Eighth Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium
Enhancing Community Health in North Carolina: Looking in the Mirror
Keynote Speaker: Brian Smedley, PhD, Vice President and Director Health Policy,
Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, DC
Building Stronger Communities for Better Health: The Geography of Health Equity
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Other Presentations from the Symposium
Cultivating Campus-Community Health Partnerships: The West Greenville Community Health Needs Assessment, Kerry Littlewood, PhD, MSW, East Carolina University
Partnering with a Community Clinic to Provide Diabetes Self-Management Services Utilizing a Telehealth Approach, Ave Maria Renard, PSYD; Amaris R. Tippey, BA; Laura M. Daniels, MA; Lisa C. Campbell, PhD, East Carolina University
Focusing on the Solution, Craig M. Becker, PhD, CWP, East Carolina University
Brochure
Friday, February 3, 2012
Greenville Hilton
The Seventh Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium
Creating Effective Partnerships to Reduce Health Disparities and Improve Minority Health
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Brochure
Friday, February 4, 2011
The Hilton-Greenville
The Symposium featured recognized experts who are knowledgeable about the key principles of community engagement: mutual benefits, collaborative relationships, and empowerment. Presentations focused on the scholarship of engagement and on service to the community with an engagement model addressing health disparities and minority health.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Bill Jenkins, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Morehouse School of Medicine and Senior Fellow at the Institute for African American Research at the UNC at Chapel Hill.
Luncheon Speaker
Barbara Pullen-Smith, Director, North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Raleigh, N.C.
6th Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium
Race, Stress and Health
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Brochure
Friday, February 5, 2010
Greenville Hilton and Greenville Convention Center
Greenville, NC
Registration: 8:30 AM
Program: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
The Symposium featureed recognized experts who promoted the health and wellness of people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds by understanding the interactions of individual and societal factors on stress and coping behaviors.
Keynote Speaker:
Sherman A. James, Ph.D., FAHA
Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy
Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
5th Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium
Empowering Individuals to Take Responsibility for Their Own Health
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Brochure
Friday, February 6, 2009
Greenville Hilton and Greenville Convention Center
Greenville, NC
Registration: 8:30 AM
Program: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
The Symposium featured recognized experts who use a health empowerment model. Using presentations and posters, the symposium described research and services that empower individuals to take responsibility for enhancing their health, thereby reducing health disparities.
Keynote Speaker: Carmara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Social Determinants of Equity
Dr. Jones is the Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Fourth Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium
Rural Health in Eastern North Carolina, Meeting the Challenges
February 15-16, 2008
The Hilton and the Greenville Convention Center
Greenville, NC
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Day One - February 15
The Hilton-Greenville
Presentations related to issues, research and services to address rural health.
Keynote Speaker: Thomas C. Ricketts, III, Ph.D., MPH
Dr. Ricketts is Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Social Medicine, and Director of the Health Policy Analysis Unit in the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Second Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yolanda Burwell
Dr. Yolanda Burwell is a senior fellow in the Community and Human Resource Department of The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center.
Day Two - February 16
Community Outreach Focus Health and Wellness Fair
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Greenville Convention Center
Third Symposium
Presentations from the 3rd Annual Jean Mills Health Symposium-February 9 & 10, 2007
Health Disparities in a “Browning” and “Graying” America: Implications and Challenges
Powerpoint Presentation
James H. Johnson, Jr.
William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center
Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Food Choice and Obesity in Black America: Creating a New Cultural Diet
Eric J. Bailey, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Medical Anthropologist
East Carolina University
Focus on Research in Health Disparities
Cynda Johnson, MD, MBA
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research
Weight Loss Experiences of African American Women
Kathryn M Kolasa PhD, RD, LDN
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Understanding Health and Wellness Needs
A Community’s Perspective
Beth Velde, Ph.D, OTR/L
Department of Occupational Therapy
College of Allied Health Sciences
The Built Environment and Human Health: An Initial ‘Sight’ at the Local Status
Max A. Zarate, Ph.D.
East Carolina University
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Health Disparities and Disabilities among Hispanic Populations
Lucy Wong-Hernandez, M.S.
College of Allied Health Sciences
East Carolina University
&
Monica Carrion-Jones, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brody Medical School
East Carolina University
Second Symposium
Pictures from the 2nd Annual Symposium
Friday, February 10, 2006
Obesity in African Americans: Causes and Cures
First Symposium
Pictures from the First Symposium
April 6, 2005
Obesity in African-Americans Living in Eastern NC
