International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

• CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND THEME

• SESSION TOPICS

• REGISTRATION

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND THEME

Throughout the Western Hemisphere some 160 million people of African descent share a common history of forced migration, chattel slavery, and discrimination. They also share striking commonalities and differences in health status, holding vital information about the complex relationship between health and the broader human experience. Moreover, compared to their white counterparts in the region, African descendants live sicker, receive substandard healthcare, and die younger—even when factors like income and education are taken into account.

In the summer of 2012, the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora—ICHAD 2012 will bring together an international group of scholars, policymakers, health workers, health advocates, and journalists from across the globe to compare knowledge about the health and social experience of slave descendants in the Western Hemisphere. Conference participants will share multilevel solutions to major health challenges confronting these populations, including chronic disease, infant mortality, and HIV/AIDS. The theme of the first biannual conference is "The Great Scattering: Solving the Puzzle of Slavery, Race, and Contemporary Health in the African Diaspora."

ICHAD 2012 will be held from July 4 to July 8, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and hosted by the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions.

SESSION TOPICS

Day 1 | Wednesday, July 4

8:00 PM	Welcome Reception, Baltimore Foyer, 5th Level *Business casual.
8:30 PM	Remarks Thomas LaVeist, Conference Chairman
9:30 AM	Baltimore Harbor Fireworks Celebration Display Open window viewings in Federal Hill, Mt. Washington, Homeland, Guilford, and Fells Point

Day 2 | Thursday, July 5

7:30 AM	Registrations Opens, Baltimore Foyer, 5th Level Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM	ICHAD Opening Ceremony, Baltimore Ballroom Sankofa! Dance Group and Libation Pouring ICHAD Vision Thomas LaVeist Welcome Dean Michael Klag Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Keynote Sonia Sanchez, Writer, Author, Poet
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Keynote Sir George Alleyne Director Emeritus, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
11:15 PM	Plenary Session 1, History Ben Vinson, History of the African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere
12:30 PM	Networking Lunch, Maryland Ballroom AEB
2:15 PM	Plenary Sessions 2 Michael Hanchard, Differing Definitions of Race in the African Diaspora
3:30 PM	Break
3:45 PM	Moderator: Olga Davis Plenary Session 3, Panel – Three Seeds Project
5:00 PM	Close
6:00 PM	Dinner, Maryland Ballroom AEB Introduction, Michael Scott, Director, Baltimore Place Matters Sunday Keynote Gail Christopher Vice President for Program Strategy W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Day 3 | Friday, July 6

8:00 AM	Registrations, Baltimore Ballroom Foyer
9:00 AM	Breakout 1, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 2, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 3, Federal Hill Breakout 4, Homeland
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Breakout 5, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 6, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 7, Federal Hill Breakout 8, Homeland
12:00 PM	Networking Lunch, Maryland Ballroom AEB
1:45 PM	Breakout 9, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 10, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 11, Federal Hill Breakout 12, Homeland
3:00 PM	Break
3:15 PM	Breakout 13, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 14, Baltimore Ballroom B , Translation Services Offered Breakout 15, Federal Hill Breakout 16, Homeland
4:45 PM	Free time
6:00 PM	Dinner Introduction, John Ruffin, Director of the National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities Keynote Congresswoman Donna Christensen Member of the United States House of Representatives

Day 4 | Saturday, July 7

8:00 AM	Registrations, Baltimore Ballroom Foyer
9:00 AM	Breakout 17, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 18, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 19, Federal Hill Breakout 20, Homeland
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Breakout 21, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 22, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 23, Federal Hill Breakout 24, Homeland
11:45 AM	Lunch on own
1:45 PM	Breakout 25, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 26, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 27, Federal Hill Breakout 28, Homeland
3:00 PM	Break
3:15 PM	Breakout 29, Baltimore Ballroom A, Translation Services Offered Breakout 30, Baltimore Ballroom B, Translation Services Offered Breakout 31, Federal Hill Breakout 32, Homeland
5:15 PM	Free time
6:30 PM	Reception and Reading featuring Sonia Sanchez, Maryland Ballroom AEB *Book sale, I'm Black When I'm Singing, I'm Blue When I Ain't and Other Plays and "Does Your House Have Lions"

Day 5 | Sunday, July 8

8:00 AM	Registrations, Baltimore Ballroom Foyer Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM	Introduction, Lisa Cooper ICHAD Closing Ceremony, Baltimore Ballroom University of Liberia Alumni Choir Introduction and Moderator: Joycelyn Sargent, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Panel: Health Equity in the African Diaspora: What Does Success Look Like?
10:30 AM	Break
10:45 AM	Introduction and Moderator: Thomas LaVeist ICHAD Town Hall Meeting: Where Do We Go From Here?
12:15 PM	Signing of the ICHAD Declaration
12:45 PM	Final Close

REGISTRATION

Early Bird Student - $100	(October 1, 2011 - May 18, 2012)
Early Bird General - $225	(October 1, 2011 - May 18, 2012)
Student Registrations - $175	(May 19, 2012 - June 28, 2012)
General Registrations - $295	(May 19, 2012 - June 28, 2012)
Student Onsite Registration - $200	(July 4, 2012 - July 7, 2012)
General Onsite Registration - $325	(July 4, 2012 - July 7, 2012)