Sponsored by the Hispanic Health Council, Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL), and the Hartford Public Library
The first two workshops deal with diabetes prevention, risk factors, symptoms, and its complications as well as how to follow a healthy diet, tips for food preparation and using the food label to choose healthier foods.
During the third workshop, we will have a cooking demonstration, and
general health and diabetes-related web-sites will be shown at our last meeting.
Thursdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Seminar Room 2nd floor
Learning Lab 2nd floor (for May 29th only)
500 Main Street
Hartford, CT
Register at 860-695-6353 or online on the calendar through our website at www.hplct.org
If you require special accommodations to participate in a program,
please contact Access Assistance at 695-6372, two weeks prior to the program
Click to view the flyer in English or in Spanish. (pdf)
Racism & Diabetes Outcomes
By
Julie Wagner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences & Community Health, University of Connecticut Health Center
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Click here to view slide presentation. (pdf)
Bottles to Breasts to Baby-Friendly and Beyond!
By
Anne Merewood, MPH, IBCLC
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine & Director, The Breastfeeding Center, Boston Medical Center
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Gilman Auditorium
Hartford Hospital, Conklin Building
80 Seymour Street, Hartford CT
Parking
Please see attached for parking map. For best access to the Gilman
Auditorium, park in the Medical Office Building Public Garage, building
#25 on the map, located on 85 Seymour Street. Once you come out of the
garage walk towards the main entrance of the Hospital. The Conklin
Building is on your right, building #7 on the map.
Click here for parking map. (pdf will open in a new window)
Co-sponsored by: Hartford Hospital
Please contact Khara Leon if you plan to attend.
Email: khara.leon@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-2159
Click here to view the slide presentation. (pdf)
Click here to view seminar flyer. (pdf)
Psychological Health Impacts of Social Injustice - Public Policy and Mental Health Implications of Immigration: Local, State, and Federal Perspectives
By
Margarita Alegría, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School & Director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance
Friday, March 7, 2008, 12:00 noon
University of Connecticut Student Union
Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, Room 437
2110 Hillside Rd., Storrs, CT
Lunch will be provided.
Please contact Khara Leon if you plan to attend.
Email: khara.leon@uconn.edu
Phone: (860) 486-2159
Click here to view the slide presentation. (pdf)
Click here to view seminar flyer. (pdf)
