Indianapolis
October 5, 201209:15AM - 03:30PM
Raising our Health Status through Medical Innovation, Treatment, and Delivery
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This year's conference will focus on innovations that allow Americans to live longer, healthier, and more active lives:
1. Expanding research and development (R&D) pipelines leading to more personalized medicines for African Americans.
2. Creating and implementing affordable health insurance exchanges.
3. Coordinating patient-centered healthcare delivery.
Supported through a grant by Eli Lilly and Company
2012 19th Annual Black America's Dialogue on Health
- Dialogue Part I: Fostering Partnerships to Enhance Medical Research and Development: Creating a Pipeline for the Future
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Lezli Baskerville, Dr. Malaz Boustani, Dr. Virginia Caine, Dr. Calbert Laing, Nate Miles, Dr. Coleman Obasaju, Representative Usie Richards, Representative Vanessa Summers
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- Dialogue Part II: Affordable Health Insurance Exchanges: Creating an Open, Competitive Marketplace
- Dr. Eric Wright
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- Dialogue Part III: How to Build a Successful Accountable Care Organization: The Patient-Centered Approach
- Kiran Johal, Dr. Joseph Larosa, Neil Pickett
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- Luncheon Keynote Speaker
- Yvette Freeman
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- Group Discussion - Room 1
- Various Speakers
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- Group Discussion - Room 2
- Various Speakers
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- Group Reports
- Various Speakers
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2011 18th Annual Black America's Dialogue on Health
- Welcome and Overview
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Congressman Andre Carson, Representative Beverly Earle, Yolanda Johnson-Moton, Nate Miles, Representative Vanessa Summers
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- Dialogue Part I: Reforming Our Eating to Reform Our Health
- Angie Abbott, Lisa Cole, Representative Beverly Earle, Representative Dwight Evans, Donna Green-Goodman, Lincoln Saunders
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- Dialogue Part II: Integrated Health Care - Balancing Science and Spirituality in Health Care Delivery
- Dr. Ruby Cain, Representative Beverly Earle, Dr. Kaytura Felix, Dr. Mercy Obeime, Dr. Donald Williams
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- Luncheon Keynote Speaker
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, Jacquie Hood Martin
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- Dinner Service Keynote
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Gaye Woods
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- Wrap-up and Adjourn
- Representative Barbara Ballard
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2010 17th Annual Black America's Dialogue on Health
- Welcome and Overview
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, Congressman Andre Carson, Nate Miles, Joshua Smiley, Representative Vanessa Summers
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- Initial Question and Answer Session
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, Nate Miles, Joshua Smiley
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- Dialogue Part I: How Can We Reduce Cancer Disparities?
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Dr. Andrew Moore, Wendy Noe, Dr. Susan Rawl, Rivenne Shedd-Steele
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- Dialogue Part II: Community Diversity and Cultural Competency
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Dr. Monet Bowling, Fred Duncan, Sherry O'Brian, Yolanda Wide
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- Dialogue Part III: Building a Legislative Agenda
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Dr. Deborah Duran, Karmen Hanson, Dr. Greg Steele, Keylee Wright
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- Keynote
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Kat Carney
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- Personal Story
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Mike Shelton, Patrice Tillman
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- Closing Speaker: Health Reform Plays a Role
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Dr. Leonard Weather, Jr.
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- Closing With Barbara Ballard
- Representative Barbara Ballard
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2009 16th Annual Mental Health Conference Videos
- Dialogue Part I: Follow-on Biologics
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative James Clyburn, Dr. James Powell, & Dr. Gary Puckrein
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- Dialogue Part II: Culture, Mental Health, and Stigmas
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Usie Richards, Wilma Townsend, Dr. Altha Stewart, Tara Lubin, & Asia Casey
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- Dialogue III: Military and Veterans Affairs
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative James Clyburn, Representative Bennie Thompson, Representative Andre Carson, NaTasha Allen, Laura Malone LCSW, & Michael Montgomery
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- Luncheon and Keynote
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Judge Greg Mathis, Representative Calvin Smyre
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- Prevention of Mental Illness
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, & Dr. Carl Bell
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- Welcome and Overview
- Representative Calvin Symre, Representative Vanessa Summers, Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Leon Howard, Representative Billy Broomfield, Nate Miles, & Alecia DeCoudreaux
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- Closing Statements
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Wilma Townsend, & Nate Miles
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2008 15th Annual Mental Health Conference Videos
- Overview of Conference
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Senator Hansen Clarke, Representative Joseph Gibbons
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- Opening & Welcome
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, Nate Miles, Derica Rice, Vernon Smith
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- Keynote Presentation
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, Senator Hansen Clarke, Dr. Alvin Poussaint
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- Luncheon
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Congressman Andre Carson, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Senator Hansen Clarke, Representative Bill Crawford, Representative Joe Gibbons, Congressman Kendrick Meek
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- Dialogue Part I: Mental Health Concern Surrounding Military and Veterans Affairs
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Rn Phyllis Baker, Representative Sharon Beasley-teague, Delegate Clarence Davis, Tom Harris
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- Dialogue Part II: The Black Family
- Representative Barbara Ballard, Dr. Flora Bell Bryant, Representative Brenda Clack, Reverend Toni Colbert, Representative Kenneth Dunkin, Delphia Large, Weslynn Whitlow
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- Dialogue Part III: Barriers and Cultural Stigmas
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Dr. Ron K. Bailey, Lorraine Blackman, Representative Joe Gibbons, Representative Usie Richards, Percy Ricketts, Senator Dianne Wilkerson
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- Closing Remarks
- Representative Joe Armstrong, Representative Barbara Ballard, Senator Hansen Clarke, Representative Joe Gibbons
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