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2021 NIH Rural Health Day Seminar
Title: Structural-Level Determinants of Rural Health Disparities
When and where
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
OBJECTIVE: The National Institutes of Health Rural Health Special Interest Group works to raise awareness of rural health issues and improve biomedical, behavioral/social science, intervention and implementation research aimed at improving disease prevention, self-management, and care delivery across the care continuum. Our goal is to advance our understanding of rural health disparities and stimulate research to identify multi-level, evidence-based solutions to improve rural health outcomes. The group connects clinical, community-based interventionists, and translational scientists from diverse disciplines across the NIH to research communities and decision makers, as well as to provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and community engagement.
ABOUT THE SEMINAR: The 2021 Rural Health Seminar will advance our understanding of the structural-level determinants of health that contribute to rural health disparities. The seminar will highlight research to build effective interventions that address the multiple, structural-level health inequities faced by rural communities. The 2021 seminar is organized around three tracks where speakers will discuss: 1) sociocultural and economic determinants in rural settings, 2) physical environmental determinants in rural settings, and 3) evaluation and policy. Attendees will come away from this virtual seminar with an understanding of the impact of structural determinates on rural populations and the need for multi-level interventions to reduce rural health disparities.
Rural Health Seminar Webpage: https://nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/conferences-events/rural-health.html
The seminar will be available by NIH VideoCast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=43942
Co-Sponsoring NIH Institutes and Centers:
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Planning Committee:
Priscah Mujuru DrPH, MPH, RN, NIMHD, Chair Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., NHLBI, Co-Chair Madhumita Sinha, M.D., NIDDK, Co-Chair Diane Adger-Johnson, MPH, NIAID Ligia Artiles, M.A., NIMHD, Michael Banyas, M.S., NIMHD Sujata Bardhan, Ph.D., NICHD Rick Berzon, DrPH, NIMHD Behrous Davani, Ph.D., NIGMS, Brandin DeChabert, B.A. NIDA, Troy Dildine, BA, NCCIH, Qi Duan, Ph.D., NIBIB Andrew Eron, M.A., NIMHD Melissa Green Parker, Ph.D., OD Tanetta Isler, M.S., NCATS, Patricia Jones, DrPH, MPH, NIA Lindsey Martin, Ph.D., NIEHS Shelly Pollard, MBA, NIMHD, Antonello Punturieri, M.D., Ph.D., NHLBI
AGENDA:
11-11:05am Opening Remarks
Priscah Mujuru, DrPH, RN (NIMHD), Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. (NHLBI), Madhumita Sinha, M.D. (NIDDK)
11:05-11:20am Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. Director, NIMHD
11:20-11:30 Remarks on State of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources, and Services
Tom Morris, Associate Administrator, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
Keynote Session
11:30am-12pm Keynote Address
Karen Winkfield, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Session 1: Sociocultural & Economic Determinants of Health in Rural Settings
12-12:05pm Remarks from Richard J. Hodes, M.D. Director NIA
12:05-1pm Panelists:
Alex Adams, M.D., Ph.D., Montana State University
William C. Knowler, M.D., DrPH, NIDDK Intramural Research Program
Leif Jensen, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Shannon M. Monnat, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Moderator: Amelia Karraker, Ph.D., Program Director, NIA BSR
1-1:20pm Lunch Break
Session 2: Physical Environmental Determinants of Health in Rural Settings
1:20-1:25 pm Remarks from Rick Woychik, Ph.D., Director, NIEHS
1:25-2:30pm Panelists:
Jani Ingram, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
Tony Ward, Ph.D., University of Montana
Paloma Beamer, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Jonathan London, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Moderator: Lindsey Ann Martin, Ph.D. (Program Officer, NIEHS PHB)
2:30-2:40pm Break
Early-Stage Investigators Research Presentations
2:40-3:40pm Brittany L. Smalls, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Georgia Kayser, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Whitney Zahnd, Ph.D., University of Iowa
Chesleigh N. Keene, Ph.D., University of Northern Arizona
Andreas Thorsen, Ph.D., Montana State University
Moderator: Behrous Davani, Ph.D., (Program Director, NIGMS)
3:40-3:50pm Break
Session 3: Evaluation, Measurement & Policy Implications
3:50-4:50pm Speakers:
Anna María Nápoles, Ph.D., MPH, NIMHD Intramural Research Program
Melody Goodman, Ph.D., New York University School of Global Public Health
Brian Rivers, Ph.D., Morehouse School of Medicine
Moderator: Melissa C. Green Parker, Ph.D., (Scientific Advisor, OD, NIH)
4:50-5:25pm Closing Remarks: Structural Interventions to Address Rural Health Disparities
Arleen F. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
5:25-5:30pm Adjournment
Priscah Mujuru, DrPH, RN (NIMHD), Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. (NHLBI), Madhumita Sinha, M.D. (NIDDK)
Special Accommodations: Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Edgar Dews at Edgar.Dews@nih.gov, 301-402-1366, and/or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339) at least five business days before the event.