Session: Health Equity in the Hispanic Population: The Science Behind It (2011 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 28, 2011: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Ballroom VI (San Jose Marriott Hotel)

Chairs:

Hilda Pantin, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Director, Prevention Division, University of Miami and Patricia E. Molina, MD/PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans

Description: Learn about the health issues that impact the Hispanic population and where the gaps are in achieving health equity. The presentations will emphasize health equity and translational research linking basic science to pragmatic applications in clinical, community, and population-based research.

10:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:35 AM

Implications of Health Care Reform for Latino Behavioral Health
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD/PhD , Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities , University of California, Davis

11:00 AM

Migration and Risk Behaviors
William Vega, PhD , Provost Professor and Executive Director, USC Roybal Institute on Aging , University of Southern California

11:25 AM

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Risk Factors and Modulators of HIV Infection
Patricia Molina, MD/PhD , Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans

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