Education
Research Festival 2006
Health Disparities: From Genetics to Health Policy
September 27, 2006.
Description
This research symposium provided information on the the mechanisms of health disparities and interventions to reduce disparities.
The symposium featured three nationally recognized experts who spoke on several topics.
The symposium was held in partnership with the Case School of Medicine, MetroHealth Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research, and the Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities.
Below are videos of the featured speakers. Note - Using headphones may improve the sound quality.
Richard S. Cooper MD - 'The Use and Misuse of Genetic Research in Health Disparities.'
John M. Flack, MD, MPH - 'Health Disparities and Hypertension.'
Dennis Raphael, PhD - 'Public Policy Approaches To Health Inequities' with an introduction by Center Director Ashwini R. Sehgal, MD.
Roundtable discussion with featured speakers and Maghboeba Mosavel, PhD and Nathan Berger, MD.
Course in Health Disparities.
(CRSP 510, EPBI 510, MPHP 510, NURS 510, SASS 510)
Description
This course aims to provide theoretical and application tools for students from many disciplinary backgrounds to conduct research and develop interventions to reduce health disparities. The course will be situated contextually within the historical record of the United States, reviewing social, political, economic, cultural, legal, and ethical theories related to disparities in general, with a central focus on health disparities.
Several frameworks regarding health disparities will be used for investigating and discussing the empirical evidence on disparities among other subgroups (e.g., the poor, women, uninsured, disabled, and non-English speaking populations) will also be included and discussed. Students will be expected to develop a research proposal (observational, clinical, and/or intervention) rooted in their disciplinary background that will incorporate materials from the various perspectives presented throughout the course, with the objective of developing and reinforcing a more comprehensive approach to current practices within their fields.
Prescriptions for Change
A Collaboration between the
Center for Reducing Health Disparities
and the Roundtable Community Council
Prescriptions for Change
In the fall of 2003, the Center for Reducing Health Disparities, a collaboration between MetroHealth Center and Case Western Reserve University, and the Greater Cleveland Roundtable, (now the Roundtable Community Council), a program of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, began discussions about hosting a series of events to raise awareness about and develop solutions for the longstanding challenge of health disparities affecting Northeast Ohio.
It quickly became apparent that such an important effort would require the support and cooperation of a broad range of community partners. In addition, we decided that the effort would be best served by a year-long series of programs, hosted at different locations, with national and local thought leaders addressing the range of issues related to this complicated health care issue
You can read the entire report by downloading this pdf file.