Past Trainings and Events 

Over the course of this unique collaboration, Alliance partners have conducted a series of trainings to ensure that community leaders have the information, tools, and resources necessary to make the link between health policymaking and disparities reduction. Activities included:

• National Medical Association's 2008 Colloquium
  March 9-11, 2008
  The annual NMA Colloquium was held from March 9-11, 2008, at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. This year's theme was "The Nation's Obesity Crisis: Practical Solutions for the African American Community." The colloquium served as a leadership training and advocacy forum for physicians. It was designed to conduct focused explorations of critical health policy issues that affect African Americans, and to provide a forum for the development of NMA health policy positions to be advanced at the local, state, and federal levels. Click here to view information and videos from past colloquiums. For more information on the Colloquium, please contact Byron Sogie-Thomas at bsogie-thomas@nmanet.org.

• Special Premiere Screening of the Opening Episode of "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" 
  March 13, 2008
  The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, in collaboration with California Newsreel, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the American Public Health Association, The Praxis Project, and The Opportunity Agenda hosted a special premiere screening of the opening episode of "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" The screening took place on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Conference Center. The screening followed a networking reception and was followed by a panel discussion of the film and its subject.

• Health Action 2008
  January 24-26, 2008
  For the second year in a row, Families USA offered a conference workshop track at Health Action 2008 that focused on minority health issues, including policy and grassroots efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. This year's track featured discussions on integrating health equity in state health reform, health coverage for immigrants, minority health coalitions, ethnic media, and special populations. The Health Policy Alliance offered a networking reception, panel discussion, and screening of the upcoming PBS documentary series, "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?". Panelists included Dr. Gail Christopher, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Marcella Martinez, NALEO; and Makani Themba Nixon, The Praxis Project. For more information on the film, click here. To view highlights from this year's conference, click here.