TheMulticulturalMosaic
anaVirgi,nia
Health
Women's
andcoffee
):00a.m. Registration
p.m. Plenarysession
12:30
YIEMNG WOMEN'SIIEAIII{ IN A
CIII,TTJRAI,
CONIBXT
):15a.m. Welcome
):45a.m. Culture and Ethnicity:
Implications for Women'sHealth
MarilynH.Gaston,
M.D.,Assistant
Surgeon
General,
AsociateAdministrator
Bureauof PrimaryHealthCare,
Department
of HealthandHumanServices
Unit€dStates
12:i0-2p.m LuncheonRoundtable Discussions
CROSSCIJTTIJRAI,
AND CRITICAI,ISSI]ES
CONCBRNS
OFWOMEN'SAND GIRIS' HEAIXII
Anopportunity
to meetcolleagues
anddiscuscultural
imDacts
0n health.healthcareandhealthoromotion
conceming
theissueof yourchoice:
Adolescence
&
comingof age
Aging
Cancer
Childbearing
Death& dyins
Uet & nuiritl6n
Exercise
Familyplanning
Menopause
Mentalhealth&
mentalillness
STDs4IIV/AIDs
Abuse
Substance
Violence
p.m. Break out sessions
2:15-3:00
10:00
a.m. Culture ond VdrgdndaVomen's Health Status:
OVERCOMING
CTII,TIJRAIBARRIERS:
What WeKnow and What WeDon't Know
MODBIS
THATWORK
M.D.,M.P.H.,
E.AnnePetenon,
StateHealthCommissioner
Mahing cultural leaders and organizations part
-11:00
a.m.Cultural Attitudes TowardsHealth & Health
of womenl health promotion
Care: Impaatsfor Women and Their Health
R.SarahShoaee.
LPCWft M.S..Ph.D..
M.NjeriJaclson,
Directorfor African
American
Studies,
Faculty
Asociate,
JohnsHopkinsUniversity
ksociateProfessor
of PoliticalScience
andPublic
Administration,
VirginiaCommonwealth
Univenity
EmilieG.Dearing,
R.N.,
M.S.N.,
Vice-Chair,
C.S.,
National
AsianPacificFamilies
Asainst
Substance
Abuse
-11:15
a.m.Break
p.m.Deaeloping Cultural Competencyln
-12:30
Womml Health Care and Promotion
ElenaRios,M.D.,President,
National
Hispanic
Medical
Association
Beverly
l. Malone,
Ph.D.,R.N.,EA.A.N.,
Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
for Health,
Department
UnitedStates
of HealthandHumanServices
Phoebe
Butler-Alibade,
M.S.,AsistantProfesor
of Health
Education,
Hampton
Univenity
Conmantty lay heahh worhersfm oatreaah and
pronntiu, progams
MarilynMetzler,
HealthEducation
ProgramCoordinator
and
JaniceMcMillan,LayHealthPromote!
Cross-over
HealthCenter
Sandra
Hopper,
Associate
Director,
BlueRidge
fueaHealth
Education
CenteratJames
Madison
University
MariaTdnori,
HealthEducation
for
Coordinator
Promotoras
deSalud
Culturally tailored health promotion
prograrns
Reverend
KittySmith,Pastor,
OakGroveBaptistChurch
NancySmith,Director
of NutritionandWellness,
Mountain
Empire0lderCitizens,
Inc.
KimNeal,Performance
Artist,Roadside
Theater
Interpreter Serutcesdn Health Care Settings
PauiCushing,
Regronal
Manager,
0fficefor CivilRi$ts,
Department
Unit€dStat€s
of HealthandHumanServices
Priscilla
M.Coudoux,
Program
Director,
Community
HealthConnect,
Northem
VirginiaArea
HealthEducation
Center
p.m.Break
3:00-3:15
p.m.Plenary Session
3:15-4:00
GOINGFORWARD:
IMPROVINGVIRGINIAWOMEN'SHN4XITI
IN TIIE MTNNCUfiURAI MOSAIC
M.Norman0liver,M.D.,,{ssistant
Professor,
Departments
of FamilyMedicine
andAnthropology,
University
ofVirginia
MarthaL.Muguira,
Ph.D.,
Director
of ClinicalServices,
St.Joseph's
Villa
DawnM.Bishop,
M.S.,Cha[ Multicultural
Health
TaskForce,
VirginiaDepartment
of Health
The cost ofthe conferenceis $45, which includes lunch
and materials.