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Strategies to improve health among poor and working-poor men: A structural approach
Presentation talking points - Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD to the Fifth Biennial World Congress on Men’s Health and Gender
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Men’s health disparities: A global perspective
Presented by Henrie M. Treadwell, Ph.D. Vienna, Austria in the opening ceremony -
Fifth Biennial World Congress on Men’s Health and Gender
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2008 Community Voices' Freedom's Voice Conference & Soledad O'Brien Awards Gala
The events will be held April 9-11, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. The three-day conference is an unprecedented assembly of national leaders in health care disparities and civil rights. It will include a gala event at the High Museum of Art on April 11, 2008. Read this article and the "Save this Date" invitation.
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Interventions That Work- National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
The health status of men and especially poor men of color in the United States is alarming. Poor minority men experience significant disparities in health status as demonstrated by higher rates of morbidity and mortality.1,2,3 Multiple factors are associated with these differences including, low socioeconomic status (SES), low educational attainment, precarious employment, and cultural norms and practices, to name a few. (view handout)
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Community Voices Takes Issues to the “Hill”
Washington, DC – On the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s integration of Major League Baseball, on April 17th, twenty-five men of color from across the United States approached Capitol Hill to engage their representatives about men's health.
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Conference
The conference, “Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change,” seeks to build knowledge, skills and actions for achieving healthy and just societies. The conference aims not only to ask and answer critical questions, but to equip participants with resources they need to act on them.
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Preventing the Disaster After The Disaster
Do we realize that many of those left behind after Hurricane Katrina had no regular access to any health care and had no health records?
Dr. Henrie Treadwell, Ph.D. discusses these and other issues in her article, Preventing the Disaster After The Disaster.
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Dr. Henrie Treadwell Delivers Poignant Speech to the Male Responsibility Network in Denver Colorado
As an invited guest to the Title X annual Male Reproductive Health Conference & Training recently held at the Adams Mark Hotel, Denver CO (May 3-5, 2006), Dr. Treadwell delivered a talk entitled 'Male Reproductive health: How far have we come? Where are we really?'. To view a transcript of her message, which details the journey of the Men's Health movement and profiles avenues to build sustainability, please click for more information.
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Dental Feasibility Study Release - May 16, 2006, Washington, DC. - DOWNLOAD AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE REPORT!
 Please join us for the public release of a special report entitled Bridging the Gap: Partnerships between Dental Schools and Colleges to Produce a Workforce to Fully Serve America’s Diverse Communities. The Community Voices: Health Care for the Underserved initiative, motivated by continuing disparities in oral health and access to care opportunities, has charged a study committee comprised of representatives from the educational community to determine strategies that may serve as additional options in increasing the presence of underrepresented minorities in the dental profession. The committee has completed its report and we welcome your attendance at this important public briefing.
For more information, please contact Sharra Triplett at 404.756.8915 or via email at striplett@msm.edu.
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Community Voices Spotlighted in Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved
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Community Voices is showcased in the February 2006 issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. This issue (Vol 17, No 2) largely depicts the work and analysis of community-based access to health care projects conducted as part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Community Voices Initiative and highlights efforts aimed at eliminating health disparities using education, outreach, interventions and policy initiatives. The authors are individuals on the front line of building and implementing health systems that assure quality care for disenfranchised residents.
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