Second Annual Conference on the Health of the African Diaspora
February 10, 2007
NYU Medical Center

Keynote Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Robert Fullilove, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Session 1:

HIV and Black Men: Where Are We Now?
Speaker: Dr. David Malebranch, Emory University School of Medicine

The Economic Impact of the AIDS Pandemic in Africa
Speaker: Dr. Yaw Nyarko, New York University

Q&A with Dr. David Malebranche and Dr. Yaw Nyarko

Session 2:

Prostate Cancer in African Americans
Speaker: Dr. Arthur Burnett III, Johns Hopkins University

Colorectal Cancer: The Scope of the Issue
Speaker: Dr. Fritz Francois, NYU Medical Center

Taking Charge of Your Health: The Need for Early Colon Cancer Screening in African-Americans
Speaker: Dr. Frank Hamilton

Q&A with Dr. Fritz Francois, Dr. Frank Hamilton, and Dr. Arthur Burnett III

Session 3:

Acting Black: Reclaiming Our Academic Heritage
Speaker: Dr. Douglas Wood, Columbia University

Pre-Kindergarteners Left Behind: African American Males and Preschool Expulsion
Speaker: Dr. Walter Gillam, Yale University Child Study Center

Q&A with Dr. Douglas Wood and Dr. Walter Gilliam

Session 4:

Youth Violence and African Americans: Perspectives from Emergency Medicine
Speaker: Dr. Robert Gore, Kings County Hospital Center

Keeping Youth Alive and Free: The Disease of Violence A New Public Health Model: Prevention, Intervention, and Rehabilitation
Speaker: Joseph Marshall, Omega Boys Club/Street Soldiers

The Necessary Transition of the Black Male from High School to College: Some Obstacles and Solutions
Speaker: Anthony E. Isenalumhe, Jr., NYU School of Medicine MD Candidate

Q&A with Anthony E. Isenalumhe, Dr. Robert Gore, and Dr. Joseph Marshall

Closing Remarks

 

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