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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:53:39 -0600
From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
Subject: FW: Please post in HEIDR! Thank you


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Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB

Professor, Health Education

Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Health Education & Recreation

Southern Illinois University

618-453-1841 (office)

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From: Wallace, Barbara [mailto:wallace@exchange.tc.columbia.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:09 AM
To: kittle@siu.edu
Subject: Please post in HEIDR! Thank you



Calling all Health Professionals to attend the First Annual Health Disparities Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University, March 10th-11th, 2006 at 525 West 120th St, NY, NY. in New York City. This conference theme is "Declaring a Decade of Health Disparity Reduction:
Toward Evidence-Based Models."



For more information about the conference, please call 1-800-209-1245, or go to our conference website: www.tc.edu/healthdisparity.



The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) has approved the conference program for 14 Continuing Education Contact Hours
(CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES). All interested should register for the conference.



SELECTED CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOW..

.FRIDAY MARCH 10th FEATURED/INVITED SPEAKERS

Collins Airhihenbuwa, Ph.D., Professor of BioBehavioral Health, Penn State University, Immediate Past-President, The Society of Public Health Education (FRIDAY KEYNOTE ADDRESS)

David Buchanan, DrPH,* Professor of Community Health Education, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Univ. Mass.

Mindy T. Fullilove, MD, Research Psychiatrist, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Public Health, Columbia University, NY NY

Robert Fullilove, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences and Co-Director of the program in Urbanism and Community Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University

Edmund Gordon, Ed.D.,** Professor Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University and the Institute for Minority and Urban Education at the Edmund Gordon Campus, Teachers College, Columbia University

Brenda D. Hayes, DSM, MPH, MSW, Research Assistant Professor, CHPM and Director, Grant and Proposal Development, OSRA, Director, Community Partnership Development, COEHD, Morehouse School of Medicine

Bill Jenkins, Ph.D., MPH,* Public Health Sciences Institte, Research Center on Health Disparities, Morehouse College, Sch. of Med.

Frank A. Moretti, Ph.D., Executive Director, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, Columbia University, Professor of Communications, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY NY,

Gbenga Ogedegbe, M.D. MPH, MS, Behavioral Cardiovascular Health and Hypertension Program, Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY

Jamila R. Rashid, Ph.D., MPH, Senior Advisor for Special Populations, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services, Bailus Walker, Ph.D., MPH,* Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health, Howard University College of Medicine

.FRIDAY SPECIAL CONFERENCE FEATURES

* A MORNING CONCERT/CULTURAL OPENING: Authentic African Akan Traditional Drumming and..

*AUTHENTIC LIBATION, both provided by Nana Akomfohene Korantema Ayeboafo, Chief Shaman, and representative in America of the Nana Akonnedi Shrine of Larteh, Ghana, Africa.

* Community Forum Dialogue: "What Do Funding Agencies Need to Do, Given Our Conference Declaration?"



.SATURDAY MARCH 11th FEATURED/INVITED SPEAKERS

Madonna G. Constantine, Ph.D., Professor, Chair, Dept. of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College

Arthur Whaley, Ph.D., Dr.P.H., Associate Director, Mental Health Services Research, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Austin Texas.

Annette M. Johnson M.S., R.D., CHES, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health,

Anderson J. Franklin, Ph.D., Professor, PhD. Programs in Clinical and Social-Personality Psychology, CUNY

Imani Ma'at, Ed.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Master of Public Health Program, Morehouse College of Medicine,

Marie Miville, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College

Jose Nanin, Ed.D., CHES, Director of Education and Training, Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College, CUNY

Margaret Rosario, Ph.D., Psychology Department, City University of New York, NY, NY

Ethan A. Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance, NY NY

James O. Prochaska, Ph.D., Director of the Cancer Prevention Research Consortium, and Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. (SATURDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER)

Kenny Kwong, LMSW, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Flushing, Queens


Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D. ,Conference Director, Director, Research Group on Disparities In Health, Teachers College

Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College

Raymond Zakhari, MS, NP, CCRN, Primary Care Provider, NY NY

.SATURDAY SPECIAL CONFERENCE FEATURES

Poster Session 8:30-9:30 with posters remaining up for the Community Health Fair portion (10:30-4:00)

A Community Health Fair. Free to the public, 10:30-4:00-with booths, free-give aways, vendors, book sales, etc. We are kicking off a national community-based grass-roots billboard campaign to STOP HIV/AIDS transmission, involving local communities in creating their own health promotion and disease prevention messages, including fund-raising for billboard ad space.

Closing Buffet Dinner and Awards Ceremony, honoring: *DR. MURIEL PETIONI * PERNESSA SEELE * C.C. BLACKMAN.. and featuring a Gospel Music Concert! Those interested in attending the Dinner, alone, can purchase a ticket for $20 in advance by calling 1-800-209-1245!



Submitted by Barbara C. Wallace, Ph.D., Conference Director, Director of the Research Group on Disparities in Health, Teachers College, Columbia University. (bcw3@columbia.edu)




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#186

Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:35:21 -0500
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS Grant Alerts -- February 28, 2006

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The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) Grant Alerts -- February 28, 2006

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Local Initiative Funding Partners:
Local Initiative Funding Partners (LIFP) is a partnership program between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers to fund projects to improve the health and health care of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community based, and must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as a funding partner.
http://www.healthinschools.org

Annie E. Casey Foundation -- Baltimore Direct Services Grant Program:
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is partnering with Associated Black Charities to provide the Baltimore Direct Services Grant (BDSG) Program to fund grants that initiate or supplement direct services for programs such as health care, education, child care, violence prevention, counseling, recreation, cultural arts, job training, etc., that improve the well-being and outcomes for the most vulnerable children and families.
http://www.healthinschools.org

Starbucks Coffee Company -- California Giving Program:
Starbucks Coffee Company created the California Giving Program to support organizations that provide vital services that allow children the opportunity to grow and flourish. Grants will range from $10,000 to $50,000.
http://www.healthinschools.org

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools http://www.healthinschools.org

Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
202-466-3396 fax: 202-466-3467

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