A Message from Claudia R. Baquet MD, MPH, Associate Dean, Policy and Planning, Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Health Disparities, University of Maryland School of Medicine

The Center for Health Disparities held an inaugural Public Health Institute “Fostering Trust in Clinical and Community-Based Research: A Key Strategy for Improving Public Health and Addressing Health Disparities” on November 15, 2005 at Westminster Hall on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Attended by over 150 government officials, policy leaders, prominent business and academic leaders and community members, the one day institute provided an opportunity to reinforce the importance of building mutually beneficial and sustainable community-academic partnerships to reduce the burden of healthcare disparities David Satcher, MD, PhD, Interim President Morehouse School of Medicine and 16th Surgeon General of the United States and Yvonne T. Maddox PhD, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health were keynote speakers. The program for the Public Health Institute and power point presentations from our presenters are posted on this site, as well as a video of the event

We extend our appreciations to our sponsors:

  • University of Maryland Comprehensive Center for Health Disparities Research, Training and Outreach (NIH Export Center #P60 MD 000532)

  • University of Maryland Statewide Health Network (Supported by the Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund)

  • The Maryland Regional Community Network Program to Eliminate Cancer Disparities (NCI #U01 CA114650)

  • Maryland Special Populations Network for Cancer Research Awareness and Training (NCI #U01 CA86249-05)

  • Cooperative Planning Grant for Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnerships (NIH #U56 CA96302)

  • South Atlantic Division, American Cancer Society, Inc.

Thank you again to all who joined us. The Center for Health Disparities will be hosting other events during the year that we invite you to attend. Please check this website for future announcements.