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Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Calendar of Events  Calendar of Events

 

MHHD lists upcoming events related to health disparities taking place in Maryland, Washington, DC and surrounding states.     

 

If you would like to suggest an event to be added to our calendar, please contact us by e-mail or telephone at (410) 767-7117.

  

The 2008 National Conference on African Americans and AIDS

 

February 25-26, 2008

Sheraton Philadelphia City Center

Philadelphia, PA   

Click here for more details!

 

Twenty Ninth Annual Minority Health Conference

 

Friday, February 29, 2008

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

 

Note:  Conference can be viewed via Webcast

 

Click here for more details!

  

The Third National Summit on Equitable Development, Social Justice and Smart Growth

 

March 5 – 7, 2008

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

New Orleans, LA

 

Click here for more details! 

 

Tobacco Education Workshop

 

Saturday, March 15, 2008

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

 

Click here for more details!

 

11th Biennial Symposium on Minorities , the Medically Underserved & Cancer

 

April 3-6, 2008

Omni Shoreham Hotel

Washington, DC

 

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The Community Interpreter:  Professional Training for Bilingual Staff and Community Interpreters

 

April 4, 5, 11, 12 & 19, 2008

8:30 am – 5:30 pm

Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus

Rockville, MD 

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Spring Health Braintrust and 5th Annual Health Disparities Leadership Summitt

 

April 14-15, 2008

The Ritz Carlton Hotel

Washington, DC

 

Look for more details to come!

 

Promising Practices from the Field:  Tobacco Control Strategies for Priority Populations

 

April 23-24, 2008

Downtown Detroit Marriott

Detroit, MI

 

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Fifth Annual Maryland Minority Health Disparities Conference “Promising Practices Across Maryland”

 

Thursday, April 24, 2008

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location:  TBD 

 

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Office of Health Policy and Planning Workshop “Piecing Together the Healthcare Access Puzzle”

 

April 30, 2008

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Ten Oaks Ballroom

Clarksville, MD

 

E-mail ohpp@dhmh.state.md.us for more details!

 

Cancer, Culture & Literacy 6th Biennial Conference

 

May 15-17, 2008

Sheraton Sand Key Resort

Clearwater Beach, FL

Click here for more details!

 

African American Men’s Health Conference 2008

 

Saturday, June 21, 2008

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

 

Call 1-800-787-4337 for more details!

 

6th Annual Summer Workshop Disparities in Health in America:  Celebrating Social Entrepreneurs Working Toward Social Justice

 

June 21-27, 2008

Houston, TX

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Howard County Pow-Wow

 

July 12 - 13, 2008

Howard County Fairgrounds

West Friendship, MD

 

Look for more details to come!

 

CRCHD Cancer Health Disparities Summit 2008

 

July 14-16, 2008

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

Bethesda, MD

 

Look for more details to come!

 

Baltimore American Indian Center, Inc. Pow-Wow

 

August 22-24, 2008

Patterson Park

Baltimore, MD

 

Click here for more details!

      

Quality Healthcare for Culturally Diverse Populations

 

September 21-24, 2008

Marriott City Center

Minneapolis, MN

Click here for more details!

 

55th Chickahominy Pow-Wow

 

September 27-28, 2008

Providence Forge, VA

 

Click here for more information!

  

Wakichipi, MD Pow-Wow

 

October 4-8, 2008

Washington County Agricultural Education Center

11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Boonsboro, MD

 

Look for more details to come!

  

2008 International Conference on Medical Interpreting

 

October 10-12, 2008

Boston, MA 

 

Click here for more details!

 

The Great American Indian Exposition and Pow-Wow

 

November 15-16, 2008

The Showplace

Richmond, VA

 

Look for more details to come!

 

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