NABJ Conference on Health Disparities
Sponsored by:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Schering-Plough Corporation
BusinessWire
and funded by:
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Host Location:
Morehouse School of Medicine – First Floor Auditorium
National Center for Primary
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Registration
Registration will be open Friday, January 30th and Saturday, January 31st from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Pre-registered Attendees can retrieve their badge and conference materials onsite.
Onsite Registration Rate: $99 for Members and $179 for Non-Members. Cash, Credit or Company Check Accepted.
Shuttle Transportation and Schedule:
Shuttle Buses will pick up attendees at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta [265 Peachtree Street NE]
Friday, January 30th
7:20 a.m. Pickup
5:15 p.m. Return
Saturday, January 31st
8:00 a.m. Pickup
5:45 p.m. Return
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch Provided on Friday and Saturday January 30th and 31st.
Attendees are recommended to bring laptop computers
CONFERENCE GOAL:
NABJ will give journalists insight into health disparities affecting the African American community, resulting in significantly higher mortality rates. Learn how to cover major health and medical stories that make an impact. Topics include obesity, heart disease, stroke, HIV/AIDS, mental health and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Registration
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:50 a.m.
Welcome
Andrea King Collier
freelance writer and author
John E. Maupin, Jr. MD
president, Morehouse School of Medicine
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Understanding and Covering Health Care Policy
For most, policy is never important until it keeps them from getting something they need. Journalists must understand and be able to report about the development and implementation of health care policy and its impact on the communities of color. Hear from experts who will share insights in covering and deciphering health care policy and trends that are on the horizon. Learn about new legislation that will impact the health and well-being of citizens. What effect will the new presidential administration have on the health care policy?
Moderator:
Andrea King Collier
freelance writer and author
PRESENTERS:
Wayne Riley, M.D., MPH, MBA
president & CEO, Meharry Medical College
Gina Wood, Ph.D.
assistant director of health, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Angela Blackwell Glover
founder/CEO, Policy Link
Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, Ph.D.
research director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke and Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease, strokes and complications from diabetes are some of the biggest causes of premature death in the black community in this country. Panelists will discuss the root causes, reasons for disparities and steps toward prevention and risk management.
Moderator:
Sidmel Estes-Sumpter,
founder, Breakthrough, Inc.
past president, National Association of Black Journalists
PANEL:
Cynthia Cuffie-Jackson, M.D.
vice president, Global Research, Schering-Plough Corporation
Elizabeth Ofili, M.D.
associate dean, clinical research center
chief, section of cardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA
clinical professor, Cardiology Division, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
chief scientific officer, Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.,
12:00 p.m. –12:45 p.m.
Luncheon
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Mental Health Out of the Closet
For years, people of color have kept their mental health issues in the closet. Depression, bipolar disease, schizophrenia and post traumatic stress disorders have all been linked to substance abuse, incarceration rates, domestic violence and unemployment rates in communities of color. These panelists will discuss coverage of this issues and emerging trends.
Opening Remarks
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
director of David Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine,
U.S. Surgeon General of the United States (1998-2002)
PANEL:
Annell Primm, M.D., MPH
director, minority and national affairs,
American Psychiatric Association
Dr. Clare Xanthos,
senior researcher, Morehouse School of Medicine
Monique Fields
freelance journalist
Jennifer Pifer
senior producer, CNN Medical News
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Real Story Behind the HIV-AIDS, 25 Years Later
It’s been 25 years since HIV/AIDS became a part of the national reality. People of color are disproportionately affected by the disease. Journalists on the forefront of reporting and dialoguing about HIV/AIDS and its impact in communities of color will talk about the challenges 25 years later.
Opening Remarks:
Wayne Greaves, M.D.
senior director of Global Clinical Research, Schering Plough
Moderator:
Sherri Williams,
reporter, The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
PANEL:
Phill Wilson,
founder and executive director, Black AIDS Institute
Gil Robertson,
freelance writer, columnist
Hilary Beard,
freelance writer
David Malebranche, M.D., MPH
assistant professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Kevin Fenton, M.D.,
director, CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Health Issues of Incarcerated Men
NCPC Auditorium – Incarceration and Reentry: Addressing the Health of Those Returning Home
Nearly 2.2 million men and women are incarcerated in prisons and jails in the United States and a growing body of evidence points to levels of ill health and inadequate treatment during incarceration. These factors further exacerbate health disparities present in underserved communities. This panel will discuss the physical and mental health impacts upon those returning home to their communities and families, and the collateral consequences of reentry.
Moderator:
Henrie M. Treadwell, Ph.D.
senior social scientist, director, Community Voices & Men's Health Initiative
National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine
PANEL:
Jean Bonhomme, M.D.
founder, The National Black Men’s Health Network
James Degroot, Ph.D.
director, Mental Health Georgia Department of Corrections
A.J. Sabree,
director, Re-entry Services, Georgia Department of Corrections
Michelle Staples-Horne, M.D., MPH,
medical director, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
6:00 p.m.
Reception
THRIVE – 101 Marietta Street
Hosted by Atlanta Association of Black Journalists
Saturday January 31
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Children’s Health Symposia
9:00 a.m.
A Conversation with Marian Wright Edelman, Children’s Defense Fund
10:00 a.m.
PANEL:
Moderator:
Jacquelynne Borden Conyers,
program director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
PANEL:
Lisa Thornton, M.D.
assistant professor of Pediatrics, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine,
medical director/Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation for KidsRehab, La Rabida Children’s Hospital
television health contributor
Diane Ashton, M.D., MPH
deputy medical director, March of Dimes
Valeria Hawkins, MPA
relationship manager, MS Delta Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation
Denene Millner,
freelance journalist and author
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
LUNCHEON
1:00 p.m.
Health Disparities in Cancer
Opening Speaker
Linda Blount, MPH
vice president, Health Disparities, American Cancer Society
PANEL:
Living with and covering cancer
Cancer has touched so many of our lives. The panel will talk about cancer prevention, treatment and survival. Two of our panelists will discuss their personal experiences as cancer survivors.
JaQuitta Williams,
journalist/cancer survivor
Jennifer Christie, M.D.
assistant professor of Medicine, director of Gastrointestinal Motility, Emory School of Medicine
Dwight Lewis
Journalist, The Tennessean and cancer survivor
2:15 pm – 4:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIA
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Women’s Health
Black women are more likely to die from heart disease, stroke, and cancer than their white counterparts. This panel will address the health issues that impact the health and wellbeing of women of color and how they are being covered in the media.
Moderator:
Tenisha Abernathy
executive producer, CNN
Eleanor Hinton Hoytt
president and CEO, Black Woman’s Health Imperative
Gloria Richard Davis, M.D.
Meharry Medical College
Lynya Floyd
health editor, Essence Magazine
Kendra Lee
editor, Heart and Soul Magazine
Men’s Health
African-American men have higher mortality rates than any other group in cancers, heart attacks, strokes and complications from diabetes. Where other groups are seeing their risks drop, men of color still suffer disproportionately from poor health outcomes. The panel will discuss the health issues and ways we can reduce the risks and improve the health and wellbeing of our black men.
PANEL:
Jean Bonhomme, M.D.
founder, Men’s Health Network
Theodies Mitchell Jr., MS
public health advisor, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control
Andrea King Collier
author, Black Woman’s Guide to Black Men’s Health
Roy S. Johnson
editor in chief, Men’s Fitness Magazine
4:00 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
CLOSING SESSION
NABJ Takes a Stand
Take part in this interactive group discussion of strategies on covering the health and well being of people of color. How do black journalists move health and health policy stories forward in their publications, news programming and new media efforts? What are we willing to do to help close the gap in health disparities?
Facilitator:
Angela Robinson,
host/executive producer, IN CONTACT |
