Women and health conference
Intersectional Models of Women's Health: Uniting Theory and Practice
Workshop Titles and Presenters:
The Impact of Race on Health Research and Practice, Olivia Carter Pokras, Associate
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biological Statistics, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Maryland, College Park
The Strong Black Woman (SBW) Ethic: Critical Health & Wellness Learning At The
Intersection of Race, Gender, & Culture, Charlyn Green Fareed, Ph.D., DeVry University Online Professor,
Human & Organizational Coach and Consultant.
-Awareness of Culturally Embedded Behaviors Negatively Impacting Health & Wellness of African American Women
A Practice-based Approach to a Social Model for Women’s Health, Pamela Young, PhD,
LCSW-C, Director of Community Initiatives for the LifeBridge Health System, MD
-A feminist and social model for women’s health is based on a recognition of the relationship of health status to social and cultural factors such as poverty, racism, gender inequality and violence. This model responds to such social and cultural effects by using practices that grew out of the women’s health movement such as advocacy, peer counseling, and health education to assist women seeking health care to overcome social barriers to their health. This workshop will demonstrate this model with practice examples of women whose health is affected by addictions, perinatal mood disorders, and intimate partner abuse.
Organizing Maryland Women for Health Care Reform, Anne S. Kasper, Ph.D. Organizer and
Chair Maryland Women's Coalition for Health Care Reform.
-Maryland is the only state where an alliance of the major women’s organizations (the Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform) has formed to bring comprehensive, affordable, accessible, and high quality health care to everyone in the state. How did this alliance come about? What were the antecedents that may have encouraged this effort? How does this women’s advocacy organization accomplish its goals? What are the lessons learned to date that can serve as a model for other states to follow in the quest for universal health care?
Speakers will include:
Anne Kasper, organizer and chair of the Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform
Leni Preston, first vice chair of the Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform
Amy Allina, program director of the National Women’s Health Network
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