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Contact us at:
Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Health Disparities Initiative
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Ph: 410-767-7117

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Maryland Health Disparities Initiative

Maryland Health Disparities Handout  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

 

Handout Title:  Dr. Stephen B. Thomas:  Recommended Resources

Date: April 2008

 

 

 

 

 

DHMH State Health Leadership:  Working to Reduce Health Disparities 

Family Health Administration – Russell W. Moy, MD, MPH, Director  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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

 
 

Health Care Financing - John G. Folkemer, Deputy Secretary  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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

 
 

AIDS Administration – Heather Hauck, LICS, MSW, Director  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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

 

 

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration – Peter F. Luongo, PhD, Director  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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

 

 

Mental Hygiene Administration – Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical Director  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

Presentation Title:  Addressing Health Disparities in Maryland’s Public Health System

Presenter:  Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical Director, Mental Hygiene Administration

 
 

Mental Hygiene Administration – Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical Director  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

Presentation Title:  Addressing Health Disparities in Maryland’s Public Health System

Presenter:  Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Clinical Director, Mental Hygiene Administration

 
 

Additional State Resources  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislators Address the Elimination of Health Disparities 

Legislative Resources  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interactive Workshop – Minority Empowerment:  Approaches to Community Participation and Capacity Building

Minority Empowerment Handout  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

Handout Title:  Partnering for Life, Prince George’s County Faith Based    Partnerships Project

Date:  April 2008

Author/Source:  American Cancer Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interactive Workshop – Demonstrating Success:  Basic Approaches to Measuring Progress in Minority Health 

Demonstrating Success Handouts  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

 

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

 
 

 

 

 

 

Interactive Workshop – Cultural Competency:  Improving Communication Between Minority Patients and Providers 

Cultural Competency Handouts  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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 

 
 

 

 

Additional MHHD Recommended Handouts 

Selected Health Disparities Resources  This is a PDF file.  Adobe Acrobat download is required to view PDF files.

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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