11th Annual National Health Disparities Conference

“One thing is certain, to have healthy people, we must have healthy communities to live, work and play.”

Student Research Forum: Training The Next Generation of Leaders
How Addressing the Social Determinants of Health – Such as Poverty, Environmental Stressors, Income, Educational Attainment, Housing, Tobacco Use, Water and Air Quality and Others – Will Reduce Health Disparities
Prevention and Personal Responsibility: Major Themes in Reducing Health Disparities
Climate Change/Catastrophic Weather Events: The Impact on Our Aging and Crumbling Infrastructure, Human Health, Environment and the Economy
Translational Research and the Development of Public Policy in Reducing Health Disparities
Roundtable Discussion with Congressional, State and Local Officials: Their Individual and Collective Roles in Reducing Health Disparities
Human Trafficking as a Public Health issue: Health Challenges and the role of Health Providers
Gun Violence as a Major Public Health Issue in the United States
The Opioid Crisis: What’s Going On, and Where Do We Go From Here?
Building Healthy Communities: Identification of Successful Community-Based Programs, with a keen focus on prevention and personal responsibility

Overview of Conference Topics