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Maryland Health Disparities Initiative
Maryland Health Disparities Handout

Handout Title:
Maryland Health Disparities Initiative
·
MHHD
Program Description (pg. 1-2)
·
MHHD
Accomplishments (pg. 3-4)
·
Selected Minority Health Legislation (pg. 5-6)
·
Mortality Disparities Data (pg. 7-13)
·
MHHD
Website (pg. 14-15)
Date:
April 2008
Author/Source:
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
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Keynote – Dr. Stephen Thomas, Community Engagement to Eliminate
Health Disparities
Keynote
Handouts
(Click Title Below for Web Links)
Handout Title:
Poverty and Elimination of Urban health Disparities: Challenge and
Opportunity
Date:
June 2008
Author:
Stephen B.
Thomas and Sandra Crouse Quinn
Source:
Annals of the
New York Academy of Sciences, Vol 1136
Handout Title: The
Color Line: Race Matters in the Elimination of Health Disparities
Date:
July 2001
Author:
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD
Source:
American Journal of Public Health, Health Policy and Ethics Forum,
Vol. 91, No. 7
Handout Title:
The Black Organ and Tissue Donor Shortage: A Review of the
Literature
Date:
Fall 2000
Author:
Stephen B.
Thomas, PhD
Source:
Perspectives, pp 11-23
Keynote Handout

Handout Title:
Dr. Stephen B. Thomas: Recommended Resources
Date:
April 2008
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DHMH State Health Leadership: Working to Reduce Health Disparities
Family Health
Administration – Russell W. Moy, MD, MPH, Director

Presentation
Title:
A Multi-Faceted Approach for Addressing Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Public Health (pg. 1-17)
Presenter:
Russell W. Moy, MD, MPH, Director, Family Health Administration,
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Handout Title:
A
Multi-Faceted Approach for Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities
in Public Health, Family Health Administration Overview (pg.
18)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Family Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene
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Health Care
Financing - John G. Folkemer, Deputy Secretary

Presentation Title:
Assessing
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in the HealthChoice
Program
Presenter:
John G. Folkemer, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing,
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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AIDS
Administration – Heather Hauck, LICS, MSW, Director

Presentation Title:
DHMH AIDS Administration: Working to Reduce Health
Disparities (pg. 1-11)
Presenter:
Heather Hauck, LICSW, MSW, Director, Maryland AIDS
Administration
Handout
Title:
HIV/AIDS Among African Americans in Maryland / HIV/AIDS
Among Women in Maryland
(pg. 12-13)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Maryland AIDS Administration
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration – Peter F. Luongo, PhD,
Director

Presentation Title:
Promising Practices Across Maryland (pg. 1-14)
Presenter:
Peter F. Luongo, PhD, Director, Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Administration
Handout
Title:
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration (pg. 15)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene
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Mental
Hygiene Administration – Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical
Director

Presentation Title:
Addressing Health Disparities in Maryland’s Public Health
System
Presenter:
Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical Director, Mental Hygiene
Administration
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Mental
Hygiene Administration – Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical
Director

Presentation Title:
Addressing Health Disparities in Maryland’s Public Health
System
Presenter:
Gayle
Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical Director, Mental Hygiene
Administration
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Additional
State Resources 
Handout
Title:
The Role
of State Health Departments in Addressing Minority Communities
(pg. 1-2)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Handout
Title:
Moving Beyond Access: Achieving Equity In State Health Care
Reform – Article Synopsis (pg. 3-4)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Article – Brian D. Smedley; Synopsis – Maryland Office of
Minority Health and Health Disparities
Source:
Health Affairs, Volume 27 (2) pp 447-455
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Legislators Address the Elimination of Health Disparities
Legislative
Resources

Handout
Title:
Cultural Competency: State Legislation Summary
(pg.1)
Date:
April 2008
Author/Source:
Maryland
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Handout
Title:
Fighting Medical Inflation by Reducing Poor-Quality Care
(pg.2-5)
Date:
July 27, 2007
Author/Source:
Democratic Leadership Council
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Interactive Workshop – Minority Empowerment: Approaches to
Community Participation and Capacity Building
Minority
Empowerment Handout

Handout
Title:
Partnering for Life, Prince George’s County Faith Based
Partnerships Project
Date:
April 2008
Author/Source:
American
Cancer Society
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Interactive Workshop – Demonstrating Success: Basic
Approaches to Measuring Progress in Minority Health
Demonstrating Success Handouts

Handout
Title:
How Do We Measure Progress in Minority Health?
(pg. 1-2)
Date:
April 2008
Author/Source:
Sharon Duncan Jones-Eversley, MA
Handout
Title:
Collecting
Adequate Data on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: The
Challenges Continue – Article Synopsis (pg. 3-4)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Article – Linda T. Bilheimer and Jane E. Sisk; Synopsis –
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Source:
Health Affairs, Volume 27 (2) pp 383-391
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Interactive Workshop – Cultural Competency: Improving
Communication Between Minority Patients and Providers
Cultural
Competency Handouts

Handout
Title:
Diabetes Dining Club for Prevention and Control
(pg. 1-2)
Author:
African American Health Program
Handout
Title:
Latino Health Initiative, Montgomery County Department of
Health & Human Services – FY08 Major Programs and Activities
(pg. 3-4)
Date:
2008
Author:
Latino Health Initiative, Montgomery County Department of
Health & Human Services
Cultural Competency Handouts
(Click Title Below for Web Links)
Handout
Title:
Improving Cross-Cultural Awareness and Skills to Reduce Health
Disparities in
Cancer
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Marcos Pesquera, Linda Yoder, and Marilyn Lynk
Source:
MEDSURG
Nursing, Vol. 17 (No. 2) pp 7-14
Handout
Title:
The
Case for Cultural Competence in Health Professions Education
Date:
December 2006
Author:
Fadia T. Shaya, PhD, MPH & Confidence M. Gbarayor, MPH
Source:
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 70(6), Article
124
Handout
Title:
Language Barriers in Health Care
Date:
November 2007
Author:
Somnath
Saha, MD, MPH and Alicia Fernandez, MD
Source:
Journal of General Internal Medicine 22
(Suppl 2): 281-2
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Additional MHHD Recommended Handouts
Selected Health Disparities Resources 
Handout
Title:
Selected Health Disparities Publications (pg. 1-2)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Handout
Title:
Selected Health Disparities Websites (pg. 3-6)
Date:
April 2008
Author:
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
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