HEALTH
DISPARITIES & SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE 2014
A
FOCUS ON LATINO HEALTH
Friday
February 7th, 2014 @ DePaul University’s DePaul
Center
Hosted
by the DePaul MPH Program, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, and Center
for Latino Research
**CALL
FOR PROPOSALS**
Overview
The
Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference at DePaul University will
provide a training opportunity to increase public health skills in identifying
and addressing a wide variety of health disparities in diverse communities. It
offers a valuable context for dialogue among a range of health and community
experts who share DePaul’s mission to address social injustices and community
health practices in marginalized groups. A special focus on ‘Latino
Health’ will be central to this year’s conference. This conference is
provided free-of-charge to those interested in public health.
The
conference will take place at DePaul University’s DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson
Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, February 7th, 2014 from
9:00am-4:00pm. Presentations will take the form of skills-building
workshops. Sessions will be focused on some aspect of the intersection of
health disparities and Latino health among diverse populations,
such as: communities of color, LGBT people, immigrants, people with
disabilities, low-income families, seniors/elders, and/or youth. In addition to
the workshops and keynote speaker, a community lunch-hour session will include
opportunities for networking and discussion.
Health
disparities will be examined through the lens of social justice. The learning
exchanges that take place at the conference will provide attendees with an
improved ability to enrich the lives of those at risk for negative health
outcomes in Chicago and across the state.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
SUBMISSION
DEADLINE MONDAY NOVEMBER 18th at 4:00pm CST
Proposals MUST address
one or more specific population experiencing health disparities
and MUST take the format of a skills-building workshop: The workshop
should a) provide participants with knowledge of a defined topic and b) equip
participants with the skills needed to identify and address health disparities
in specific communities. In addition, the workshop format should encourage
participation from audience members. Preference will be given to those
proposals that address some aspect of Latino health in their proposal.
**Workshops
will last for seventy-five (75) minutes. All presentations MUST allow at
least 15-20 minutes for discussions. **
Submission
should include the following information:
- DEMOGRAPHIC:
·
Name
of presenter(s)
·
Organization/Affiliation
·
Address,
Phone Number
·
Email
- PRESENTATION/WORKSHOP
CONTENT
·
Title
·
Population(s)
addressed
·
400
word abstract describing your skills-building workshop
·
At
least three (3) learning outcomes
Please
send all submission materials via email to mph@depaul.edu . Materials must be received
by Monday November 18th at 4:00pm
CST. Presenters will receive notification of acceptance by
Tuesday November 26th, 2013.
***Please
direct any conference skill-building submission questions to Leah C. Neubauer
via email at lneubaue@depaul.edu***
