News 2008 Archives
CEHDL Seminar Series
December 10, 2008
“Health Equity Index Initiative”
Peer Reviewed Article
December 10, 2008
“Nutrition knowledge, food label use, and food intake patterns among Latinas with and without type 2 diabetes.”
CEHDL Seminar Series
December 10, 2008
“Race, Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Disease”
Scholarship Opportunities
December 4, 2008
A list of Minority Scholarships has been added to our Opportunities page.
December 2008 Paper of the Month
December 1, 2008
“Breastfeeding Status on US Birth Certificates: Where Do We Go From Here?”
La Voz de la Sallud
November 17, 2008
The Fall 2008 edition is available on our Newsletters page.
November 2008 Paper of the Month
October 30, 2008
“Disparities in health: perspectives of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial America”
Press Release
October 27, 2008
We're proud to announce that Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla has been appointed to the 2010 US Dietary Guidelines Committee.
La Noticia de Salud
October 21, 2008
The Fall 2008 edition of our quaterly newsletter is available on our Newsletters page.
CEHDL Speaker
October 17, 2008
We're pleased to announce that Dr. Perez-Escamilla will deliver the keynote address “Food Insecurity, Human Rights and Human Development.” at the Manchester Community College Global Issues Conference on World Hunger. His address will be delivered on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10 am at the MCC SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium.
More Information (mcc.edu)
Peer-Reviewed Article
October 15, 2008
“The Connecticut Center of Excellence for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos”
CEHDL Seminar Series
October 14, 2008
“Mammography Screening Challenges in Underserved Populations” by Beth A. Jones
October 2008 Paper of the Month
September 26, 2008
“The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among US women of childbearing age”
WHO Report
September 3, 2008
WHO has just released a major report on health inequities and social determinants of health. Report is global in nature and strongly emphasizes the need for addressing health disparities world wide from a social justice perspective.
Read Full Report (pdf)
September 2008 Paper of the Month
August 28, 2008
“Leisure-Time Physical Activity Disparities Among Hispanic Subgroups in the United States”
Press Coverage
August 12, 2008
Statewide Health Equity Index initiative launched today by health directors and community organizations
Seminar Presentation
August 11, 2008
The slide presentation for “Dementia and Family Caregiving in Mexican Americans: Lessons from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging” by Ladson Hinton is available on our Seminars page.
La Noticia de Salud
August 4, 2008
The Summer 2008 edition of our quaterly newsletter is available on our Newsletters page.
Web-site Redesign
August 4, 2008
Due to the fantastic responses we received from our Web Evaluation, our web-site has undergone a few changes to better serve you, our audience. Of note is this new Latest News section, a site-wide search from the footer of every page, and a Web Resources page, also found in the footer, where you can download our logo. More details about the Evaluation and our web-site will be in our upcoming La Noticia de Salud Newsletter.
August 2008 Paper of the Month
August 1, 2008
Does social class predict diet quality?
Raffle Winner!
July 2, 2008
We would like to congratulate Laramie Smith, from the Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention as the winner of the raffle for the health disparities book entitled, Ethnicity, Race, and Health in Multicultural Societies.
July 2008 Paper of the Month
July 1, 2008
Impact of peer nutrition education on dietary behaviors and health outcomes among Latinos: a systematic literature review
Press Coverage
July 1, 2008
A newsàper article pubished yesterday in the Mexican Periodico Reforma (pdf) features Dr. Perez Escamilla's work on household food security measurement in Mexico. Also please find the link to a second article in La Jornada-- another major Mexican newspaper-- featuring Dr. Perez Escamilla's work on poverty, food insecurity and obesity in Mexico. These two relevant contributions are being featured in the midst of a major food crisis severely affecting the poor in Mexico and worldwide--including Latinos in the USA.
6/18/08
A new CEHDL-sponsored publication has just come out in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. More information is on our Peer Reviewed Articles page.
6/2/08
We would like to thank everyone who attended our third annual conference, "Eliminating Mental Health and Addiction Disparities in Connecticut and Beyond". Our Press Coverage page has the article from the Uconn Advance newspaper.
We would also like to thank everyone who took the time to participate in our web evaluation. The information we've received will help greatly in the continued growth of our web-site.
The June Paper of the Month is available.
5/27/08
The Spring 2008 edition of La Noticia de Salud is available on our Newsletters page.
5/14/08
A seminar by Rafael Pérez-Escamilla is scheduled for May 19, 2008. Visit our Seminars page for more details.
Online Registration for our third annual conference is closed. Please visit our Conference page for details.
5/13/08
A seminar by Ladson Hinton, M.D. is scheduled for May 8, 2008. Visit our Seminars page for more details.
5/05/08
The May Paper of the Month is available.
Announcing a series of community-based diabetes workshops that will take place during May at The Hartford Public library. More details on our Seminars page.
Congratulations to Michael Dessalines.
4/07/08
CEHDL undergraduate research intern and student affiliate Roberto Cruz, is featured in the latest edition of UConn Magazine. Read the full story here.
The April Paper of the Month is available.
The slide presentation from Julie Wagner's seminar is available on our Seminars page.
3/28/08
The slide presentation from Anne Merewood's seminar is available on our Seminars page.
3/12/08
Details about the seminar "Bottles to Breasts to Baby-Friendly and Beyond!" by Anne Merewood can be found on our Seminars page.
The slide presentation from Margarita Alegría's seminar is available on our Seminars page.
2/29/08
Registration for our third annual conference is now open. Visit our Conferences page for more information or go directly to the Registration page.
2/26/08
The Winter 2008 edition of La Noticia de Salud, our official newsletter is available from our Newsletters page.
2/25/08
The March Paper of the Month is available
2/12/08
Details about the seminar "Psychological Health Impacts of Social Injustice - Public Policy and Mental Health Implications of Immigration: Local, State, and Federal Perspectives" by Margarita Alegría, Ph.D. can be found on our Seminars page.
2/8/08
CEHDL has been featured in an article in the UConn Advance Newsletter. Click here for more details.
1/30/08
The February Paper of the Month is available.
1/10/08
The Fall 2007 edition of La Noticia de Salud is available on our Newsletters page.
1/9/08
The deadline for Notices of Intent to Submit a Poster for our third annual conference has been extended until January 14, 2007.
CEHDL is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Bermudez-Millán has accepted the position of Community Core Coordinator for the Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos. Click here for more details.
1/4/08
The January Paper of the Month is available. Papers from 2007 have been moved into the Archives.
1/03/08
The University Of Connecticut Center On Aging has an open position available. Check our Opportunities Page for more details.
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