Conference Proceedings

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Welcome and Introduction  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      9:00 am – 9:30 am USMST
Where   UA Student Union, Gallagher Theater
Notes   Ninfa Trejo, Librarian, Pima Community District College
Annabelle Nunez, Librarian, Arizona Health Science Library
Audio
Text of Welcome Remarks by Ninfa Trejo

Plenary  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      9:30 am – 10:15 am USMST
Notes   Cultural Competency: Hispanic Health Beliefs. Tony Estrada Ph.D, Director Mexican American Studies, University of Arizona. An overview of social, historical and cultural influences on the health status of Hispanics in the U.S.
Presentation   Audio

Concurrent Session A  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      10:45 am – 12:00 pm USMST
Where   UA Student Union, Room TBA
Notes   Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Maternal Health Resources - Sandy Kramer, Mary Riordan, Arizona Health Sciences Library. A presentation of information resources on leading health topics contributing to health disparities among Hispanics/Latinos.
Handout 1    Handout 2   Audio (note: this audio track is reduced quality)

Concurrent Session B  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      10:45 am – 12:00 pm USMST
Where   UA Student Union, Room TBA
Notes   Spanish Language Resources for Health Professionals and Consumers/Patients - Annabelle Nuñez, Arizona Health Sciences Library. A presentation of Spanis language information resources available for distribution to patients and consumers.
Presentation  Audio

Concurrent Session C  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      10:45 am – 12:00 pm USMST
Where   UA Student Union, Social Sciences Building, Computer Lab, Room 224
Notes   Searching PubMed (hands-on lab) – Pat Auflick, Arizona Health Sciences Library. Learn basic searching skills to find biomedical literature on PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's database (seating limited, sign-up available at during conference registration).
Handout (note: this session was not recorded)

Lunch Sponsored by WebJunction/OCLC  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      12:00 pm – 1:15 pm USMST
Notes    Lunch Speakers:
Cecilia Rosales M.D, Presidential Appointee U.S./Mexico Border Health Commissioner. She is recognized as a public health practitioner and is involved in community based public health research and interventions on the U.S. Mexico border.
Presentation   Audio

Emma Torres B.S.W. Campesinos Sin Fronteras, Executive Director. Fronteras is community-based non-profit serving the low income and migrant/seasonal farm worker population residing at the border communities of Yuma County, AZ.
Presentation  Audio

Bridging the Information Gap  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      1:15 pm – 3:15 pm USMST
Notes    This session covers the health reference interview, collection development, public library outreach, MedlinePlus and the physician's perspective of the patients information needs.

Karyn Prechtel, Pima County Public Library – Managing Librarian. A presentation on the health reference interview, collection development, public library outreach and key features of MedlinePlus.
Presentation   Handout  Audio

Francisco Garcia M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ambulatory Clinic Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence Director & Principal Investigator – Health disparities, biomedical workforce development. A presentation on the development of a Hispanic/Latino biomedical workforce. Research on prevention and health promotion initiatives to bridge health disparities affecting the Hispanic/Latino community in Arizona.
Presentation  Audio

Gwen Gallegos, FNP, CDE Certified Nurse Educator, Carondelet Health Network. A presentation of effective promotora/community health worker strategies used to reach and educate Hispanics/Latinos about diabetes, disease management nutrition and exercise.
Presentation  Audio

Government Partners: Health Agencies and Non-Traditional Information Centers  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      3:45 pm – 5:00 pm USMST
Notes   

Patricia Tarango, Arizona Department of Health Services, Office Chief, Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (TEPP). An overview of the Arizona Department of Health Services internal and external strategies to address the Latino community on a variety of health issues, topics and resources.
Presentation   Audio

Richard Elías, County Supervisor, Pima County Arizona. A presentation on policy development to support programs and initiatives that address public health and wellness.
Audio

Elena Diaz, Pima County Health Department Public Health Nurse. A presentation of public health education programs and initiatives from a county health department.
Presentation  Audio

Dinner Sponsored by Elsevier  
Date      Friday, July 13, 2007
Time      7:00 pm – 9:00 pm USMST
Notes    Wellness: For Our Communities, For Ourselves
Dr. Loriene Roy, Guest Speaker
President, American Library Association
President, ALA-APA
Professor, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
Presentation   Paper
Video - Keynote Address
Audio Only

National Library of Medicine  
Date      Saturday, July 14, 2007
Time      9:00 am – 10:30 am USMST
Notes   
Community Information Capacity: Funding Opportunities - Angela Ruffin, PhD, Head of National Network of Libraries of Medicine: National Library of Medicine. Funding opportunities for programs and initiatives related to health information -- access to resources, training, outreach, etc.
Presentation  Audio

Community Information Capacity: Analysis of NLM-Sponsored Projects - Gale Dutcher, National Library of Medicine, Chief Office of Outreach and Special Population: Hispanic Outreach Portfolio – an analysis of NLM-sponsored projects.
Presentation  Audio

Effective Strategies & Practices: Project Export 
Date      Saturday, July 14, 2007
Time      11:00 am – 11:30 am USMST
Notes    Maya Castillo, Donie Gignac (Valencia Library) / Yolanda Hererra (Sunnyside Neighborhood) / Salvador Barajas (Project EXPORT liaison). Valencia Public Library serves as a community and information center for the Sunnyside and Elvira Advocates for Health, a group of local community members, service providers, service providers, members of the local school district, government officials and staff, business leaders and university program staff. Diabetes information classes and health information searching are provided.
Presentation   Handout   Audio
Video - What the Water Brought Me



Effective Strategies & Practices: Outreach to Urban and Rural Hispanic Populations in New Jersey  
Date      Saturday, July 14, 2007
Time      11:30 am – 12:00 pm USMST
Notes    Micki McIntyre, UMDNJ librarian, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (University Libraries)
This project provides training in the use of Web-based health information tools to health care professionals and librarians who work with substantial Hispanic communities. In addition to training, printed materials will also be developed in Spanish and distributed to the targeted sites and associated communities. Additional distribution to community and faith-based organizations and sites in which there is a Spanish-speaking population is also included in the project.
Presentation   Audio

Effective Strategies & Practices: Colonias Project - A Consumer Health Information Hispanic Outreach Project in Texas-Mexico Border Colonias  
Date      Saturday, July 14, 2007
Time      12:00 pm – 12:30 pm USMST
Notes    Cynthia Olney, Ph.D. C.O. Evaluation Consulting LLC.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (TX)(RML)(Region 5,)—Project partners University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), Texas A&M University Cetner of Housing and Urban Development (TAMU-CHUD), Colonias Project and National Library of Medicine implemented an 18-month outreach project with the goal of increasing usage of MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español in low-income, medically underserved Hispanic communities where residents primarily speak Spanish.
Presentation   Audio

Closing Remarks - Ninfa Trejo
Audio