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Presentations
The 2007 Women’s
Health Policy Summit included presentations from a diverse group
of experts on some of today’s most pressing women’s health
issues. The morning panelists introduced the
Summit's overarching themes detailing the health disparities
existing among women in Los Angeles County. The presentations given during the morning workgroups
focused on the respective workgroup theme. Speakers framed
their workgroup’s issues with the topic’s main themes, current
research, and next steps.
Dr. Vivian Pinn
delivered a dynamic and comprehensive Keynote Address
outlining the tremendous progress
we've made in women’s health and the challenges and
opportunities we continue to face.
The presentations set the tone for
the remainder of the day, assisting the workgroups as they
explored the issues and developed the policy recommendations which were delivered to the
Listening Panel at the end of the day. Documents are
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Morning Panel "Achieving Equitable Health"
Antonia Hernandez, JD, President,
California Community Foundation
(70KB)
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, RN, MN,
Professor, UCLA School of Public Health and
Department of Asian American Studies (1500KB)
Keynote Address
Vivian W. Pinn, MD,
Associate Director for Research on Women's
Health; Director, Office of Research on Women's Health, National
Institutes of Health, "NIH Perspectives on Women's Wellness &
Health Disparities: From Research to Policy"
(4139KB)
Workgroups
1. Healthy Aging & the
Social Determinants of Health
2. Reproductive Health & the Environment
3. Universal Healthcare & Women's Health
4. Adolescence & Healthy Relationships
5. Immigrant Women & Health
6. Violence & Health
7. Racism, Multiculturalism
& Health
8. Healthy Lifestyles & Chronic Disease Prevention
9. Disability & Access
10. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
1. Healthy Aging & the
Social Determinants of Health
Examining the
impact of social conditions on aging including poverty,
language, race, economic status, the environment and access to
preventive care and treatment.
"Health Disparities Among
the Elderly" Janet Frank, DrPH, MS, Assistant Director for
Academic Programs, Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology; Adjunct
Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Public Health
(988KB)
"Caregiving & Health"
Monika White, PhD, President and CEO, Center for Healthy Aging
(270KB)
"Medical Issues in
Elderly Populations" Michelle Geller, MD, Assistant
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (89KB)
2.
Reproductive Health & the Environment
Addressing the
impact of exposure to environmental contaminants on reproductive
health with a particular focus on low-income communities.
"Building the Bridge
Between Reproductive Health & Environmental Justice" Martha
Arguello, Director, Health and Environmental Programs,
Physicians for Social Responsibility (587KB)
"Environmental
Effects on Women's Health" Tracey Woodruff, PhD,
MPH,
Director, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, UC
San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and
Reproductive Sciences, National Center of Excellence in Women's
Health (1555KB)
3. Universal Healthcare & Women's Health
Analyzing the
various health care reform proposals in California and
recommending fundamental principles that must be included in a
comprehensive health plan addressing girls and women's
health/mental health throughout their lifespan.
"Importance of Insurance
for Women" Alina Salganicoff, PhD, Vice President and
Director, Women's Health Programs, Kaiser Family Foundation (142KB)
4. Adolescence & Healthy Relationships
Examining the
factors contributing to healthy and unhealthy relationships and
the physical and mental well-being of ethnically-diverse
adolescent girls.
"STDs and Teen Pregnancy"
Sarah Guerry, MD, Medical Director, STD Program, Los Angeles
County Department of Public Health
5.
Immigrant Women & Health
Examining ways to
incorporate culturally and linguistically-appropriate health
care for foreign-born women who face numerous obstacles in
accessing care including language and culture, economic
hardship, and fear of authority.
"The Diverse
API Faces of Los Angeles" Miya Iwataki, Director, Office of
Diversity Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services
(18574KB)
"African Community
Resource Center" Gerrie Rosen, PhD, Director of Refugee
Safehaven, African Community Resource Center (270KB)
6. Violence & Health
Focusing on the
prevention of community-based and interpersonal violence
including such factors as unsafe neighborhoods, physical and
mental abuse, depression, and low self-esteem.
"Human
Trafficking: Women & Violence" Kay Buck, Executive Director,
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) (99KB)
7.
Racism, Multiculturalism & Health
Examining the
impact of institutional racism and the social environment on the
physical and mental health of racially and ethnically-diverse
women.
"Health Outcomes: Socialecology, Ethnicity
& Culture" Kimlin Ashing-Giwa, PhD, Director, Center
of Community Alliance for Research & Education, City of Hope
(1612KB)
8. Healthy Lifestyles & Chronic Disease Prevention
Emphasizing the
relationship between a healthy lifestyle, chronic disease
prevention, and health disparities.
Sylvia
Drew Ivie, JD, Consultant, The California Endowment, and
Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD, Director of Community Benefit,
California Hospital Medical Center; Associate Professor,
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA (119KB)
Debra R. Judelson, MD, Medical Director, Women's Heart
Institute, Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California
(89KB)
9. Disability & Access
Identifying the
misconceptions related to the health needs of disabled women to
reduce the barriers encountered accessing comprehensive health
care, including reproductive health.
"Issues for Consideration" Mary
Ann Cummins Prager, EdD, Director of the Center on Disabilities,
California State University, Northridge (23KB)
"Aging with a
Spinal Cord Injury" Yaga Szlachcic, MD Chief of
Cardiology, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
(140KB)
10. Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Addressing the
health and mental health needs of lesbian, bisexual and
transgender women who are often marginalized in the health care
system.
"Improving the Health of
Lesbians, Bisexual and Trangender Women" Allison Diamant,
MD, MSHS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of GIM & HSR,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Adjunct Natural
Scientist, RAND Corporation; Susan Berke Fogel, JD, Healthcare
Attorney, Advocate, and Consultant; Surina Khan, Program
Director, The Women's Foundation of California
(168KB)
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