Minority Health - IME Video Library

Category: Minority Health

Date		Presentation
07/02/2009		Suicide Risk Assessment - Latina Case View description The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Psychiatry show a socio-cultural approach to suicide risk assessment. This vignette highlights a Latina girl (who is acting this part).
05/14/2009		Racial Disparity in Preterm Birth J. Iams
04/03/2009		American Indian Health Sciences Day J. Arbuckle
01/20/2009		Health Research Partnerships with American Indian Communities A. Adams View description Alexandra Adams, MD, PhD leads a family-based intervention project - Healthy Children, strong families - to reduce obesity and cardiac risk factors in American Indian children. This participatory research project, a partnership between four Wisconsin Tribes, great Lakes inter-Tribal Council and UW researchers, is a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a home visiting intervention on reducing metabolic risk and improving lifestyles in the children and their primary caregivers.
08/04/2008		A Successful Community-Academic Partnership to Address Health Disparities: The Healthy Black Family Project S. Thomas View description Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, introduces the Healthy Black Family Project with an emphasis on how the initiative was conceived and planned for, the partners represented, how this community-academic partnership is being sustained and the health disparities research that is 'nested' within the program structure. The Health Black Family Project uses County Health Department benchmarks to explore relationships between precursors of disease and health outcomes in predominantly African American neighborhoods. A set of community-based health promotion interventions are implemented within a framework designed to track progress and measure health outcomes. Program activities include: cancer prevention and control, family health histories, mental wellness, nutritional information and guidance, physical activity, self-management of chronic diseases, smoking cessation and stress management.
06/12/2008		How Race and Ethnicity Influence Communication in Medical Encounters R. Street View description Richard Street, PhD, explains the role race and ethnicity play in the relationship between patient and physician.
04/17/2008		Environmental Interventions to Reduce Diabetes Risk Among Native North Americans: Approach and Results of the Healthy Stores Projects J. Gittelsohn
04/10/2008		Addressing Healthcare Issues in the Hmong Community P. Vang View description Pang Vang describes the hmong culture, analyzes common health issues in the hmong community, identifies barriers and facilitators to hmong accessing healthcare and illustrates solutions to connect western health science and the hmong's perception of health.
04/09/2008		Participation of Disparate Populations in Clinical Research O. Webb Brawley
04/04/2008		From Boarding Schools to the Big House: The Institutionalization of Adolescent Female American Indian Youth and Implications for Wellness L. Arndt
11/20/2007		Medical Student Oral Presentations - Session III A. Segal, B. Schmidt, S. Hoffman, O. Zaka, B. Vyas View description Hear the following presentations from the 2007 Medical Student Research Fall Forum: "Immunohistochemical Analysis of Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Pre-Isolation Pancreas Biopsies as a Predictor of Islet Isolation Outcome: Ann Marie Segal, Mentor: Luis A. Fernandez, MD "To Be or Not to Be...In a Clinical Trial: Improving Accural Rates in Cancer Clinical Trials at UWCCC" Brian Schmidt, Mentor: Kim McDowell, MD, PhD "Women's Knowledge of Commonly Used Contraceptive Methods" Sarah Hoffman, Mentor: Sarina Schrager, MD, MS "Effects of Iron Deficiency in Minority Mothers on Offspring" Olamide Zaka, Mentors: Pamela Kling, MD; Roseanne Clark, PhD "Development and Characterization of a Cultured Myofibroblast Model for Vocal Fold Scar Studies" Bimal Vyas, Mentor: Susan Thibeault, PhD
11/14/2007		Walking Forward: Addressing Cancer Health Disparities with American Indians in South Dakota D. Petereit View description Walking Forward is a Rapid City Regional Hospital and University of Wisconsin project addressing cancer disparities for American Indians in Western, South Dakota. This presentation gives the five-year results and future directions.
10/17/2007		Promoting Cervical Health on the Crow Reservation S. Christopher View description In this presentation Suzanne Christopher, PhD, discusses community-based participatory research, health disparities in Montana, Messengers for Health and implications and applications of her research.
09/21/2007		Examining Disparities in the State and Federal Health Care Systems E. Ward, T. Schroepfer View description Earlise Ward, PhD, speaks on "Mental Health Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Growing Problem" and Tracy Schroepfer, PhD, speaks on "Partners Building Bridges: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities in Wisconsin" both at the Littlefield Leadership Lecture at the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing.
		Health Disparities: Challenges and Innovations A. Villarruel
06/28/2007		African American Women's Mental Health E. Ward View description Earlise Ward, PhD, speaks on "African American Women's Mental Health: Beliefs, Perceived Stigma and Coping Behaviors" at the CDH Research Symposium on June 28, 2007.
		Promoting Well-Being in Latino Children Affected by Parental Depression C. Valdez View description Carmen Valdez,PhD, speaks on "Promoting Well-Being in Latino Children Affected by Parental Depression: A Family and Community Approach" at the CDH Research Symposium on June 28, 2007.
		Am I My Brother's Keeper: An Exploratory Examination of Adult Low-Income Male Access to Healthcare in Milwaukee D. Pate View description David J. Pate, PhD, speaks on "Am I My Brother's Keeper: An Exploratory Examination of Adult Low-Income Male Access to Healthcare in Milwaukee" at the CDH Research Symposium on June 28, 2007.
		In Search of What Constitutes Optimal & Adolescent Health: Conversations with Latina/o Parents of High School Youth S. Solberg View description Scott Solberg, PhD, speaks on "In Search of What Constitutes Optimal & Adolescent Health: Conversations with Latina/o Parents of High School Youth" at the CDH Research Symposium on June 28, 2007.
05/09/2007		Health and Wellness Among Latino/Hispanic Populations in the United States L. Morales View description Leo Morales, MD, PhD speaks on the topic of health status of Latino populations, and disparities in health and health outcomes in particular. Dr. Morales talks about his experiences as a researcher at UCLA and with the RAND Corporation, and will touch on study findings related to access to medical care and eye care among Latinos.
05/02/2007		Health Disparities: Cultural Considerations for African American Women S. Ward View description Sheila Ward, PhD, MPH, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences at Norfolk State University spoke on "Health Disparities: Cultural Considerations for African American Women" at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
04/23/2007		Reclaiming Midwives: Backdrop to the Future L. Holmes View description Linda Janet Holmes is a seasoned women's health researcher and writer who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking documentation of the practices of traditional African American midwives, speaks on "Reclaiming Midwives: Backdrop to the Future".
04/18/2007		Poverty, Culture and Social Injustice: Determinants of Cancer Disparities H. Freeman View description Harold P. Freeman, MD, speaks on "Poverty, Culture, and Social Injustice: Determinants of Cancer Disparities" on April 18, 2007.
03/29/2007		Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes M. Katcher, P. Onheiber View description Dr. Murray Katcher and Patrice Onheiber speak on Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes at the Health Sciences Learning Center on March 29th, 2007.
03/21/2007		The Great Divide: A look at Healthcare Disparity in the United States G. McClain View description Dr. Gregory McClain, a resident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison division of general surgery spoke on, The Great Divide: A look at Healthcare Disparity in the United States, at the Health Sciences Learning Center on March 21, 2007.
12/04/2006		Race, Racism and Health D. Williams View description The Population Health Sciences Speaker Series on Monday, December 4, featured "Race, Racism and Health" by Dr. David Williams. Dr. Williams is the Norman Professor of Public Health in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
11/29/2006		Cultural Beliefs and Implications for Health Treatments G. Nicolas View description The CDH Speaker Series focuses on cultural competence in healthcare and human services and issues relating to minority health and health disparities.
11/01/2006		Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Continuing Challenge in Wisconsin M. Katcher, K. Jones, M. Landis, P. Onheiber View description Presenters from the Wisconsin Division of Public Health and the Department of Health and Family Services speak on Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Continuing Challenge in Wisconsin.