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Recorded presentation

Janine M. Jurkowski, PhD, MPH, Health Policy, Management, & Behavior, University at Albany School of Public Health, One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, 518-402-0420, jjurkowski@albany.edu, Blanca M. Ramos, PhD, CSW, University at Albany School of Social Welfare, Center for the Elimination of Minority health Disparities (NIH-NCMHD # 5RDMD001120), 1400 Washington Avenue, Richardson 110, Albany, NY 12222, Deborah Smith, EdD, Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College, Three Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Edwina Dorch, PhD, University at Albany, State University of New York, School of Social Welfare, 1400 Washington Avenue, Richardson 110, Albany, NY 12222, Dwight Williams, MSW, School of Public Health, University at Albany, One University Place, Rennselaer, NY 12144, Ramon Rodriguez, MSW, Resource Center for Independent Living, 2540 Riverfront Center, Amsterdam, NY 12010, Maria De La Camara, College of Saint Rose, School of Arts & Humanities, 460 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203, Barry Walston, MSW, NY State Department of Health AIDS Institute, Division of HIV Prevention, Community Coordination and Planning Section, Corning Tower, Room 327, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, and Estella Williamson, LCSW, Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Services, 920 Lark Drive, Albany, NY 12207.

To address disparities in health care, it is necessary to have a diverse health workforce and have providers that are familiar with cultural and structural factors associated with these disparities. A community-academic partnership was convened as part of an NIH funded Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities. The partnership's goal is to build capacity to address health disparities in underserved communities in small NY State cities. Interdisciplinary faculty and students, African American and Latino community leaders, educators from community and four year colleges, providers from community health centers, and representatives from the Office of Minority Health at the NY State Department of Health are working together to promote the development of a representative workforce and to improve the cultural competency of the existing workforce. The presentation will discuss 1) lessons learned convening and strengthening the partnership, including engaging middle and high school youth to find out what helps and hinders their decision to enter a health field and, 2) the process of developing and implementing projects to meet the goals. Pilot projects that came out of the partnership will be described. Cultural immersion projects were developed for students in health profession majors to increase cultural competence and for youth to foster critical reflection of their communities in the context of health. A curriculum for an interdisciplinary certificate in health disparities was also developed and will also be presented.

Learning Objectives: After the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to

• Discuss potential barriers and benefits to building a multidisciplinary community-academic partnership to address health care disparities in small cities,
• Discuss lessons learned about incorporating the voices of the youth in the community, Describe lessons learned about the process of
• Arculate a partnership's experiences developing projects to meet the goals of the partnership,
• Describe examples of projects developed and implemented by the partnership to address health care disparities in small NY Cities.

Keywords: Community Planning, Community-Based Partnership

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation