PROGRAMS FOR FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY
THE COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY
SEMINAR SERIES
About
The purpose of the seminar series is to develop the fellows' leadership skills by exposing them to the key leaders from both private and public sectors. The series focuses on public health practice and public policy, with a specific focus on minority health policy.
The seminar series is offered as a course within the Department of Society, Human Development and Health (SHH296) entitled “Leadership in Minority Health Policy Seminar” in the fall and "Minority Health Issues" in the spring (SHH 298). The participants include the CFHUF fellows, and students from the Harvard School of Public Health.
The sessions explore the public policy issues impacting the health status of minority and disadvantaged populations, with special emphasis on problem identification, policy formation, and development of leadership skills in the area of public health practice and policy. The fellows and other attendees engage with both faculty members at Harvard and key minority health policy leaders from the public and private sectors. A major focus is to provide the participants with a variety of leadership styles, and career development strategies.
Topics and Schedule
September 2, 2008 | Linda Clayton, MD, MPH
Instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard Medical School
and W. Michael Byrd, MD, MPH
Instructor and Senior Research Scientist, Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health
The History of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in the United States
September 9, 2008 | Aranthan Steve Jones, II, MPH
Senior Health Policy Advisor, Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, Office of the Majority Whip, The Honorable James E. Clyburn, United States House of Representatives
Between Me and the Other World: Understanding Congressional Dynamics in Healthcare Reform and Health Disparity Elimination
September 16, 2008 | Chester Douglass, PhD, DDS
Professor and Chair, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Leadership in Minority Health Care
September 23, 2008 | Stephen Keith, MD, MPH
President and COO, Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The Obesity Epidemic in African Americans
September 30, 2008 | James Mongan, MD
President, Partners Health Care
Health Care Financing
October 7, 2008 | Student Midterm Presentations
October 14, 2008 | John M. Auerbach, MBA
Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Health Care Disparities in Massachusetts
October 21, 2008 | Adolfo Valadez, MD, MPH
Assistant Commissioner, Division for Prevention Preparedness, Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
The Politics of Public Health Practice
November 4, 2008 | Raul Garcia, DMD, CAGS, MMSc
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Oral Health in Minority Health Policy
November 18, 2008 | Georges Benjamin, MD
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Health Policy: The New Administration
November 25, 2008 | Salvador Balcorta, LCSW
Chief Executive Officer, Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.
Immigration and Border Health
December 2, 2008 | Saskia Estuniñan-Day, DDS, MPH
Regional Advisor for Oral Health, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization
Oral Health in the Americas
December 9, 2008 | The Honorable James Ziglar
President and Chief Executive Office, Cross Match Technologies
Living and Interesting and Useful Life
December 16, 2008 | Felton Earls, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Living and Interesting and Useful Life
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