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Join Our Mailing ListDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY HEALTH
MEETING
Gaylord National and Convention Center
Annapolis Rooms 1 & 2
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor
Oxon Hill, MD
February 24, 2009
| Event Time | Event Title |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to Order Welcome and Introductions Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP Chairperson, HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health |
| 9:20 a.m. | The Office of Minority Health and Department of Health and Human Services (History, Overview, and Strategic Approach) Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health |
| 9:40 a.m. | National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities Initiative (NPA) Mirtha Beadle, M.P.A. Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health |
| 10:00 a.m. | Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only) |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Health Care Reform Karen Davenport Director of Health Policy Center for American Progress |
| 11:00 a.m. | Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only) |
| 11:15 a.m. | OMH Operations NPA Policy and Research Initiatives Rochelle Rollins, PhD Director, Division of Policy and Data, OMH |
| 11:30 a.m. | A Strategic Framework for Improving Racial/Ethnic Minority Health and Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities (Developed by OMH) Valerie Welsh Senior Health Policy Analyst & OMH Evaluation Officer Division of Policy and Data, OMH |
| 11:45 a.m. | Racial and Ethnic Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting (Classification and Measurement of Race, Methodological Issues, and Health Disparities) Audrey Burwell, M.S. Senior Public Health Advisor Division of Policy and Data, OMH |
| 12:00 p.m. | Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | OMH Operations (Continued) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Programs and Projects Sonsiere Cobb-Souza Director, Division of Program Operations, OMH> |
| 1:30 p.m. | OMH Operations (Continued) Health Education Campaigns and Awareness Programs Blake Crawford, M.S. Director, Division of Information and Education, OMH |
| 1:45 p.m. | Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only) |
| 2:00 p.m | Healthy People 2020 Carter R. Blakey Senior Public Advisor, Healthy People Team Leader Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, OPHS |
| 2:15 p.m. | Questions and Answers (Committee Members Only) |
| 2:30 p.m | Committee Business/Setting the Agenda for the Future Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP Chairperson, ACMH |
| 4:15 p.m | Public Comment |
| 4:30 p.m | Closing Remarks Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health |
| 4:45 p.m | Summary and Next Steps Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., FACP Chairperson, HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |