News 2007 Archives

12/20/07
The December Paper of the Month is available.

11/26/07
Please take a moment to fill out our short Web Evaluation to win a Health Disparities book.

CEHDL's video submission to the 2007 C. Peter Magrath/WK Kellog Engagement Awards is available to view online.

A new seminar A Practice-Based Trial of Motivational Interviewing and Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African Americans: A Randomized Control Trial has been announced. See our Seminars page for more details.

11/14/07
Dr. Rafael Perez-Escamilla has been appointed for a two-year term by the National Academies to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)/National Research Council (NRC) Committee. This committee is charged with reexamining the current IOM Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines. Rafael expects that this experience will help to enhance even more the contributions that CEHDL is already making in the area of minority maternal and child health.

Please join us in congratulating Rafael on his appointment to this prestigious national committee.

11/09/07
Important Dates and Poster Submission Guidlines for our 3^rd annual conference have been added to our Conferences page.

11/01/07
Join us for "Vieques, Culture, Politics, and Social Work" Details can be found on our Seminars page.

10/29/07
The November Paper of the Month is available.

10/25/07
Our third annual conference "Eliminating Mental Health and Addiction Disparities in Connecticut and Beyond" has been announced. Stay tuned to our Conference page for more information.

The slide presentations given by Mousson Finnigan and Daniel Hoffman can be viewed from our Seminars page.

10/18/07
Please see the press release from CT DPH for a major health disparities event in Hartford on Friday, 10/19 at the Legislative Office Bldg.

10/05/07
A new seminar, "When Do Height Disparities Become Health Disparities? Growth and Body Composition as Disease Risk Factors" has been announced. Attendees must RSVP. Please see our Seminars page for details.

10/03/07
The conference videos for Andrew Salner, Merrill Singer, Gualberto Ruaño, and Bret Shaw are viewable from our Conference Media page.

10/02/07
A new seminar, "The Organization for the Rehabilitation of the Environment: Promoting sustainable livelihoods in rural Haiti" has been announced. Attendees must RSVP. Please see our Seminars page for details.

9/28/07
The October Paper of the month is available.

9/25/07
The slide presentation from the seminar “Nutrition Interventions in Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana” by Dr. Daniel Gallego is available on our Seminars page.

9/07/07
The slide presentation from the seminar “What am I taking? An overview of diabetes medications” is available on our Seminars page.

9/05/07
A new seminar has just been announced. Please see our Seminars page for more details.

The September Paper of the Month is available

8/27/07
Four more videos are available to view on our Conference Media page. This update includes speakers from the "Cancer Epidemiology Among Minorities in Connecticut" section of our conference.

8/20/07
The United States Department of Education has awarded Dr Eliana D. Rojas of the University Of Connecticut, Neag School of Education, discretionary priority 3 funding to prepare teachers of English Language Learners to accelerate their students’ academic achievement.
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7/27/07
Video for Tim Byers' conference Keynote Address can be viewed from our Conference Media page. Videos will be coming out more rapidly in the future, so be sure to stay tuned.

7/26/07
View the flyer for our latest event, "16ta Feria Anual de la Salud" (pdf).

7/19/07
The Summer 2007 edition of our newsletter, "La Noticia de Salud," can now be viewed from our Newsletters page.

7/13/07
Center for Eliminating Health Disparities Among Latinos (CEHDL) Interns Present “Women’s preferences in selection of an ObGyn Provider". Details on our Seminar page.

6/26/07
The July Paper of the Month is available.

6/18/07
Video for David Gregorio's conference presentation can be viewed from our Conference Media page.

6/11/07
Visit our Newsletters section to read the latest issue of our community newsletter "La Voz de la Salud".

6/04/07
Two videos from our 2007 conference, "Introduction" and "Inauguration" are available to view from our Conference Media page.

The June Paper of the Month is available.

5/31/07
Two new articles are available to read on our Press Coverage page.

5/23/07
Photos, videos and presentations from our Second Annual Conference are available here.

5/16/07
The Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education (CALAHE) is hosting the 25th Annual Statewide Conference on “Advancing and Preparing the Next Generation of Latino Leaders in Higher Education.” Click here for more information.

5/8/07
The May Paper of the Month is now available here.

The Spring 2007 CEHDL Newsletter is available to be viewed online on our Newsletters page.

4/23/07
CEHDL is the recipient of the 2007 C. Peter Magrath/ W K Kellogg Engagement Award - North East Region. Click here for details.

4/10/07
There are two upcoming doctoral dissertation defenses from nutrition-CEHDL students. Visit our Seminars page for more information.

4/9/07
CEHDL and partners are hosting a cancer community forum at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford this coming Saturday. For more information please see our Conferences page.

4/9/07
This Wednesday at 2 pm, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla will be giving the seminar “Health Disparities Among Latinos: From Research to Action” at Rutgers. Please see attachment (pdf) for more information.

4/3/07
The 2007 colloquium series of the Center for Culture, Health, and Human Development will feature another distinguished speaker on April 12, Harriet Kuhnlein, Ph.D. For more information, visit our Seminars page.

3/26/07
The CEHDL website has undergone a design change to better serve our readers. Comments or questions can be directed to our webmaster.

3/21/07
The April Paper of the Month is now available here.

3/15/07
I'm pleased to announce the winners of the PhD and MS 2007 CEHDL fellowships. More information here.

3/8/07
Hartford Hospital & CEHDL presents "Differences and Disparities in Menopause Symptomatology and Provider Preferences". For more information, visit our Seminars page.

3/6/07
The March Paper of the Month is now available here.

2/28/07
Online registration is now open for CEHDL's 2007 Conference, Reducing Cancer Disparities In Connecticut. Conference details and registration can be found on our Conferences page.

2/26/07
The Preliminary Program of Events for CEHDL's 2007 Conference, Reducing Cancer Disparities In Connecticut, is available to view from our Conferences page. Online registration for the event will begin on Thursday, March 1st.

2/16/07
The Winter 2007 edition of La Noticia De Salud, our official CEHDL newsletter, is available for viewing on our Newsletter page.

2/12/07
A new CEHDL-sponsored publication has just come out in the February 2007 issue of the Journal of Human Lactation. More information is on our Peer Reviewed Articles page.

Thanks again to all of you who attended Nancy Krieger’s wonderful and thought provoking seminar last Friday. The seminar was attended to full capacity and the interactions with Nancy were very substantive and inspiring to many of us. Click here to view the updated seminar information.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health Virtual Office of Genomics Presents "Genetic Testing: From Family History to Complex Genetic Testing." Click here for more information and the seminar flyer (pdf).

2/7/07
A new seminar has been announced. "The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project: Monitoring US Social Inequalities in Health” by Nancy Krieger, PhD, is scheduled for February 9, 2007. Details can be found on our Seminar page.

The February Paper of the Month is now available here.

2/2/07
The Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development (CHHD) is pleased to announce the 2007 spring colloquium series and related 1-credit graduate seminar. More information is available on our Seminars page.

1/29/07
Dr. Margaret Hynes was recently featured in the Willimantic Chronicle for her work in health disparities in Connecticut. Visit our Press Coverage page for more information.

1/26/07
The Powerpoint presentation by Daniel W. Sellen, PhD, "Social capital, acculturation, nutrition, and health disparities among refugees in the UK, USA, and Canada: Challenges for research," is availablle for viewing on our Seminars page.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), in partnership with the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), is pleased to announce Public Health and Liberal Education. Opportunities are available.

1/25/07
The Powerpoint presentation by Lee M. Pachter, DO, "Do parenting practices, maternal depression, neighborhood and chronic poverty affect child behavioral problems differently in different racial/ethnic groups?," is availablle for viewing on our Seminars page.

1/24/07
The Connecticut Health Foundation and The University of Connecticut Health Center have new openings available. Visit our Opportunities page for more information.

1/23/07
"Acculturation, socioeconomic status, obesity and lifestyle factors among low-income Puerto Rican women in Connecticut, U.S., 1998-1999" is the newest article to be featured in our Peer Reviewed Articles section.

1/22/07
Our first community newsletter issue developed under the leadership of CEHDL’s Community Connections core at The Hispanic Health Council, La Voz de Salud, is now available on our Newsletter page.

1/19/07
The Journal of Nutrition is featuring the Evidence-Based Public Nutrition: An Evolving Concept symposium. The articles can be read from our Peer Reviewed Articles page.

1/17/07
The American Dietetic Association Center for Professional Development will be presenting a listen and learn tele-seminar, "Providing Culturally Appropriate Health Care: Why it Matters."Those planning to attend must RSVP by January 19th. Details can be found on our Seminar page.

1/3/07
A new seminar has been announced. "Do parenting practices, maternal depression, neighborhood and chronic poverty affect child behavioral problems differently in different racial/ethnic groups?” by Lee M. Pachter, DO, is scheduled for January 23, 2007. Details can be found on our Seminar page.

The January Paper of the Month is now available here.

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