At the request of University President, Elson Floyd, a Task Force on Health Disparities has been formed to develop a strategies for the university to become a national leader in taking actions and proposing policy initiatives to reduce health disparities.
The Task Force is charged with:
1. Establish an inventory of initiatives to reduce health disparities within the University of Missouri and the state of Missouri.2. Recommend strategies to increase minority student recruitment in the health care schools.3. Recommend changes in curriculum to enhance students' understanding in regard to health care disparities.4. Recommend steps to be taken to eliminate any disparities in health care to UM patients.5. Outline proposals for UM to reduce heath care disparities in the state.6. Develop partnerships with the State and other universities to address health disparities.7. Recommend strategies to increase UM research on health disparities.8. Recommend strategies to make UM a national leader in reducing disparities in health care.
| Date of Meeting | Location | Time | Download Agenda | Download Minutes |
April 21st, 2004 |
University of Missouri, Columbia Reynolds Alumni Center |
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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| June 22, 2004 |
Teleconference UMC - UMPB 3003 UMKC - School of Medicine UMSL - Nursing Administration Bldg |
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Agenda |
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September 1, 2004 |
Teleconference |
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Agenda |
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October 6, 2004 |
Teleconference UMC - UMPB 3003 UMKC - School of Nursing, Rm 101 UMSL - Nursing Administration Bldg |
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Agenda |
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November 3, 2004 |
Teleconference UMC - UMPB 3003 UMKC - School of Nursing, Rm 101 UMSL - Nursing Administration Bldg |
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Agenda |
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December 1, 2004 |
To Be Announced |
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Smedley BD, Stith AY, Nelson AR. (2003). Unequal treatment: Confronting racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Missouri Specific Research/Data
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DW. “Race and gender differences in respiratory illness prevalence and
their relationship to environmental exposures in children 7 to 14 years of
age.” American Review of Respiratory Disease. 148(1):10-8,
1993 Jul.
Kempe A. Wise PH. Barkan SE. Sappenfield WM. Sachs B. Gortmaker SL. Sobol
AM. First LR. Pursley D. Rinehart H. et al. “Clinical determinants of
the racial disparity in very low birth weight.” New England
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in Missouri.” Missouri Medicine. 91(2):66-71, 1994
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relevant levels of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling middle-aged African
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Disparities Links
Institute of Medicine, Office of Minority Health
Dr. Joanne Banks-Wallace
Director of Women'S and Gender Studies
Sinclair School of Nursing
S324
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel. (573) 882-0283
WallaceJ@health.missouri.edu
Dr. Jean H. Bachman
Associate Professor, Barnes College of
Nursing and Health Studies
218 Nursing Administration Building
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Tel. 314-516-6075
Jean_bachman@umsl.edu
Dr. Susan K. Feigenbaum, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Economics
405 Tower Hall
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Tel. 314-516-5554
sskfeig@umsl.edu
Dr. Jacqueline Grant, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
DC570.00
University Hospital & Clinics
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65212
Tel. 573-499-6051
Grantjh@health.missouri.edu
Dr. Kris Hagglund (Co-chair)
Associate Dean, Health Policy & Academic Affairs
Co-Director, Center for Health Policy
507 Lewis Hall
School of Health Professions
University of Missouri-Columbia
507 Lewis Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel. 573-884-7050
Fax. 573-884-8000
Hagglundk@health.missouri.edu
Dr. Alexander D. Harris
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Optometry
318 Marillac Hall
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
Tel. 314-516-5603
aharrisj@umsl.edu
Dr. Lanis Hicks
Professor, Health Management & Informatics
324 Clark Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel. 573-882-8418
Hicksl@missouri.edu
Dr. Cameron C. Lindsey
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy
M3 C19 Medical School Building
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO 64110
Tel. 816-861-4700 ext. 6563
Lindseyca@umkc.edu
Dr. O John Ma (Co-chair)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Truman Medical Center
2301 Holmes
Kansas City, MO 64018
John.ma@tmcmed.org
Gwen Ratermann
Director of Health Policy
MU Health Care
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65212
Tel. 573-882-5660
ratermanng@health.missouri.edu
Dr. Reaner Shannon
Associate Dean for Diversity
School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Kansas City
MED M1 109
Kansas City, MO 64110
Tel. 816-235-1780
shannonr@umkc.edu
Dr. Peter Wilden
Faculty Fellow
Academic Affairs
University of Missouri System
309 University Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel. 573-882-6396
or Tel. 573-884-9522
wildenp@health.missouri.edu
Dr. Thad Wilson
Associate Dean
School of Nursing
104 Health Science Building
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO 64110
Tel. 816-235-5964
Wilsontr@umkc.edu
Dr. Timothy A. Wingert
Associate Professor
College of Optometry
438 Marillac Hall
926 Blasé Avenue
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 63121
Tel. 314-965-6358
wingo@umsl.edu
Dr. Steven C. Zweig
Professor, Family & Community Medicine
M223 Health Sciences Center
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65212
Tel. 573-882-1758
Zweigs@health.missouri.edu
Dr. Cynthia M. Frisby
Asst. Professor, Advertising
221 Walter Williams
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211-1200
Tel: (573) 882-6232
FrisbyC@missouri.edu
Staff:
Philip L. Harrison
Assistant to the President
University of Missouri System
321 University Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel. 573-882-2011
harrisonph@umsystem.edu
Stan Hudson
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Center for Health Policy
324 Clark Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
Tel. 573-884-7549
hudsonst@health.missouri.edu
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