January 14, 2020, Filed Under: SON Events, Student LifeSt. David’s CHPR 18th Annual Conference: “Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve People’s Lives” Join us for The St. David’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations Annual Conference. The conference is a day filled with innovative and exciting presentations from leading researchers in nursing and healthcare. Our aim is to improve health outcomes through theory driven, efficient and culturally competent health promotion/disease prevention research-based interventions and decrease health disparities in underserved populations. Register today: Early registration discounts end soon. Opening Remarks: Alexa Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Catherine Cubbin, PhD Conference Co-Chair Professor and Associate Dean for research, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, and a faculty research associate at the Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Keynote Speaker: Nancy Krieger, PhDProfessor of Social EpidemiologyDepartment of Social and Behavioral SciencesHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health”Structural racism & the people’s health: History & context matters” Alexandra García, PhD, RN, FAAN “Power and privilege of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Using critical race theory to analyze health policy and impact health outcomes.” Karen Johnson, PhD, RN, FSAHM, FAAN “Health inequities in alternative high schools: social determinants matter… and so does data!” Jewel Mullen, MD, MPH Associate Dean for Health Equity and Associate Professor, UT Austin Dell Medical School Shetal Vohra-Gupta, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor, UT Austin Steve Hicks Schools of Social Work Sharon Horner, PhD, RN, FAAN Director, St. David’s CHPR Student Poster Awards
