Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 9th annual Health Disparities & Social Justice (HDSJ) Conference on 8/12/16. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago, and featured over 40 presentations and 300 participants. On this page you will find video recordings of the opening and closing sessions as well as conference presentations.
When available, click on the title to open a PDF of the presentation.
Opening Keynote Lecture
Prof. Patricia O’Campo
Centre for Urban Health Solutions
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, ON
Tackling Urban Health Inequities: Is the Evidence Failing Us?
Closing Panel Discussion
Community Activism and Health Equity
Dr. David Ansell
Alex Goldenberg
Fr. Jose Landaverde
Rev. Walter ‘Slim’ Coleman
Photos from the day
A standing room only crowd for the morning session as DePaul University and the Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Morning keynote speaker Patricia OCampo, director of the Centre for Urban Health Solutions in Toronto, speaks to a standing room only crowd as DePaul University and the Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Morning keynote speaker Patricia OCampo, director of the Centre for Urban Health Solutions in Toronto, speaks to a standing room only crowd as DePaul University and the Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
A standing room only crowd for the morning session as DePaul University and their Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
David Ansell, Rush University Medical Center, hands out information prior to a panel discussion as DePaul University and their Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Fernando De Maio, associate professor of sociology at DePaul University, introduces the morning’s panelists at the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. Jana Hirschtick, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Magdalena Nava, the Greater Humboldt Park Community Diabetes Empowerment Center and Noam Ostrander, DePaul’s department of Social Work, lead the discussion. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Jana Hirschtick, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Magdalena Nava, the Greater Humboldt Park Community Diabetes Empowerment Center and Noam Ostrander, DePaul’s department of Social Work, lead a discussion as DePaul University and the Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Jana Hirschtick, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Magdalena Nava, the Greater Humboldt Park Community Diabetes Empowerment Center and Noam Ostrander, DePaul’s department of Social Work, lead a discussion as DePaul University and the Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
David Ansell, Rush University Medical Center, listens during a panel discussion as DePaul University and their Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Cultural and medical anthropologist Judith L. Singleton at DePaul University listens as DePaul University and their Center for Community Health Equity host the annual Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, on the Loop campus. The conference focused on social justice in the context of public health in Chicago. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Presentations
Session 1
Safe Shape
Greg Scott, DePaul University
The Chicago Health Equity Reader
Fernando De Maio, DePaul University
Raj Shah, Rush University
John Mazzeo, DePaul University
David Ansell, Rush University
Structural Barriers, Not Stigma, Limit Access to Mental Health Services for the Low-Income Latino Community
Arturo Carrillo, Saint Anthony Hospital & University of Illinois at Chicago: Jane Addams College of Social Work
Bridging the Gap: Public Health Preparedness for Long-Term Care
Daniel F. Bordage, DePaul University
Darnell L. Thomas, Chicago Department of Public Health
An Exploratory Analysis of the Stressors Associated with Restaurant Work
Julia Lippert, DePaul University
Felipe Tendick-Matesanz, Restaurant Opportunity Center-United
Moly Magri, DePaul University
Hiding in Plain Sight: How Tobacco Retail Assessments can Reveal Disparities in Exposure to Tobacco Marketing and Inform Point of Sale Policy
Todd D. Fraley, Respiratory Health Association
Kate S. McMahon, Respiratory Health Association
Session 2
Where do Undocumented Immigrants go for Health Care?
Reverend Walter Coleman, Centro Sin Fronteras (CSF)
Miriam Perez Barrera, CSF
Michelle A. Rodriguez, CSF
Maria J. Ferrera, DePaul University
Luvia Quiñones, ICIRR (Il. Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights)
Racial Disparities in Amputation Rates for Vascular Disease and Diabetes in Chicago
Samantha D. Minc, Rush University Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Normalizing Breastfeeding among Pregnant and Parenting Youth
Andrea Moreno, Heartland Human Care Services
The Role of Schools in Fostering Childhood Health and Addressing Health Disparities
Anna Volerman, University of Chicago
Comprehensive and Coordinated Health Education for PreK-12th grades in Chicago Public Schools
Julia Goetten, Chicago Public Schools Office of Student Health and Wellness
Improvisation & Intervention Fidelity: Opportunities and Challenges in working with Community Health Workers to Confront Health Disparities
Steven K. Rothschild, Departments of Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine Rush University Medical Center
Paving a Path to Advance the Community Health Worker Workforce in Illinois
Juana Ballesteros, Illinois Department of Public Health
Leticia Boughton Price, Chicago Community Health Workers Local Network
Melissa Gutierrez Kapheim, Sinai Urban Health Institute
Session 3
When It All Comes Down to a Matter of Time: Timeliness in the Breast Cancer Continuum of Care
Rachel D. Yelin, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
Dominique Sighoko, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
Anne Marie Murphy, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
Pattern of breast cancer mortality in the US: Decrease of mortality disparity in Chicago
Dominique Sighoko, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
Teena L Francois, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
Anne Marie Murphy, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
David Ansell, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
Helping America’s Veterans Meet Challenges in Diabetes Health Disparities Through Digital Communication Apps
Thomas Muscarello, Lake County Tech Hub
David Donohue, Qualitative Technologies, Inc.
The Humboldt Park Community Diabetes Empowerment Center
Magdalena Nava, The Humboldt Park Community Diabetes Empowerment Center
Social Disorder in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Building on Race, Place, and Poverty
Shantell Steve, Brown University
Elizabeth Tung, University of Chicago
John J Schlichtman, DePaul University
Monica Peek, University of Chicago
Seasons of Violence: Seasonal Fluctuations of Mortality in U.S. Cities
Noam Ostrander, DePaul University
Jessica Bishop-Royse, DePaul University
Race/Ethnic Minority Segregation and Low Birth Weight: a Comparative Study of Chicago and Toronto Community-Level Indicators
Fernando De Maio, Center for Community Health Equity
Raj C. Shah, Center for Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center
Kellie Schipper, Center for Community Health Equity
Realino Gurdiel, Center for Community Health Equity
David Ansell, Rush University Medical Center
Measuring Experiences of Discrimination in Chicago: Challenges from the 2015 Healthy Chicago Survey
Emily Laflamme, Chicago Department of Public Health
Tripartite Collaboration to Improve Student Oral Health in Chicago
Megan Erskine, Chicago Public Schools
Creating a System to Track Allergic Reactions in Schools
Ruchi S. Gupta, Center for Community Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Marjorie Yarbrough, Center for Community Health
Bridget Smith, Center for Community Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County and The Cook County Department of Public Health: Confronting structural racism as a root cause of health inequities
James E. Bloyd, Cook County Department of Pubic Health
ALIVE! A Community-research Partnership to Design a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention with African American Churches
Elizabeth Lynch, Rush University Medical Center
Alan Ragland, Third Baptist Church of Chicago
Erin Emery, Rush University Medical Center
Sheila Dugan, Rush University Medical Center
Francine Stark, Third Baptist Church of Chicago
Clayton Thomason, Rush University Medical Center
Elizabeth Avery, Rush University Medical Center
Session 4
Integrating Maternal Mental Health Care into Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs
Erin Ward, Northwestern University
Jaime Hamil, Northwestern University
Darius Tandon, Northwestern University
The Health Legacy Program for Women: Addressing Disparities in the African-American Community
Robin Pratts, Rush University Medical Center
Increasing Capacity of HIV Care for Minority Populations: Results from the Clinician Scholars Program Apps
Salma Alabduljabbar
Suzanne Carlberg-Racich
Corina Wagner
Nathan Linsk
Ricardo Rivero
Increasing Health Equity Among Persons Who Inject Drugs: Initiating Outreach-based HCV Testing
Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, Chicago Recovery Alliance
Karen Stanczkiewicz, Chicago Recovery Alliance
Global Warming, Climate Disruption and Emerging Threats to Community Health
Brian Urbaszewski, Respiratory Health Association
Todd D. Fraley, Respiratory Health Association
Kate S. McMahon, Respiratory Health Association
Oil Pollution and Other Determinants of Health Inequalities among Minority Groups in Nigeria
Isidore A. Udoh, Northeastern Illinois University, DePaul University
Implementing a Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Create Safe and Supportive School Environments for LGBTQ and all Youth in Chicago Public Schools
Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, Chicago Public Schools Office of Student Health and Wellness
Sarah Wagener, Chicago Public Schools Office of Student Health and Wellness
Michael Fagen, Chicago Public Schools Office of Student Health and Wellness
Evaluation of Comprehensive and Coordinated Health Education in Chicago Public Schools
Julia Goetten, Chicago Public Schools Office of Student Health and Wellness
Posters
Chicago State University Tackles the Issue of Racism’s Impact on Public Health
Gina Curry, Chicago State University
Improving Support Services for Students with Diabetes in Chicago Public Schools; an Evaluation of the Delegated Care Aide Program
Victoria Rivkina, DePaul Univeristy
Selina Kowalski, DePaul University
Megan Erskine, Chicago Public Schools
Rush Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Focus Group Analyses
Julia Bassett, Rush University Medical Center
Denisha Brown, DePaul University
Kerianne Burke, DePaul University
Fernando De Maio, DePaul University
Elizabeth Lynch, Rush University Medical Center
Samantha Marinello, Rush University Medical Center
Magdalena Nava, DePaul University
Adenike Sosina, DePaul University
Janie Urbanic, Rush University Medical Center
Joselyn Williams, DePaul University
SMART Asthma Program
Jesse Blumenstock, Northwestern University
Marjorie Yarbrough Northwestern University
Ashley Dyer, Northwestern University
Christopher Warren,Northwestern University
Ruchi Gupta, Northwestern University
Bridget Smith, Northwestern University
Sexual Initiation and Dimensions of Stigma among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men
Jessica Dirkes, DePaul University
Educational and Professional Outcomes through Student Service-Learning Experiences
John Mazzeo, DePaul University, Center for Community Health Equity
Selina Kowalski, Center for Community Health Equity
Raj Shah, Rush University, Center for Community Health Equity
Development of a shared measurement system to address health disparities through collective impact: The East Side Thrives initiative
Daniel J. Schober, Informed Community Health, DePaul University
Cindy Pharis, Live Oak Evaluation Consulting
Evan M. Krauss, United Way of Greater St. Louis
Hannah Allee, United Way of Greater St. Louis
Inequality of Life Expectancy in Chicago
Judith L. Singleton, DePaul University
Euan Hague, DePaul University
Integrating Health and Wellness into School Improvement Plans
Adenike Sosina, DePaul University
Missing the Mark: Schools Underestimate Asthma Prevalence
Anna Volerman, University of Chicago
Stacy Ignoffo, Chicago Asthma Consortium
Monica Vela, University of Chicago
Valerie Press, University of Chicago
Constructing the index of concentration at the extremes for Chicago
Fernando De Maio, DePaul University
Tamalika Sengupta, DePaul University