in Connecticut and Beyond
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
8:00am - 4:30pm
Rome Commons Ballroom
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
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Important Dates:
November 9, 2007 Call for Conference Poster Submissions
January 14, 2008 Deadline for Conference Poster Submissions
February 7, 2008 Conference Poster Acceptance
February 29, 2008 Online Registration Begins
May 11, 2008 Final Conference Poster Submission
May 20, 2008 Conference
Click here for the preliminary program of events. (pdf)
Click here to view the Save the Date flyer (pdf)
Reducing Cancer Disparities In Connecticut and Beyond
Wednesday May 16, 2007
Rome Commons Ballroom
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
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Cancer Community Forum
Saturday, April 14, 2007
10:30am - 4:00pm
Hispanic Health Council
175 Main St. Hartford, CT
Click here to view the flyer in both English and Spanish. (pdf)
Type 2 Diabetes and Health Disparities in Connecticut: From Research to Action
Click here to view the videos and presentations from the event.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Rome Commons Ballroom
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Jointly sponsored by:
The Connecticut Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL), the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Office of Continuing Education, and the Connecticut AHEC Program
Conference Overview
Purpose of this conference:
To foster the development of creative, culturally competent and effective interventions to reduce minority health disparities by
- providing a forum forinteraction and discussion about Type 2 Diabetes in Connecticut; and
- increasing awareness among individuals, institutions and agencies in the state of Connecticut of the “missing links” in research opportunities, health care and access for minorities in Connecticut
Target Audience
People interested in issues of diabetes and/or health disparities, such as clinicians, community advocates, dieticians, researchers, diabetes educators, public health professionals, policy makers, students, and interested community members
Community Diabetes Forum
CEHDL will host its first Community Diabetes Forum on Saturday, May 20 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Learning Corridor in Hartford. During the morning, CEHDL will moderate a dialogue with Hispanic diabetics to better understand the challenges that they face dealing with health care access and behavior modification related to their nutrition and physical activity. This session will be followed by a cooking demonstration by Chef Odilia Donkor, and a series of afternoon workshops regarding foot care, vision care, heart disease prevention, and glucose monitoring. The community forum and the presentations will be in Spanish. Please encourage your Hispanic clients to attend. We also welcome faculty, graduate students, and health care providers who wish to learn more about this issue, and to help out with the event. Free lunch and parking will be provided. Event flyers are available in English (pdf) and Spanish (pdf). Contact person at the Hispanic Health Council is Sofia Segura (sofias@hispanichealth.com; 860-527-0856 (ext. 260)).
