Seminar Series on Diversity and Culture Competence
2006-2007

The purpose of the Seminar Series on Diversity and Culture Competence is to advance the discourse on multiculturalism in health care. During the academic year the series will continue to address themes of race, ethnicity, poverty and the health of our nation. This series provides a forum for discussions about cultural competence with emphasis on organizational, systemic,clinical and health policy issues that facilitate or impede the delivery of culturally appropriate health care.

 Upcoming Presentations:

Tuesday February 27, 2007

4:00-5:00PM

Health of Young Black Males - Issues of Respect and Identity

John A. Rich, MD, MPH

Department of Health Management & Policy

Drexel University School of Public Health

Dhani Jones Talks Men's Health & Fitness               
             

Presenter:          Dhani Jones, Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles

Date/Time:        Wednesday March 21, 2007

Location:           School of Nursing

            Use of Culturally Appropriate Measures in Nursing and Health Research: An Update

Sponsors:          Center for Health Disparities and School of Nursing

Presenter:          Ora L. Strickland PhD, DSc (hon), FAAN

                         Professor, Department of Family and Community Health

                        Emory University School of Nursing

Date/Time:        Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Location:           School of Nursing

Past Presentations:

Herbal Medicine: Perception, Practice and Rational Use

Symposium:      Complementary and Alternative Medicine  

Sponsors:          Morris Arboretum, Penn Medicine and Penn Nursing

Date:     September 19 (PM) and September 20, 2005 (All day)

Location:           Tuesday session – Morris Arboretum (4 PM); Wednesday session

                         BRB II/III Auditorium and lobby (9AM – 3:30)

         Hispanic Health: The Immigrant Challenge in Cultural Competence

Presenter:          Mary Lou Siantz PhD, RN

                         Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing

Date/Time:        Wednesday, October 4, 2006 @4PM

Location:           School of Nursing

Realities and Myths of HIV over 50               

Presenter:          Christopher L. Coleman PhD, MPH, APRN –BC, ACRN

                         Assistant Professor of Nursing; National Chairperson of the Nominations                      
                                    Committee for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care; Mayoral appointee to

                        the Ryan White Title Planning Committee, Council of Philadelphia

Date/Time:        Wednesday, November 15, 2006 @4 PM

Location:           School of Nursing

MLK Lecture- Impacts of Racism on the Health and Well- Being of Our Nation

Presenter:          Camara Phyllis Jones MD, MPH, PhD

              Research Director on Social Determinants of Health, Division of Adult and       
                         Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , CDC
Date/Time:        Wednesday, January 24, 2007 @4PM
Location:           School of Nursing