3rd Annual Houston International Community Health Summit, Sept. 23-24

Health care experts from as far away as Australia, Panama and Mexico will share their insights on the delivery of health care services to diverse populations during the third annual Houston International Community Health Summit, on September 23-24, 1999.

The two-day conference, featuring presentations and workshops, will be held at the Crowne Plaza Houston Medical Center. Health care professionals from local, national and international organizations will present their knowledge and experiences - the challenges they face every day and the solutions they seek to address those challenges.

"This conference is a forum to identify and compare outreach strategies while fostering an understanding of cultural beliefs and socio-economic barriers that influence health care delivery," says Dr. Maria Ferris, conference chairperson and assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of Texas-Houston Medical School and medical director of International Affairs at Memorial Hermann Hospital. "We hope conference participants come away with a fuller understanding of the populations they care for - both the international communities in Houston and their international communities of origin."

In addition to workshops on topics ranging from chronic conditions to managed care innovations, program presentations will include:

Thursday, September 23, 1999

Facing the New Realities: Houston's Economic and Ethnic Transformation presented by Stephen L. Klineberg, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Rice University and Director of the Annual Houston Area Survey (1982-1999)

Re-framing Public Health: An Assessment of Threats to Community and Individual Health in the New Millennium presented by William R. Archer III, M.D., Commissioner of Health, Texas Department of Health

Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Health presented by Mary desVignes-Kendrick, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services

Results of the 1998 Houston Cultural Awareness Survey presented by Armando X. Estrada, Ph.D. (c) from the Psychology Department at The University of Texas-El Paso

Public Health Programs for Prostitutes and Women that Work in Public Places: Views from Panama presented by Rosa C. de Britton, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.O.G., Directora of the Clinica Britton in Panama City, Panama

Friday, September 24, 1999

Solid Foundations: Multicultural Health Services in New South Wales presented by David Small, B.S.C., M.H.P. (U.N.S.W.), Senior Policy Advisor, Multicultural Health, New South Wales Health Department, Health Services Policy Branch

Cultural Aspects of Health and Health Care presented by Elizabeth Heitman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Management and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health

"What Are Our National Organizations Doing to Promote Community Health and Cultural Awareness?" featuring Nancy Dickey, M.D., President of the American Medical Association; Marie-Eileen Onieal, M.M.H.S., R.N., C.P.N.P., President of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; Josephine M.V. Allen, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., President of the National Association of Social Workers and Allen K. Jones, Ph.D., President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations

Health Services of a Community-Based Organization in Tamaulipas, Mexico presented by Paulina Aguilera Perez, M.Ed., R.N., Directora, Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico

Community House Calls presented by J. Carey Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., Assistant Professor, Community House Calls Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

For more information or to register, call 713-704-5678 or email HICHS@ped1.med.uth.tmc.edu. Continuing education credits will be offered for nurses; credits for other disciplines are pending.

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