Introduction • Summit Goals & Objectives • Summit Agenda At A Glance • Registration • CEU Statement
Press Release • Media Advisory • Exhibitors • Other Materials

Updates

* Webcasts of Summit Speakers Available on KaiserNetwork.org *
* CDC CEU Process is Now Open *

2007 Minority Women's Health Summit

Women of Color: Addressing Disparities, Affirming Resilience,
and Developing Strategies for Success

Convened by:
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health

You are cordially invited to participate in the 2007 Minority Women's Health Summit, Women of Color: Addressing Disparities, Affirming Resilience, and Developing Strategies for Success. The Summit will be held August 23-26, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

This Summit is the third (1997, 2004) to address health disparities among women of color living in the United States. The goal of this Summit is to focus on the often unrecognized threats to health experienced by women of color, by 1) building on knowledge gained in previous conferences and identifying distinct health issues disproportionately impacting minority women; and 2) highlighting successful models of health promotion and prevention.

The 2007 Summit will accomplish these goals primarily through action-oriented, skills-building workshops, where the participant will be given tools, skills, or resources to better reach their target population. The workshop format is an important feature that will provide greater opportunities for collective group thinking and creative problem-solving. The Summit is expected to draw over 500 participants with diverse backgrounds representing community- and faith-based organizational leaders, public health advocates, minority women's health coalition directors, and consumers.

I hope you will join us at the Summit.

Sincerely yours,

Wanda K. Jones, Dr. P.H.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health)

Summit Goals and Objectives

Summit Agenda At A Glance

Registration

You can register for the 2007 Minority Women's Health Summit on line at http://www.nhmamd.org/mwhs/mwhs_event2.cfm.

Space is limited to 500 participants. Register now and save your spot!

If you have questions regarding the Summit, please contact Aleisha Langhorne at (202) 401-8325 or Frances Ashe-Goins at (202) 690-6373 with the DHHS/Office on Women's Health.

CEU Statement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

This activity for 22 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 22 Category I contact hours in health education, CDC provider number GA0082

The CDC has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC has awarded 2.2 of CEU's to participants who successfully complete this program.

Exhibitors

The application cycle for exhibits closed June 1, 2007. We are currently reviewing the submitted applications and will send out notifications by COB June 14, 2007. We will let you know our decision either way.

If you have questions about exhibits, please contact Ann Abercrombie.

Press Release

Minority Women’s Health Summit Aims to Address Health Disparities
Minority women bear a disproportionate burden of disease, disability and early death

WASHINGTON, DC— Public health advocates, community- and faith-based leaders, minority women's health coalition directors and consumers will join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health in addressing health issues that affect women of color at the third Minority Women’s Health Summit. Women of Color: Addressing Disparities, Affirming Resilience and Developing Strategies for Success will be held August 23-26, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

“In order to meet national health goals, we need to share experiences and successful programs,” says Dr. Wanda Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of the Office on Women’s Health. “The Minority Women’s Health Summit will help us address disparities by building upon the knowledge gained in previous conferences and provide workshops that focus on solutions that work.”

The Summit will focus on the often unrecognized health threats experienced by women of color and feature workshops on a range of health topics including cancer, HIV/AIDS, breast health, diabetes, violence against women and mental health. The action-oriented workshops will provide opportunities for collective thinking and creative problem-solving and are designed to:

• Increase awareness about health issues of women of color;
• Increase knowledge of strategies to increase positive health outcomes for women of color;
• Explore current prevention strategies, including strength-based approaches that work in various communities; and
• Foster community partnerships to identify and implement the best practices to target prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases that disproportionately affect women of color.

In addition to the workshops, plenary sessions will include:

• Violence Against Women: Current Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
• From the Eyes of Women: Disaster Response, Recovery and Resilience
• Overcoming Challenges Through Education and Commitment

The 2007 Minority Women’s Health Summit is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health, Lupus Foundation of America, the National Hispanic Medical Association, the National Medical Association, Baylor College of Medicine/Intercultural Cancer Council, United Health Group, and Verizon. HHS partners include the Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Minority Health, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

To find women’s health statistics at the national, state, regional and county level, visit Quick Health Data Online at www.womenshealth.gov/quickhealthdata. The free health database includes comprehensive data, for both women and men, on a variety of health topics related to prevention, disease, access to care, mortality, reproductive health, and violence. Data can be accessed by gender, race/ethnicity, and age.

To learn more about the Minority Women’s Health Summit and view the summit agenda, visit www.womenshealth.gov/mwhs, or call the Office on Women’s Health at 1-800-994-9662.

Media Advisory

HHS Holds Minority Women’s Health Summit to Address Health Disparities

WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is holding the third Minority Women’s Health Summit to address health disparities among women of color.  The Summit will bring together public health advocates, community- and faith-based leaders, minority women's health coalition directors and consumers to share experiences, highlight successful programs and provide action-oriented strategies.

For more information about the Minority Women’s Health Summit, to view the summit agenda and to access information about the speakers, visit www.womenshealth.gov/mwhs, or call the Office on Women’s Health at 1-800-994-9662.

Exhibitors

The application cycle for exhibits closed June 1, 2007. We are currently reviewing the submitted applications and will send out notifications by COB June 14, 2007. We will let you know our decision either way.

If you have questions about exhibits, please contact Ann Abercrombie.

Other Materials

• Webcasts of Select Sessions
• Press Release (Word File, 54 Kb)
• Media Advisory (Word File, 46 Kb)
• Minority Women's Health Summit Flyer (PDF, 175 Kb)
• Workshop Sessions A
• Workshop Sessions B
• Workshop Sessions C
• Workshop Sessions D
• Workshop Sessions E
• Poster Presentations I
• Poster Presentations II
• Poster Presentations III
• Poster Presentations IV

Current as of August 2007