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The Annual Minority Health Conference was launched by the Minority
Student Caucus in 1977 and has been conducted nearly every
year since then. Major objectives are to highlight health issues
of concern to people of color and to attract students interested
in minority health to the School. Initially the Conference was
held in Rosenau Auditorium in the School of Public Health, but
when attendance increased to 300-400 during the 1990's, the Conference
moved to the William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center.
Planning
and implementation of the Conference are led by the School's Minority
Student Caucus, which designates the chair of the Planning
Committee each year. The Planning Committee includes representatives
of the sponsoring organizations (the Caucus, Dean's Office, NC Institute of Public Health,
Minority
Health Project) and student volunteers. The Conference is
co-sponsored by various organizations in and outside the University,
including the North Carolina Department of Health. Videotapes of
the Keynote Lecture are distributed by the
Public Health Foundation. |
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William T. Small Jr. |
In
1998, Dean William Roper named the Keynote Lecture after William
T. Small, Jr., Associate Dean and Senior Advisor for Multicultural
Affairs, who for over a quarter of a century worked on behalf
of and won the respect and affection of public health students
- enrolled students, former students, and prospective students,
and their families - as well as faculty, staff, and administrators.
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30th Annual Minority Health Conference:
February 27, 2009
(link)
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Co-chairs for the 30th Annual Minority Health Conference
Stephanie Baker, Doctoral Student, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Kevin Wu, Masters Student, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education |
Conferences to date |
| 2009 |
“Our World, Our Community: Building Bridges for Health Equality” |
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| 2008 |
“The Impact of Poverty, Culture, and Environment on Minority Health” |
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| 2007 |
“AIDS at 25: It’s Time to Deliver” |
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2006 |
“Community-Based Research and Practice: How Do We Make it Work for Everyone” |
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2005 |
“Health and the Built Environment: The Effects of Where We Live, Work and
Play ” |
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2004 |
7th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture by Mary E. Northridge, Ph.D. (the Conference was cancelled due to adverse weather) |
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2003 |
“The Evolution of Health Policy: Influences, Interpretations and Implications” |
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2002 |
“Social Determinants of Health: Assembling Pieces of the Puzzle” |
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2001 |
“Race, Class, and Environment: The State of Minority Health” |
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2000 |
“Public Health 2000: Reflections on the Past, Directions for the Future” |
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1999 |
“Raising Resilient Children: How Communities of Color Respond to the Challenge” |
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1977-98 |
Earlier conferences |
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Related conference series’ at UNC |
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Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health |
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- “Men’s Health Disparities”, June 3, 2008 (Archived webcast)
- “Does Racism Make Us Sick?”, June 25, 2007, Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History (Archived webcast)
- “Examining the Scientific Basis of Race-Specific Medicine”, June 26, 2006, Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History (Archived webcast)
- “Tobacco Use Prevention Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities - The On the Ground Smoking Cessation & Prevention Project”, June 28, 2006, Morgan State University (Archived webcast)
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Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration,
January 18-23, 2009 |
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Zollicoffer Lecture, Friday, February (TBA), 2009, 4:00-5:00 p.m |
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Conference on Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity, February 21, 2009 |
Links |
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29th Annual Minority Health Conference and 10th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture |
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28th Annual Minority Health Conference and 9th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture |
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Minority Student Caucus |
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About Dean William T. Small, Jr. |
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Scenes from the 23rd Minority Health Conference |
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Scenes from the 22nd Minority Health Conference |
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Scenes from the 1992 Minority Health Conference |
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Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health |
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Minority health-related links at UNC and elsewhere |
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Minority Health Project |
