3rd Annual StatewideMinority Health Disparities Conference
“A State Agency Action Agenda For Ending Health Disparities”
May 16, 2006
Maryland Department of Health & Mental HygieneMinority Health and Health Disparities
Keynote SpeakerBrian D. Smedley, Ph.D.
The Opportunity Agenda
Secretary S. Anthony McCann, DHMH
Greetings and Welcome
Secretary Christopher J. McCabe, DHR
Dr. Carlessia Hussein
Opening Remarks
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Legislative Remarks
Panel Presentation: “Maryland Health Disparities Centers
of Excellence”
Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson and Dr. Darrell Gaskin
Ms. Gloria Ramsey and Dr. M. Chris Gibbons
Panel Presentation: “Use of Data to Measure
Health Disparities”
Dr. David Mann
Dr. Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Panel Presentation: “Diversifying the Next Generation
of Health Professionals”
Dr. Nancy Lowitt, Dr. Sonia Fierro-Luperini and Ms. Lily May Johnson
Dr. Ilana S. Mittman
Dr. Myron Weisfeldt
Ms. Lily May Johnson
Ms. Barbara McLean
Questions from the audience…
“Maryland Champions of Health
Equality”
Secretary S. Anthony McCann and Secretary Christopher McCabe
Dr. Eleanor WalkerDr. Olivia Carter-Pokras
Panel Presentation: “Health Disparities
Are No Myth”
“From Disparity to Parity in Health”
Dr. Garth Graham
Ms. Barbara Pullen-Smith
Dr. Myron Weisfedlt
Ms. Barbara McLean
Mr. Rod Taylor
Dr. Pamela Scott
Dr. Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Dr. Nancy Lowitt
Dr. M. Chris Gibbons
Exhibitors
2006 Minority Heath and Health Disparities Conference Team
Web Site: www.mdhealthdisparities.org
