November 17, 2016 - Heart Disease Disparities in the Heartland: Recent Report Review Webinar

The Heartland Regional Health Equity Council (Heartland RHEC) is hosting a webinar to inform stakeholders about heart disease disparities in Region VII. Region VII encompasses Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. During this webinar, speakers will provide:

1. An overview of the Region VII Heart Disease Disparities Report;
2. Highlights from data experts regarding heart disease disparities among minority populations for each of the four states in Region VII;
3. An overview of heart disease disparities data for Region VII; and
4. Information for those interested in lowering heart disease rates among racial and ethnic populations in Region VII.

DATE: November 17, 2016

TIME: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time

SPEAKERS:

Facilitator and Speaker: Josie Rodriguez, MS: Administrator, Office of Health Disparities and Health Equity, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Yumei Sun, PhD: Data Manager/Data Specialist, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Iowa Department of Public Health

Greg Crawford, BA: Director of Vital and Health Statistics Data Analysis Section, Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics, Kansas Department of health and Environment (KDHE)

Craig Ward, MSW: State Registrar, Section of Epidemiology for Public Health Practice, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Anthony Zhang, MA, MPHIL: Epidemiology Surveillance Coordinator, Office of Health Disparities and Health Equity, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

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