NOTE: Social Work continuing education contact hours are available for
this important presentation and panel discussion (CAMC Care; #490045)

 

INVITATION:

 

'Promoting Health Equality: Addressing the Root Causes of Disparities'

 

Dr. Camara Jones

Research Director on Social Determinants of Health

United States Centers for Disease Control

7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 17th

Capital High School Auditorium

Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV

 

Dr. Jones is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on
the impact of racism on the health and well-being of the nation.
Delegate Don Perdue, Chair of the House Health Committee, has
experienced her presentation and recommends it very highly. 

 

This will be a very important and informative forum. Following Dr.
Jones' presentation will be a panel discussion by the following
individuals and their topic areas:

 

*	Barbara Bays, MSW, Director of Good News Mountaineer Garage,
will speak from the perspective of transportation issues and barriers. 
*	Dr. Luis Bracero, Ob-Gyn, Director of Maternal Fetal
Medicine/Faculty WVU School of Medicine- Charleston Division, Member-
Central Advisory Council of the WV Perinatal Partnership, will speak
from the perinatal perspective. 
*	Chris Curtis, Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Public
Health, WV DHHR, will speak from the public health perspective. 
*	Joe Hatfield, Director of the WV Housing Development Fund, will
speak from the housing perspective. 
*	Reverend Ronald Patterson will speak from the community
perspective. 
*	Renate Pore, PhD, MPH, Analyst for the WV Center on Budget and
Policy, will speak about the CDC's report on adverse childhood
experiences.  

 

Please plan to attend and please circulate this invitation to anyone you
think may be interested. The program is free and open to the public.
Thank you!

 

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Samuel A. Hickman, ACSW, LCSW

CEO

National Association of Social Workers

West Virginia Chapter

1608 Virginia Street East

Charleston, WV 25311

304.345.6279

Fax 304.720.3766

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www.NASWWV.org 

 

Plan NOW to Attend!

 2010 Spring CE Conference for Social Workers, April 28, 29, 30, 2010,
Charleston Civic Center. Call for Proposals form now online at
www.NASWWV.org 

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