NLM CONFERENCE 2009

DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project The UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project, launched in 2002, is designed to promote disease prevention and wellness on HBCU campuses and in their surrounding communities through the use of online health resources provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). By increasing the utilization of NLM’s online resources, the project demonstrates how important it is for HBCUs to play a more substantial role in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of eHealth initiatives. HBCUs are the best-positioned and most logical entities in the African-American community to promote the use of the Internet for improving health.

Campus Health Advocates Mobilizing Prevention Strategies Network Consortium (CHAMPS) The Campus Health Advocates Mobilizing Prevention Strategies (CHAMPS) Network Consortium, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will bring together the expertise of UNCFSP and Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs) to address HIV/AIDS prevention and the prevention of other health-risk behaviors in college-aged youth. Since college-aged African Americans are among those disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS, HBCUs have a unique opportunity to be catalysts for positive change through this consortium.

ROCHE/UNCFSP Health Communications Social Marketing Campaign (ROCHE) The ROCHE/UNCFSP Health Communications Social Marketing Campaign supports the development of health promotion and disease prevention messages by college students on HBCU campuses. Each in stitutional grant recipient chose one health disparity focus area for the crease of a Public Service Announcement (PSA) and indicated how their proposed project will have an impact on improving awareness and prevention of health related risky behaviors affecting youth. Faculty and student involvement from various curricular areas to produce a creative, conceptual,

and visual product that is culturally appropriate. The three grantees are: Bennett College for Women, focus area in HIV/AIDS; Johnson C. Smith University, focus area in Diabetes; University of the District of Columbia, focus area in Breast and Prostate Cancer.

UNCFSP/HBCU Screening, Testing, Outreach, and Prevention HIV/AIDS Program (STOP) The UNCFSP/HBCU Screening, Testing, Outreach, and Prevention (STOP) HIV/AIDS Program was recently funded by the Office of Minority Health (OMH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Program aims to decrease the spread of HIV among college-aged African-American and other minority youth through HIV/AIDS education and outreach and the promotion of screening and testing to at-risk populations. The goals of the STOP HIV/AIDS Program are: 1) promoting HIV awareness and prevention through the use of model practices and programs to increase access to and use of health information, services, and follow up; 2) developing methods and approaches to more effectively promote HIV risk reduction through the establishment of campus-community linkages; and 3) engaging students in training, experiential learning, and mentoring, to improve their cultural, linguistic and literacy competency. The HBCUs in partnership with UNCFSP to run the STOP HIV/AIDS Program include: the University of the District of Columbia, Virginia Union University, and Elizabeth City State University.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

⇒ To demonstrate the vast potential of the internet as a tool for health behavior intervention

⇒ To introduce participants to the nature and scope of the online information available from NLM

⇒ To introduce participants to effective strategies and resources for health education and health promotion

⇒ To introduce participants to current research studies which address issues associated with health disparities

⇒ To share information about successful academic and community collaborations aimed at addressing health disparities

⇒ To provide participants with an overview of the UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project

⇒ To provide participants with information on how to complete the UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project grant application

⇒ To provide participants with an opportunity to join the UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project team as a campus liaison

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

⇒ By the conclusion of this conference, participants will report increased awareness and/or comprehension of:

⇒ The mission and goals of the UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project

⇒ The potential of eHealth in addressing health disparities

⇒ The importance of health promotion research in combating health disparities

⇒ Methods and resources for campus based health promotion activities

⇒ The benefits of campus and community partnerships for promoting health and wellness

⇒ Proposal guidelines for the UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS grants program

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

AGENDA Monday – June 15, 2009

8:15 am – 9:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Official Conference Opening

Welcome and Introduction

Robyn Lynn Watson, PhD

Director, Division of Public Health

United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation

Remarks

Aaron R. Andrews

President & CEO


Welcome and Introduction

Cynthia Gaines

Project Officer

UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project

Division of Specialized Information Services

National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

Remarks

Donald A. B. Lindberg, MD

Director, National Library of Medicine


9:30 am – 10:15 am

Introduction of Board Members and Speakers

De Lois M. Powell, PhD

Manager, UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project


NLM’s Collaborative Work with Underserved Populations to Improve Access to and Use of Health Information

Gale A. Dutcher, MLS, MS

Deputy Associate Director, Division of Specialized Information Services


Disaster Information Management Research Center: Outreach to Minority Populations

Stephen J. Phillips, MD

Associate Director, Division of Specialized Information Services

Director, Disaster Information Management Research Center


10:15 am – 10:30 am

NETWORKING BREAK

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Keynote Address

Promoting Public Policy on Health Issues Impacting Underserved Populations

The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD

Former Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services

President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine

The Sullivan Alliance to Transform America’s Health Professions

11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Panel A – Effective Messaging to Help Eliminate Health Disparities

Effective Messaging to Eliminate Health Disparities: A Look at the Evidence

Derrick Tabor, PhD

Health Scientist Administrator

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities


Cancer Prevention in the 21st Century: The Cancer Preventorium Concept

Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH

Founder & Director, Cancer Preventorium

Washington Cancer Institute

The Washington Hospital Center

http://www.uncfsp.org/NLM-CONFERENCE/2008/maddox.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/phillips.pdf


Panel A (Continued)

Student Health Educators: A Most Valuable Health Communication Resource for HBCUs

Professor Betsy D. Simon, MS, CHES, CPP

Director, Student Life Center, Division of Student Affairs

Principal Investigator, Coppin’s eHealth Education Project

Coppin State University

Effective Messaging to Address Barriers to Participation of Minority Populations in Clinical Trials

Michele K. Evans, MD

Deputy Scientific Director

National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program

National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Center

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

(lunch provided)

ACCESS Project Poster Session

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Keynote Address

Substance Abuse: A Personal Retrospective

Minister Dr. Clifton Davis

Actor, Singer, Composer, Producer

President and CEO

Clifton Davis Productions, LLC

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Panel B – Social Determinants of Health Disparities

The Role of Healthcare Quality in Overcoming Minority Health Disparities

Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH

Professor, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Division of General Internal Medicine

Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research

Addressing the Health Disparities Crisis: Promoting Environmental Health Literacy in Minority Communities

Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD

Former Director, Education and Biomedical Research Development

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences


Access to Health Information: the Role of NLM Health Informational Resources

Shannon M. Baldwin, MPH

Biomedical Information Service Branch



3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

NETWORKING BREAK





http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/simon.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/thompson.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/baldwin.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/cooper.pdf


3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Panel C – Success Stories: HBCU Campus-community Health Partnerships

A Strategic Research Initiative to Eliminate Health Disparities in North Carolina

LaHoma Smith-Romocki, PhD, MPH

Chair, Department of Public Health Education

Principal Investigator, Eagles eHealth Project

North Carolina Central University

A Campus-community Partnership to Eliminate Health Disparities in Delaware

Lisa Barkley, MD

Dean, College of Health and Public Policy

Campus eHealth Liaison

Delaware State University

Healthy Living, Healthy You: Addressing Campus-community Obesity

Dorothy C. Browne, PhD

Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work

Special Assistant to the President on Research and Public Health

North Carolina A&T State University

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm

Closing Remarks




6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

NETWORKING RECEPTION

Bethesda Marriott

Dirksen and Russell Rooms

5151 Pooks Hill Road

Bethesda, MD



http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/romocki.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/barkley.pdf

AGENDA Tuesday – June 16, 2009

8:15 am – 9:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Opening Remarks




9:15 am – 10:30 am

Panel D: Technologies and Informational Strategies to Enhance Education and Delivery of Health Services

Telemedicine: The Promotion of Inter-and Intra-continental Medical Education

Victor W. Mbarika, PhD

Director, International Center for Information Technology & Development

College of Business

Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge)

Corporate-community Partnership in Support of the Delivery of Vital Health Information

Daniel L. M. Shungu, PhD

Chair and Executive Director

United Front against Riverblindness

Clinical Systems: The Impact of Culture on Systems Design and Outcomes Management

Emma Jones Oritsejafor, RN, MSN

Nursing Information System Specialist II

Duke Health Technology Solutions

Duke University Health System

Informational Strategies for Translating Genome-based Knowledge into Health Benefits

Charles N. Rotimi, PhD

Director, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health

National Human Genome Research Institute


10:30 am – 10:45 am

NETWORKING BREAK

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Keynote Address

Addressing Health Disparities in the 21st Century

Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD

Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Introduction of the 2009-2010 UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project Request for Proposals

De Lois M. Powell, PhD

Manager, UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project


12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Developing a Process and Outcome Evaluation of the NLM/UNCFSP ACCESS Program

Alla Keselman, PhD

Evaluation Specialist, Division of Specialized Information Services


Tom Vischi

Principal Associate

Development Services Group, Inc

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH (lunch provided)

ACCESS Project Poster Session



http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/mbarika.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/shungu.pdf

AGENDA Tuesday – June 16, 2009

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Social Justice: The Human Face of Health Disparities in Urban California

Keith Norris, MD, FASN

Vice President for Research and Health Affairs, Professor of Medicine

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

2:15 pm – 3:20 pm

ACCESS Project Reports: 2008-2009

Increasing Awareness and Use of the NLM online Health and Medical Resources to Eliminate Health Disparities Related to HIV/AIDS in the African American Community in Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City State University

Regina McCoy-Davis, BN, PHN, RN

Project Director

Director, Department of Student Health

Robert L. Copeland, PhD

Project Mentor

Professor of Pharmacology

Howard University Medical Center

Morgan Informatics/National Library of Medicine Database System: MINDS.com eHealth

Morgan State University

Melissa B. Littlefield, PhD

Project Director

Associate Professor, Department of Social Work

Melvin Spann, PhD

Project Mentor

Chair, ACCESS Project National Advisory Board

3:20 pm – 3:35 pm

NETWORKING BREAK

3:35 pm – 4:40 pm

ACCESS Project Reports: 2008-2009

Promoting eHealth with Community Service Learning

Prairie View A&M University

Sheila Harvin, MSN, RN, CNS-P/MH

Project Director

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing

Larry R. Shannon, PhD

Project Mentor

President and CEO

Shannon and Associates, Inc.

A Multidimensional Collaborative Project Utilizing the NLM Online Health Resources to Eliminate Health Disparities among African Americans in the Tri-county Communities of Maryland’s Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

James Heimdal, PhD

Project Director

Chair, Department of Exercise Science

Rosalind K. Lett

Project Mentor

President and CEO

Information-2-Knowledge, LLC

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Cynthia Gaines

Project Officer

UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project






http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/davis.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/littlefield.pdf

http://www.uncfsp.org/nlm-conference/2009/heimdal.pdf

AGENDA Wednesday – June 17, 2009

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

NLM DATABASE TRAINING WORKSHOP (Limited space)

PURPOSE

The Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is sponsoring this training event for the UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project. The purpose of the training is to provide 2009 eHealth Conference participants with an introduction to the NLM databases which includes medical, environmental health, toxicological, and other quality internet resources. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the contents of each database, receive hands-on training, and participate in lively discussions using realistic scenarios.

LOCATION

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC)

Building 41, eLab, Room 104

4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20008

INSTRUCTORS

Rose Foster

Group Manager, Medical Education and Outreach Group

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Wilma Templin-Branner, MS

Health Education Specialists/Project Manager, Medical Education and Outreach…


LaFrancis McMurray, MPH

Health Education Specialist, Medical Education and Outreach Group


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD

Promoting Public Policy on Health Issues Impacting Underserved Populations

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is chairman of the board of the National Health Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, and is also

chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform America’s Health Professions. Additionally, he serves as chair of the President’s Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and was co-chair of the President’s Commission on HIV and AIDS from 2001-2006. Dr. Sullivan is the founding dean and first president of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). With the exception of his tenure as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 1989 to 1993, Dr. Sullivan was president of MSM for more than two decades. On July 1, 2002, he retired and was appointed president emeritus. He continues to support the school, including its national fund-raising activities. Dr. Sullivan is the recipient of more than 55 honorary degrees, including an honorary doctor of medicine degree from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Minister Dr. Clifton Davis

Drug Abuse: A Personal Retrospective

Minister, Dr. Clifton Davis is best known for his 5-year stint as Reverend Reuben Gregory on the television series “Amen”. From January 1995 to September 1996, he served as Vice Chancellor for Development & Planning at Elizabeth City State University. More recently he has been engaged in public speaking mainly making motivational speeches at colleges and universities. Born in Chicago, the son of an evangelist, Minister Dr. Davis launched his acting career by the age of 15. Upon graduation from Pine Forge Institute, he concentrated on his singing and acting career. For his role in the musical Do It Again, he received the Theatre World Award and a Grammy nomination for his hit song, “Never Can Say Goodbye”. Over the years, Dr. Davis has become a celebrated motivational speaker and is the recipient of more than 150 awards and citations for his service to organizations such as UNCF, the NAACP, and Easter Seals. Dr. Davis holds a BA in Theology from Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama, a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University in Michigan, and is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Ministry degree and a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lincoln University.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD

To Be Announced Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director of the Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist has published the results of his

research studies on the major healthcare gaps in America, to include his book: Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Race, Ethnicity and Health in the United States. He received his bachelor degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the Ph.D. in medical sociology from the University of Michigan with a postdoctoral fellowship in public health at the University of Michigan, School of Public Health. Dr. LaViest’s research on minority health has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Center for Disease Control, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Brookdale Foundation, Commonwealth Fund, Russell Sage Foundation and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Keith Norris, MD, FASN

Social Justice: The Human Face of Health Disparities in Urban California

Following the completion of studies and residency at the Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, Keith Norris, MD now serves as professor of medicine and VP for Research and Health Affairs at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), and Associate Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. At CDU, he directors the NIH-RCMI/NCRR Clinical Research Center and is PI for the NIH/NIDDK African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension. Dr. Norris is a member of the NKF-Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative National Advisory Board, editor-in-chief of the journal, Ethnicity and Disease, and the immediate past-president of the National Association of Minority Nephrologists. Serving the Watts-Willowbrook section of South Los Angeles, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and Dr. Norris continue to evolve and grow in response to the needs of this community.

PARTICIPATING COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES

Allen University

Bowie State University

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Coppin State University

Delaware State University

Drexel University

Duke University


Florida A&M University

George Washington University

Howard University

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania


North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University

North Carolina Central University


Savannah State University

Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge

Tennessee State University


University of the District of Columbia

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2008-2009 Project Partners

Past Partners 2002-2007

National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services

UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project Advisory Board

∗ Dr. Melvin Spann, Advisory Board Chair

∗ Ms. Gladys Smiley Bell, Harvey Librarian at Hampton University

∗ Dr. Lisa A. Cooper (retiring), Johns Hopkins University Medical

Center

∗ Ms. Rose Foster, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

∗ Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public

Health

∗ Dr. Robert L. Copeland, Howard University School of Medicine

∗ Ms. Rosalind K. Lett, Information-2-Knowledge, LLC

∗ Dr. Larry R. Shannon, Shannon and Associates, LLC

HBCU Students and Faculty Mentors – Poster Presentations

HBCU Community Partners


∗ Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Campus (HAM-

TMC) Library

Dr. Elizabeth K. Eaton, Executive Director

∗ Families Under Urban and Social Attack, Inc. (FUUSA)

Rev. Leslie Smith, II, Chief Executive Officer and Founder


∗ Elizabeth City Housing Authority

∗ Mr. Judah A. Person, Jr., Executive Director & CEO

∗ ECSU Library

∗ Dr. Juanita Midgette, Director of Library Services

∗ ECSU Department of General Studies

Ms. Sherry B. Lewis, Coordinator of First-Year Experience Program


∗ Belair-Edison Healthy Community Coalition, Ms. Ede Taylor, Executive

Director

∗ The Learning Bank of COIL, Ms. Stacy Smith, Chief Executive Officer

∗ DRU/Mondawin Healthy Families, Dr. Barbara Hughes, Executive

Director

∗ Women of Virtue, Ms. Cecilia Hill, President and CEO

∗ Homeland Security Academy High School, Ms. Arnetta Rudisill,

Principal


∗ Twelve Public Libraries in the Tri-Counties’ Library Systems:

Director Rose R. Donoway (Somerset-3)

Director Tom Hehman (Wicomico-4)

Director Mark A. Thomas (Worcester-5)

∗ Three Health Departments in the Tri-Counties:

Charity Holley, MA (Director, Health Promotions -

Somerset)

Lori Brewster, MS, APRN/BC, LCADC (Health

Officer - Wicomico)

Mimi Dean (Worcester)

∗ Three Hospitals located in the Tri-Counties:

The Edward W. McCready Memorial Hospital

(Charles F. Pinkerman, CEO - Somerset)

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (Alan Newberry,

President/CEO - Wicomico)

Atlantic General Hospital (Darby R. Schaub, MS,

CRNP, CDE - Worcester)

∗ Perdue Farms, Inc. (Roger C. Merrill, MD, Chief Medical Officer)

Campus-community eHealth Liaisons

Appreciation and Gratitude is Extended to:

∗ Bethesda Marriott Hotel

∗ McCabe’s Printing Group

∗ Meesha Media Group, LLC

∗ National Institutes of Health

∗ National Library of Medicine NLM ACCESS Project

∗ Sunspot Café (Rockville location)

∗ UNCF Special Programs Corporation

∗ World Venture Travel Agency

PAST NLM GRANTEES

2002-2003 2005-2006 Albany State University Bethune-Cookman College Bluefield State College Johnson C. Smith University Howard University Savannah State University Norfolk State University Shaw University 2003-2004 2006-2007 Dillard University Jackson State University Florida A&M University Langston University Paine College Norfolk State University Southern University and A&M Winston-Salem State University College

Division of Public Health UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project

UNCF Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) 2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 600

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