What: “2014 & Beyond Latino Health Equity Conference”
When: June 13, 2014 from 7:30am to 6:30pm
Where: Portland State University Smith Ballroom, 1825 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97201
Admission: General $125 - Student $45.00. Scholarships are available for students upon request.
More information: Visit www.familiasenaccion.org or email [email protected]
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
At Familias en Acción we know that through small changes we can make a huge difference. Yet nearly 1 million Americans die each year from diseases that could have been prevented. We know that early detection or proper treatment will affect a person's overall health. Knowing warning signs, treatment options, preventive steps and crossing cultural barriers to find best services will boost the health of our Latino community.
The Familias en Acción Latino Health Equity Conference will be held on June 13, 2014 at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The conference theme for 2014 is
Pathways to Healthy Communities: Strategies for the Prevention & Reduction of Childhood Obesity.
The conference provides a forum to focus on individual and community pathways to health equity through research, programs, and policies. The interactive annual conference serves an important role in bridging the gap between health research/practice and Latinos to develop strategies for health equity.
The conference will feature Opening Keynote Speaker: Dr. Amelie Ramirez
Director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, an internationally recognized cancer and chronic disease health disparities researcher, is a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she also is founding director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, which researches health disparities among minorities.Over the past 30 years, Dr. Ramirez has directed many research programs focused on human and organizational communication to reduce chronic disease and cancer health disparities affecting Latinos, including cancer risk factors, clinical trial recruitment, tobacco prevention, obesity prevention, and more. Dr. Ramirez directs two national research networks, one funded by the National Cancer Institute targeting Latino cancer (Redes En Acción, www.redesenaccion.org) and one funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation targeting Latino child obesity (Salud America!, www.salud-america.org). Dr. Ramirez also mentors Latino undergrad, pre- and post-doctoral students, contributes to the scientific literature and serves on editorial boards for several journals. She has been recognized for her work to improve Latino health and advance Latinos in medicine, public health, and behavioral sciences across the U.S., including: 2011 White House “Champion of Change”; 2007 election to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies; 2007 Professor of Survivorship from Susan G. Komen For the Cure; and 2003 Humanitarian Award from the American Cancer Society. She also is a member of: the Scientific Advisory Board, Susan G. Komen for the Cure; Scientific Advisory Board, Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade; and the board of directors for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, C-Change and the RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program. Locally she is a member of the San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council. Dr. Ramirez received a B.S. from The University of Houston and M.P.H. and Dr.P.H. degrees from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health. Read her blog at www.saludtoday.com/blog
