Register for April 25-26 Conference on “Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability”

An AHRQ-sponsored national conference, to be held April 25-26 in Washington, D.C., will bring together researchers, advocates, and policy-makers in racial, ethnic, and disability-related disparities. Attendees will learn about barriers to health care and health promotion for people with disabilities in underserved racial and ethnic groups, share research work on the intersection of racial/ethnic disparities and disabilities, and discuss priorities for future research and action. The conference is sponsored by AHRQ, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, and the Special Hope Foundation. Select to register for the conference.

Project Intersect:

Health Disparities Research
at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability:
A National Conference

April 25 & 26, 2013
Washington, DC

CONFERENCE PURPOSE

The conference is intended to bring together researchers, advocates, and policy makers in racial and ethnic disparities and disability-related disparities to:

Learn about barriers to health care and health promotion for people with disabilities in underserved racial and ethnic groups
Share your own work on health disparities at this intersection
Discuss priorities for future research and action

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

The conference is part of Project Intersect: Addressing Health Disparities at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability. Project Intersect is based in the Institute on Development & Disability at Oregon Health & Science University. Project partners include:

Project Intersect Advisory Council – A national group of adults with disabilities and family members of adults with disabilities who are members of underserved racial and ethnic groups
The National Center for Cultural Competence at Georgetown University
The Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois – Chicago
USC UCEDD, University California and Children's Hospital Los Angeles
The Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi
Jana Peterson-Besse, MPH, PhD – Dr. Peterson-Besse is a researcher and teacher in public health, disability, health disparities, and social determinants of health
American Association on Health and Disability