The 2011 Culture of Data: Achieving Health Equity Using Data and Health Information Technology
Friday, October 7, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Arvada Center for the Performing Arts
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003

The objectives of the conference are:

1. To identify how the collection and use of health data on minority populations can impact health policy and the delivery of health services.

2. To identify how communities who experience health disparities can influence the research process to improve the data collection and dissemination process.

3. To develop relationships and partnerships between communities and researchers collecting and analyzing data.

Agenda
Call for posters
Exhibitor information

Presentations:

Policy: Using Technology to Improve Colorado’s Health

• Arthur Davidson, MD, MSPH , Director of Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health
• Sherri Hammons, BBA , Chief Technology Officer, State of Colorado
• Michele Lueck, MA , President/Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Health Institute
• Irene Aguilar, MD, Senator, State Senate, State of Colorado

Keynote: Using Data to Improve America’s Health

• Todd Park, AB , Chief Technology Officer, US Department of Health and Human Services

Data: Using Technology to Improve Colorado’s Health

• Sheana Bull, PhD, MPH , Professor, Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health
• Phyllis Albritton , Executive Director, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization
• Wilson Pace, MD, FAAFP, Director, Dartnet, National Research Network, University of Colorado Denver

Data Made Practical: Programs and Progress

• Nita Mosby-Henry, MA, PhD, Executive Director, Kaleidoscope Project
• Rudy Gonzales, BA, Executive Director, Servicios de la Raza
• George Ware, MS, Co-chair Steering Committee, Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart

Perspectives on Information Technology and Public Health

• Chris Urbina, MD, MPH, Executive Director and Alyson Shupe, MSW, PhD, Chief, Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment