The Center for the Health of the African Diaspora of NYU Institute of
Community Health and Research has a conference this Saturday, February 10th
on the Health of Men. Mekbeb Gemeda spoke with us from NYU’s
medical school last semester and invited everyone to attend. It is $10.00
for students and $20.00 for others. There will be a number of prestigious
speakers on hand from medical schools! NYU, Cornell, and Hopkins to name
a few! Hope some of you will take advantage of this RARE opportunity to
see what is happening to African-American males medically and socially in the
Saturday February 10, 2007
9:00AM – 6:30PM
Farkas Auditorium
Sessions and Invited Speakers:
Morning Session: 9:00-1:00pm
Welcome
Key Note Speech
Robert
Fullilove, Mailman School of Public Health
HIV/AIDS
David
Malebranche, Emory University School of Medicine
HIV and Black Men-Where Are We Now?
Yaw
Nyarko, New York University
The Economic Impact of AIDS Pandemic in
Prostate Cancer
Arthur
Burnett II, Johns Hopkins
Prostate Cancer in African Americans
Fritz
Francois, NYU SoM
Colorectal Cancer: The Scope of the Issue
Frank
Hamilton, NIDDK, NIH
Taking Charge of Your Health- The Need for Early
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Poster Session
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-6:00pm
Education
Douglas
Wood, Columbia University
Acting Black: Reclaiming Our Academic Heritage
Walter
Gilliam, Yale University Child Study Center
Prekindergarteners Left Behind: African American Males and Preschool Expulsion
Justice System
Robert
Gore, Kings County Hospital Center
Youth Violence and African Americans: Perspectives from Emergency Medicine
Rodney Fuller,
Beating the Odds: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry (New Entry) on
African-American Men in the areas of Education, Housing, Employment and
Community Connection
Conflict and Violence
Antoine
Clark, F.E.D.S Magazine
Mean Streets: Getting the Message Out
Joseph
Marshall, Omega Boys Club/ Street Soldiers
Keeping Youth Alive and Free. The Disease of Violence- A NEW Public Health
Model: Prevention, Intervention, and Rehabilitation
Anthony Isenalumhe, NYU MD Student
The Necessary Transition of the Black Male From High School to College: Some
Obstacles and Some Solutions
Closing Remarks
Carlyle Miller,
6:30 p.m. Reception and Poster
Session
Performance by The James Gordon Trio
Director, Prehealth Professions Programs
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