2005-2006 Topic: Public Health Responses to Diverse Community Needs

From the Human Genome Through Health Disparities to Public Health

This event was held on April 20, 2006.

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• Opening Remarks and Welcome
  John Finnegan and Debra Olson
• From the Human Genome Through Health Disparities to Public Health
  Georgia M. Dunston
• Perspectives on the Issues
  Moderated by James Hart
  • Community Concerns
    Rickey Hall, Sharon Smith
  • Implications for Research and Education
    William Toscano, Toby Citrin
  • Public Health Practice Considerations
    Allison La Pointe, Kristin Oehlke
• Questions and Discussion

For public health professionals, faculty, and students; physicians, nurses, health educators, and counselors; and health care administrators, and policy-makers interested in genomics research and implications for the health of individuals and of communities.

Program Objectives

• Outline the current state of human genome science
• Identify social, ethical and legal considerations and implications of genomics research
• Describe the relationship between the outcomes of genomics research and health
  disparities
• Describe the implications of genomics research for public health practice

Keynote Speaker

Georgia M. Dunston, PhD, is the founding director of the National Human Genome Center and director of the Molecular Genetics Research Program at Howard University in Washington, DC. She is professor and former chair of the Department of Microbiology.

Dr. Dunston is an established investigator, nationally and internationally known for genetic research on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphisms in African Americans. Her research on human genome variation in disease susceptibility has been the vanguard of current efforts at Howard University to build national and international research collaborations focusing on the genetics of diseases common in African Americans and other African Diaspora populations.

Panel Members

Toby Citrin, JD, Adjunct Professor, Health Management and Policy and co-director of the Michigan Center for Genomics and Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
John R. Finnegan, Jr., PhD, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Rickey L. Hall, MA, Director of Recruitment and Multicultural Services, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
James Hart, MD, Associate Director, Programs in Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Allison La Pointe, MPH, Epidemiologist, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
Kristin P. Oehlke, MS, CGC, State Genomics Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul
Debra Olson, MPH, RN, Associate Dean, Public Health Practice Education, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Sharon T. Smith, Tribal Health Liaison, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul
William Toscano, PhD, Professor and Head, Division of Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Sponsored by
The University of Minnesota Public Health:
Dean's Office
Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach (CPHEO)
Midwest Center for Life-Long-Learning in Public Health (MCLPH)
and
Minnesota Department of Health:
Genomics Project