferson,
Session V Data Issues
Stewart, Oliver, Rohan, Moy
Session VI Centers for Excellence in Minority Health
Johns Hopkins University
Center for Health Disparities Solutions
5:30 pm Reception/Poster Session in Exhibit Hall
Posters
Bourne Johnson
Trevino Kools
Velarde Mori
Wald Piper
Bourne Squire-Flint
Colmb Harris
Ho Howard
Griffith
7:00 pm End of Day One

Friday, June 27, 2008
8:30 am AHE Town Hall Business Session

Open forum discussion on governance, structure
membership and benefits.
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Concurrent Sessions
Session I Environmental Health Disparities
Wilson, Valliantos, Waters
Session II CDC REACH 2010
Presenters: TBA
Session III EPA Community Action for a Renewed Environment
Presenters: TBA
Session IV CDC Health Equity Activities
Metzler, et. al.
Session V Environmental Health Disparities - Communities
Hererra, McClain, Goldtooth
Session VI Centers for Excellence in Minority Health
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
12:30 pm Lunch Presentation

Federal Collaborative on Health Disparities Research
Presenters: TBA
2:30 pm Closing Plenary Session
AHE Co-chairs
Stephen Thomas, PhD and Thomas LaVeist, PhD
3:30 pm End of Day Two
4:00 pm Academy for Health Equity Executive Committee Meeting
Closed Session
5:30 pm Adjourn