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The University of Georgia
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

 

 

¡Salud! Addressing Latino Health Challenges

Conference Dates: July 29-31, 2002

Call for Presenters  

Are you working to improve the health of Latinos? If so, we want to hear from you! 

The Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia would like to know how you are working with the Latino population. We are especially interested in new, innovative and successful approaches to dealing with Latino health challenges. If selected, you could present your program at the ¡Salud! Addressing Latino Health Challenges Conference in Athens, GA (July 29-31, 2002). The theme of the meeting is: Health Solutions for the Latino Point of View. All we need from you is an outline, and we have some guidelines for you to follow listed below.  

General

Your outline would need to be received by Thursday, February 28, 2002 for consideration by the Program Committee.  

We will let you know when we receive your outline and notify you if your proposal has been accepted or not via mail or email on or about April 1, 2002.

 

Conditions for Submission

  • Please use Microsoft Word 97 format (doc).
  • Use Times New Roman font in 12 point.
  • Send all submissions to the attention of Leslie Rodriguez, Project Director via either:
  • email to <lrodriguez@fcs.uga.edu>, or
  • faxed to 706-542-5059, or
  • mailed to 275 Dawson Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-3622
  • Please let us know if you would prefer:
  • an oral presentation
  • a poster presentation
  • either oral or poster presentation
  • If accepted, you will need to register for the conference (Information about scholarships will be available at a later date.)

Format of Paper Submissions

  • The outline of your program must be limited to 250 words or fewer.
  • Select the subject listed below that your program most closely addresses:
  • Latino home cures, popular beliefs, and/or food preferences
  • Latino family values
  • Communicating with low-literate Latinos (immigrants)
  • Uses of the Spanish media
  • Health promotion and prevention programs in the Latino community
  • Latino health challenges and/or barriers to healthcare and solutions
  • Latino workforce health challenges and solutions
  • Research with Latinos
  • Other__________________________________

The outline itself should consist of the following parts:

  1. Program title
  2. Briefly describe the problem and solution(s) you will be presenting (limit: 100 words)
  3. State what the people who hear/see your presentation should learn from you and/or your program
  4. Summary (limit: 100 words): Briefly describe your program, why it has worked, how many people you are reaching, etc. All summaries will be translated into an international version of Spanish. If you could supply us with a translated version of your summary, it would be very helpful.
  • Include information about the person who will be main contact and/or presenting your program: name, address, phone, fax, email address, certification/credentials, title, organization, and how they are involved with the Latino population.
  Poster Presentations

Poster papers will be a maximum of 4x8 ft. Presenter must remain at the poster throughout the session. A poster will give you a chance to display your program. Make sure you include an introduction to the Latino health issue you are working to address, how your program began, how many Latinos it is reaching, why it has been successful, etc.  

Oral Presentations

  • The accepted oral papers will be for 15-minute presentations with 5 minutes of questions to follow (strict time limitation).
  • How will you be presenting your program in front of a group?
    • Case Study
    • Lecture
    • Demonstration
    • Group Discussion
    • Panel Discussion
    • Other ____________________________________________
  • If you plan to have a group activity as part of your presentation, please describe it.
  • Will you need any of the following equipment?
      • LCD Projector
      • Computer
      • Overhead Projector
      • Slide Machine
      • Other__________________________