Community Service Programs meetings & conferences

DiversityRx 2013 Conference--the Eighth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations

Achieving Equity in an Era of Innovation and Health System Transformation

March 11-14, 2013, Oakland, California

New partnerships between health care organizations and communities, research into improved ways to deliver care, and changes in health care policy are opening up opportunities to achieve equity and the highest quality health care for culturally diverse populations. In this time of transition, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and advocates for health equity can focus attention on implementation, participation and improving health outcomes for individuals and communities. The 2013 conference will offer participants the opportunity to hear from experts and front-line leaders about how diverse populations are affected by:

state and national reform efforts
changes to the Medicaid program
innovative technology for information management and outreach
social determinants of health
other practice and financing developments.

As always, the conference will continue to feature both established and innovative cultural and linguistic competence and disparity reduction programs and policies from across the country and abroad.

2012 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference: Issues and Innovations

Thursday, October 18, 2012-Friday, October 19, 2012 Chicago, Illinois

The aim of this national conference is to identify issues, emphasize best practices, and highlight innovations by providing those who work with refugees and immigrants an opportunity to learn from and to network with one another.

Families of refugees and immigrants in the U.S. must do their best to manage transitions into new communities. Many of these families encounter financial hardship, difficulty in gaining employment, cultural adjustments, health and mental issues, intergenerational conflicts, and the stresses of unfamiliar school experiences.

Services for preschool and K-12 refugee and immigrant youth and their families may be compromised by differing perceptions and misunderstandings (by both the families and those who provide services) concerning the cultural adjustment process; health, health care, and nutrition; public education enrollment and assessment, academic roles and expectations, the provision of bilingual education services and special education services, when appropriate; and American education law requirements.

To address these and other refugee and immigrant issues, individuals and nonprofit organizations need access to resources on successful practices and processes as well as solutions for challenges in refugee and immigrant integration.

Efforts to help youth and families will have a better chance of succeeding if they are based on shared understandings and collaborative partnerships among families, schools, health and mental health providers. In particular, as delineated in federal Title III of No Child Left Behind legislation, linking educators and families together can provide positive academic experiences and successful integration of refugee and immigrant children into our society.

Organizations also need to build their capacity to assist families by gaining resources through grant writing, and assisting adults to become self-sufficient in this economy through employment services and innovative practices such as microenterprise.

2012 Refugee and Immigrant Conference Committee

The Center/Adult Learning Resource Center
Chicago Public Schools
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights
Heartland Health Outreach
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois State Board of Education
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

 2012 Prevention of Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Communities: Reaching Out to Missing Partners

August 1-3, 2012 University of South Carolina Lancaster in Lancaster, South Carolina

2012 Prevention of Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Communities: Reaching Out to Missing Partners is a training conference that emphasizes the unique challenges of conducting youth prevention in rural communities. The conference was founded by one of the most successful prevention coalitions in the country, in hopes of raising awareness of the plight that many rural communities face with regards to the growth of youth substance abuse.

Hosted by: USC Lancaster

This year’s conference is hosted by the University of South Carolina Lancaster in Lancaster, South Carolina. Historic Lancaster is located 30 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina.

2012 National Transition Conference

The 2012 National Transition Conference will take place from May 30-June 1, 2012 in Washington D.C. This conference will bring together partners in the transition community, including young adults and family members.

This important conference will provide a forum for the development of an action agenda, bring together critical partners in the transition community to exchange innovative ideas and approaches; demonstrate knowledge gained from policy implementation; share transition practices and research findings; and promote and facilitate the development of networks and relationships.

This exciting national conference will bring together:

Youth and young adults
Family members/advocates/caregivers
Educators
Vocational rehabilitation professionals
Employment and training professionals
Researchers
State and federal officials
Leaders in the transition community
Disability service staff
Student development personnel
Behavioral health professionals
Independent Living Community

Don't miss this opportunity to access the latest information available in the field that can be used to improve the transition from school to adult life for young adults with disabilities.

2012 National School-Based Health Care Convention

Every year the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) brings together more than 700 child and adolescent health providers and advocates for the National School-Based Health Care Convention.

The 2012 National School-Based Health Care Convention will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico June 24 – 27, 2012.

NASBHC's mission is to improve the health status of children and youth by advancing and advocating for school-based health care

NASBHC
1010 Vermont Ave. NW Ste. 600
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 638-5872
Fax: (202)638-5879
Email: info@nasbhc.org

International Federation on Ageing 11th Global Conference on Ageing

28 May - 1 June 2012 Prague Czech Republic

Ageing Connects - IFA 11th Global Conference will take place at an important juncture in the largest demographic upheaval in the world’s history: globalisation, urbanisation and population ageing.

Be part of this historical event by registering your interest now

Older people and development; health and well being; enabling environments and connected technologies are the themes through which delegates, sponsors and partner are linked across this ‘must be seen at’ global event.

Conference Goal and Objectives

The IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing entitled ‘Ageing Connects” aims to have a positive impact on age-related policy and practice globally with particular interest in contributing to the dialogue in the Czech Republic and its region of Eastern Europe and the neighbouring region of Central Asia.

Specific conference objectives are:

To improve the capacity of delegates to introduce, implement, and advocate for effective, age-related policies and practices in their communities, countries and regions.
To influence leaders, including key policy makers, to increase their commitment to gender and age sensitive, evidence-based and human rights-based programs.
To serve as an accountability and feedback mechanism for those engaged at various levels on the response to ageing policy.
To improve public awareness of the impact of age discrimination and the need for responses to this stigmatization through the media and other means.
To improve understanding of the connection between human rights and the productivity and independence of older people.
To improve understanding of the relationship between the policy responses to global health, human rights, workplace priorities and development priorities among key stakeholders in these distinct fields.
To provide opportunities for multi-stakeholder dialogue in creative solutions to unresolved challenges in research and implementation of specific ageing policies and programmes.

Contact

Conference Host
Život 90
Mr. Jan Lorman, Director
Karolíny Světlé 18, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 222 333 530
Email: jan.lorman@zivot90.cz

PhDr. Daniela Retková
Karolíny Světlé 18, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 222 333 559
Email: Daniela.Retkova@zivot90.cz

Professional Congress Organizer
GUARANT International spol. s r.o.
Ms. Jitka Puldová, Project Manager
Opletalova 22, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 284 001 444
Email: puldova@guarant.cz
Fax: +420 284 001 448

Ms. Kristýna Mazánková, Sponsorship Manager
Opletalova 22, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 284 001 444
Email: mazankova@guarant.cz
Fax: +420 284 001 448

International Federation on Ageing
Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General
351 Christie Street, Toronto, Ontario M6G 3C3, Canada
Email: jbarratt@ifa-fiv.org
Website: www.ifa-fiv.org