Jean Elaine Mills' love of East Carolina University and desire to make a difference in the lives of fellow African-Americans will live on through the annual Jean Mills Health Symposium.
Jean earned her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977 and a master's in public administration with a concentration in community health from ECU in 1984. She died from breast cancer in October 2000.
Amos T. Mills III, Jean's brother, hopes to keep her spirit of discovery and community outreach alive through an inspirational tribute to one of her former graduate school instructors--Dr. Donald Ensley, former chairman of the Department of Community Health. Through a $25,000 donation to the Medical Foundation Inc. of ECU, the Jean Elaine Mills Health Symposium was established.
The symposiums are presented by the ECU College of Allied Health Sciences in collaboration with the ECU Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation, and the Eastern Area Health Education Center. Its purpose is to bring attention to critical health care issues facing minority populations and to seek solutions.
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The Jean Elaine Mills Health Symposium foundation is grateful for your support. If you would like to make a charitable gift, please contact:
Patrice Frede, fredep@ecu.edu
The Medical and Health Sciences Foundation of ECU
525 Moye Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Local phone: 252-744-2238
Toll free: 888-816-2238
All gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Past Symposiums
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
Click here to view the VIDEO
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 held on February 9 and 10, 2007
Health Disparities in a “Browning” and “Graying” America: Implications and Challenges
Video (Best when viewed with Windows Media Player)
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"
