Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides

Posted by on December 16, 2005

International Health Conference at Yale University in April 2006
“Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides”

When: April 1-2, 2006
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Theme: “Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides”
Who should attend? Anyone interested in medicine, health education, health promotion, public health, international health, international service, nonprofits, or eye care

Conference Goal: To empower conference attendees to identify health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the medically underserved

http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php

Conference Highlights: A Few of the Scheduled Presentations
Complete schedule can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php

Keynote Address: “Environment, Behavior and Health: Societies Matter” Al Sommer, MD, MHS
“The Challenges of Pediatric AIDS in Africa – A Lesson in Hope and Humanity” Shaffiq Essajee, BMBCh
“Global Health Governance in a Time of Rapid Change: Opportunities and Concerns” Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH
“Millenium Development Goals,” Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD
“Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals,”Jacob Kumaresan, MD, MPH, Dr.PH
“Women’s Health: A Global Overview,” Allan Rosenfield, MD
“Strengthening Community Capacity for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health,” Charles MacCormack
“Gender Disparities in Blindness and Visual Impairment” Ilene Gipson, PhD
“Update on Vision 2020: the Right to Sight,” Louis Pizzarello, MD
“Infinite Vision – The Story of Dr. V(enkataswamy) and the Aravind Eye Care System,” Pavithra Krishnan
“Social Entrepreneurship and Presbyopia” Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH