#544
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:33:39 -0400
From: Blakely Pomietto <blakely@UMD.EDU>
Subject: Registration link for Free DC Area Conference!
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Apologies that the registration link was not included in yesterday's message! To register online:
http://malecaregivingconference.eventbrite.com/
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The Department of Family Science
College of Health and Human Performance
University of Maryland, College Park
proudly presents
Male Caregiving: Creating a Research, Programmatic and Policy Agenda for an Emerging Public Health Issue
When: Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 8:30am - 4:00pm
Where: Marriott Inn and Conference Center
3501 University Boulevard E.
College Park, MD 20783
What: This exciting one-day conference will examine the unique strengths, challenges, and needs of male caregivers. Sessions will focus on male caregivers of children with special needs, spouses and partners, and the elderly. Attendees will learn about men's caregiving experiences, physical and mental health status, and their interactions with professional health care providers. The conference will also present evidence-based interventions and promising practices for working with male caregivers.
Co-Facilitators:
* Thomas Chapman, Ed.D., President and CEO, The HSC Foundation
* Suzanne Randolph, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Family
Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Agenda:
* Overview of Male Caregiving and Public Health Models of Caregiving
* Male Caregivers of Children with Special Needs
* Jan Greenberg, Ph.D., MSSW, Doctoral Program Chair, School of Social
Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison
* Male Caregivers of Spouses, Partners, and the Elderly: Trends,
Challenges, and Research and Policy Gaps
* Edward Thompson, Jr., Ph.D., Director of Gerontology Studies
Program, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
* Male Caregivers: Evidence-Based Interventions and Promising
Practices
* Laura Gitlin, Ph.D., Director of Center for Applied Research on
Aging and Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
* Personal Insights from Male Caregivers and Professional Providers of
Care
* Creating a Research, Programmatic and Policy Agenda for Male
Caregiving
Registration Deadline: August 20, 2007
Complimentary admission, lunch and parking provided to all attendees
Questions or Comments: Email or call Erin McClure at elmc@umd.edu or
301-405-1377
Blakely R. Pomietto, MPH, CHES | Coordinator, MPH Programs
University of Maryland | School of Public Health
3310H Health & Human Performance | College Park, MD 20742
301.405.8272 (P) | 301.405.8397 (F)
blakely@umd.edu | http://www.hhp.umd.edu
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#545
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:36:51 -0400
From: "Hawkins, Mary E" <mhawkins@NCCU.EDU>
Subject: Re: HEDIR-L Digest - 12 Aug 2007 to 13 Aug 2007 (#2007-174)
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Greetings,
Did any of you have difficulty reading Mark Fulop's post on the Newsweek Cover story?
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