In collaboration with the MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University Center for Reducing Health Disparities, the Center for Health Equity hosts a monthly lecture. The goal of the series is to showcase a broad array of research and community projects focused on health inequalities in the broadest sense and examine the current challenges facing urban communities.

This one hour lecture will be held on the second Friday of each month from 3-4 pm rotating from CSU and MetroHealth’s campuses.

Identifying and Tackling Disparities in Diabetes in the Central neighborhood
Leslie Andrews, RN, BS, MPA, & Angela Asberry, BS, M.Ed
April 10, 2009
Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, UR 241
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PowerPoint presentation (pdf)

Interpreters as Advocates
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
March 13, 2009
MetroHealth Medical Center, Rammelkamp Building, R240
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HIV/AIDS in Greater Cleveland: The AIDS Funding Collaborative’s Role in Identifying and Addressing Gaps
Laureen Tews Harbert, MPH
February 13, 2009
Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, UR 241
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PowerPoint presentation (pdf)

Earl Pike, Director, AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
January 9, 2009
MetroHealth Medical Center, Rammelkamp Building, R240
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Strategies for Engaging Partnerships: Based on Lessons Learned using CBPR in an African-American Community
Lena Grafton, MPH, CHES, Peter Whitt, MSW, LSW, and Mildred Lowe
December 12, 2008
Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, UR 241
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Peter Whitt
Lena Grafton
Peter Whitt
Mildred Lowe
PowerPoint presentation (pdf)

Health and Educational Disparities in Autism: A Call For Action
Nabil Hassan El-Ghoroury, Ph.D.
November 14, 2008
MetroHealth Medical Center, Rammelkamp Building, R240
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Alternatives for Youth’s Advocacy Program: Effectively reducing minority youth’s detention and incarceration placements in Cleveland, Ohio
Christopher A. Mallett, Ph.D., Esq., LISW
October 10, 2008
Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, UR 241
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PowerPoint presentation

Mobilizing Local Health Knowledge through the Internet - Challenges and Progress from ClevelandHealth.info
Johnbuck Creamer, M.D., BSN
September 12, 2008
Case Western Reserve University Medical School, T503
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Engaging community member for research purposes: Who benefits?
Maghboeba Mosavel, PhD, Catherine Oakar, BA, Ayella Shams, BS, Karen Tabb, MSW
May 9, 2008
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Case Western Reserve University Medical School, T503
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Insulin is the Key: Lowering the Risk of Developing Diabetes and Obesity
April 11, 2008
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Cleveland State University
Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, Urban Building 241
Roxanne B. Sukol, M.D., M.S.
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Addressing the Mental Health Disparities Evident in the African American and Latino Communities – A Grassroots Approach
March 14, 2008
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Case Western Reserve University Medical School, T503
Marsha Mitchell Blanks, M.S.W., L.S.W. & Evelyn Rivera-Mosquera, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.
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Elder Abuse: Framing the Issue
Georgia Anetzberger, Ph.D.
Friday, February 8, 2008
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Levin College of Urban Affiars, Cleveland State University
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