Tracks / Themes
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for All Concurrent Sessions
Program content will focus on four key areas of interest overlap:
1. Clinical Track
Health issues such as hypertension; diabetes; sexual health; andropause/aging
male; diet and exercise; masculine endocrinology; coronary heart disease;
tobacco, alcohol, and substance abuse; osteoporosis; musculoskeletal problems/sports
injuries; urology (benign prostatic hypertrophy, etc.); cancer and cancer
prevention (prostate, colon, testicular, and lung cancer, PSA testing); the
link between hostility, gender, and coronary heart disease; cultural disparities;
use of steroids; and oral health
2. Psychosocial/Behavioral Factors
Track
Mental health concerns of specific populations (college men, economically
disadvantaged men, gay and bisexual men, men of color,); behavioral responses
to stress; coping with life-threatening illnesses; perceived susceptibility
to risk; body image; masculinity and men's health; ability to change unhealthy
behaviors; developmental influences on men's health; domestic violence from
men's perspective; ethnic disparities in crime and delinquency; gender-specific
clinician-patient interactions and communication; intervention strategies
for reducing men's psychosocial and behavioral risks
3. Public Policy Track
Significant topics relevant to the nation's health policy and its effect on
the health of males; proposed solutions to the challenges facing men and boys,
including the increasing number of uninsured men's lack of access to health
care; hesitancy of many men to communicate about their health needs; inadequate
social support system for male health; specific health concerns of incarcerated
men and parolees
4. Community Health Initiatives
Track
Men's health initiatives in the United States for the purpose of providing
gender-specific health services and/or prevention services (e.g., men's health
clinics), health promotion, disease prevention programs, workforce development
programs, male responsibility/fatherhood efforts, educational development
and leisure programs, culture-specific health promotion/prevention interventions,
and community outreach initiatives to improve the lives of men
National
Men’s Health Conference
Tentative Draft Schedule
October 5-8, 2005
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
6-8PM Town Hall Meeting, Morehouse School of Medicine
Thursday, October 6, 2005
4-6PM Registration
6PM –7:30PM Opening Reception
7:30PM –8:45PM Keynote Address Dr. George Mensah, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Friday, October 7, 2005
8:00 AM-8:30AM Registration
8:30 AM– 10:00AM Dr. J. Lisa Tenover, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division
of Geriatric Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
9:00AM – 9:15AM Welcome Address
9:15AM – 10:15AM Panel –Public Policy
10:15AM – 10:30AM Break
10:30AM– 11:45AM Concurrent Session I (paper presentations)
12PM – 1:30PM Luncheon Address
1:30PM – 2:45PM Concurrent Session II (paper presentations)
2:45PM – 3:00PM Break
3:00 PM-4:00PM Dr. Saralyn Mark, Senior Medical Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services
4:00 PM-5:00PM Dr. Jean Bonhomme, Emory University, Senior Faculty Advisor, Grace Crum Rollins School of Public Health
Saturday, October 8, 2005
8:30AM – 9:45AM Concurrent Session III (paper presentations)
9:45AM – 10:15AM Break
10:15AM – 11:30AM Concurrent Session IV (paper presentations)
11:00AM-4:00PM Health Fair, Morehouse School of Medicine
11:30AM – 1:00PM Luncheon Address-Dr. David Satcher, Interim President, Morehouse School of Medicine, Sixteenth Surgeon General of the United States
1:00PM– 2:15PM Concurrent Session IV (paper presentations)
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