"Health in the Newark Metropolitan Area: Being
Well in the Midst of Opportunities & Challenges "

The Cornwall Center's annual conference explored the various dimensions, opportunities, and challenges, for maintaining good health and healthy lifestyles in the Newark Metropolitan area. The conference examined: 1) strategies, opportunities, and challenges for maintaining good health from an individual, community, and public institutions, 2) health status and health issues in the Newark Metropolitan area, and, 3) health care system organization and responses to improve health outcomes in the region. The day concluded with a “Where do we go from here?” session to share ideas and discuss ways everyone can work together to improve health status in the Newark Metropolitan area.

The following panelists presented during the conference.  With their permission, select presentations and / or handouts are available in PDF. 
 

Wellness:	Karen D’Alonzo, Assistant Professor,     Rutgers College of Nursing    Conference Presentation Deanna Johnson, President and CEO,     Holistic Urban Guidance Center Donald Louria, Director,     Healthful Life Project, UMDNJ    Conference Handout Kathleen Morgan, Family & Community Health Sciences    Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension
Health:	Rose Marie Martin, Div of AIDS & Ctr for Health    Statistics, NJ Department of Health and Senior Services    Conference Presentation  Jeffrey Backstrand, Associate Professor,     Urban Health Specialization, UMDNJ    Conference Presentation Bruce Stout, Executive Director,     Violence Institute of NJ, UMDNJ     Conference Presentation  Robert Atkins, Assistant Professor,     Rutgers College of Nursing    Conference Presentation Donna Weinman, Director of Clinical Services,     Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Health Care:	Linda Holmes, Executive Director,     Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, NJ Dept of    Health and Senior Services Debbie Salas-Lopez, Chief,     Division of Academic Medicine, Geriatrics & Community    Programs, UMDNJ    Conference Presentation  Shari Munch, Assistant Professor,     Rutgers School of Social Work    Conference Presentation

Cornwall MetroNews Conference Follow-up Edition 10-17-05

Cornwall MetroNews Special Conference Edition  6-14-05

Print a hard copy of the Conference Agenda

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