Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health
Tuesday, June 3
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Auditorium, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, School of Social Work
UNC campus

Media representatives and all interested persons are invited to participate in the 14th annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This interactive broadcast will be produced on June 3 at 2 p.m. with a live audience in the School of Social Work auditorium. It also can be viewed over the Internet via webcast and by c-band satellite link. Questions from remote participants will be taken by e-mail and tollfree telephone.

The topic of this year’s conference is “Men’s Health Disparities: Implications for Research and Intervention.”

Victor Schoenbach, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology and director of the minority health project at the UNC School of Public Health, notes that men have higher death rates from cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV, cirrhosis, injuries and all causes combined. Men, especially men of color, are also less likely to see a doctor, to have a regular source of health care, to have health insurance and to take time off work to get health care, Schoenbach said. 

The conference will provide an up-to-date look at current research on men’s health disparities and innovative intervention approaches that are being developed.

For a list of speakers and more information, go to: http://www.minority.unc.edu.

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NOTE: To avoid distractions during the broadcast, attendees should arrive at the auditorium by 1:30 p.m. and be seated by 1:45 p.m.

To be able to view the live webcast of the event, please register at: http://www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2008/webcast/webregist.cfm.

School of Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, director of communications, (919) 966-7467 or ramona_dubose@unc.edu.