OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Health
AGENDA
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
PLENARY I: OPENING CEREMONY Plenary I: Video [WMV | 127MB, 1 hr 00 min 17 sec]
Opening Welcome
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Presentation of Colors
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Color Guard
National Anthem
Robert Moore
Member, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Cultural Opening
Opening Prayer
Pastor Charles Tapp
Senior Pastor
Sligo SDA Church, Takoma Park, MD
Opening Remarks
Margaret Heckler
Former Secretary, HHS
Presentation
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Recipient
Secretary’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Remarks
January Contreras
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs Department of Homeland Security
PLENARY II: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF PROVIDERS IN AN ERA OF CHANGE
Plenary II: Video [WMV | 179MB, 1 hr 24 min 52 sec]
Moderator
Maria Hinojosa
Managing Editor and Host, Latino USA
Speakers
Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD
President, American Medical Association
Carolyn Barley Britton, MD, MS
President, National Medical Association
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
President, National Hispanic Medical Association
Ho Tran, MD, MPH
President and CEO, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Representative, National Council of Asian and Pacific Islander Physicians
PLENARY III: EMPOWERING PATIENTS – THE ROAD AHEAD TO IMPROVING ACCESSPlenary
III: Video [WMV, 158MB, 1 hr 15 min 04 sec]
Speakers
Robert Moore
Member, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Janet Murguía, JD
President and CEO, National Council of La Raza
Carmen R. Nevarez, MD, MPH
President-Elect, American Public Health Association
Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Policy and Programs
National Association of Community Health Centers
Thursday, February 26, 2009
PLENARY IV: STRENGHTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADDRESS DISPARITIESPlenary IV & V: Video [WMV | 247MB, 1 hr 58 min 04 sec]
Moderator
Marguerite Ro , DrPH
Deputy Director Asian and Pacific Islander American health Forum
Speakers
Paul Jarris, MD, MBA
Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Scott Leitz, MPA
Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health
Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii
PLENARY V: TOWARD TRANSFORMATIONAL PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
Plenary IV & V: Video [WMV | 247MB, 1 hr 58 min 04 sec]
Speakers
Maulik Joshi, DrPH
President, Health Research and Educational Trust
Margaret O'Kane
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance
Laura Miller, MPA, FACHE
Interim Executive Director, National eHealth Collaborative
LUNCHEON
Luncheon: Video [WMV | 133MB, 1 hr 05 min 35 sec]
OPENING REMARKS
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
VIDEO MESSAGE
Congressman Mike Honda
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD
World-Renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Author, "Gifted Hands" and "Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence"
Subject of the television movie "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"
Friday, February 27, 2009
PLENARY VI: IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR MINORITY YOUTHPlenary VI: Video [WMV | 177MB, 1 hr
23 min 44 sec]
Speakers
Jeff Johnson
Host, BET's "The Truth"
SuChin Pak
MTV News
Deron Cherry
Former NFL Player, Kansas City Chiefs
Yul Kwon
Winner, "Survivor: Cook Islands"
Adam Beach
Saulteaux Ojibwe
Golden Globe nominated Actor
"Flags of our Fathers", "Windtalkers", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
PLENARY VII: NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM TOWN HALL MEETING
Plenary VII: Video [WMV | 148MB, 1 hr
09 min 43 sec]
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