Symposia

The UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium highlights the work of undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and community investigators in basic science, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences research, and community-based research related to health disparities.

National Leaders Share Vision for Health Disparities Research

The UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC) hosted the 11^th annual UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium, The Science of Health Disparities: From Discovery to Delivery on April 21, 2016 at the DoubleTree Hotel. The symposium highlighted work by academic investigators, students, and community partners in basic science, clinical research, social and behavioral science, community-based, and health outcomes research the field of health disparities. 

The 2016 conference was co-sponsored by two national centers for health disparities research: the Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center, led by Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, Director and Professor, UAB Division of Preventive Medicine and Director of the UAB MHRC, and the Gulf States Health Policy Center, led by Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, Founder and CEO of BayouClinic and 18^th U.S. Surgeon General.

“The symposium showcases the work being done to reduce health inequities in Alabama, the south, and our nation. It provides an overview of the latest in health disparities research. Scientists and scholars look to it as an excellent opportunity to share discoveries, new approaches, and successful models,” said Fouad.

Two national experts in the field of health disparities research were the keynote speakers. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD is the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He oversees the Institute’s $281 million budget to conduct and support research, training, research capacity and infrastructure development, public education, and information dissemination programs to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Dr. Pérez-Stable’s expertise spans a broad range of health disparities disciplines. His research interests have centered on improving the health of racial and ethnic minorities and underserved populations, advancing patient-centered care, improving cross-cultural communication skills among health care professionals, and promoting diversity in the biomedical research workforce.

Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD, currently serves as Director of the Division of Community Health (DCH) within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  He leads the CDC’s effort at the community level to promote healthy living and prevent chronic disease in order to bring the greatest health benefits to the greatest number of people in need. The Division of Community Health works to reduce health gaps caused by differences in race and ethnicity, location, social status, income, and other factors that can affect health. Dr. Jack’s areas of research expertise include sociocultural aspects of disease management; family and community-based research; program evaluation; psychosocial aspects of managing diabetes; men’s health; and minority health.

2016: The Science of Health Disparities: From Discovery to Delivery 
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Past

March 17-18, 2015
10th Annual UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium
The Science of Health Disparities: From Social Causes to Personalized Medicine

The UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium highlights the work of undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and community investigators in basic science, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences research, and community-based research related to health disparities.

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