Oral

The Institute of Medicine's study titled “Unequal Treatment” provides credible evidence of patterns of disparate treatment and service delivery based upon race, color, and national origin. However, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin by programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. This session addresses Civil Rights and Where We Stand Today. Participants in this session will learn how an APHA section designed and implemented a technology-driven means of examining our current standing as far as equal access and equal treatment. We will discuss the increasing use of emerging technology such as blogs and webinars as a means to distribute and share information regarding unequal treatment; and we will examine and analyze the use of technology in sharing information on the current status. Finally, we will discuss how to evaluate the technological approach to health care and civil rights.

Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be better able to: • Discuss how APHA section designed and implemented a technology-driven means of creating a community of practice • Discuss the increasing use of emerging technology such as blogs and webinars as a means to distribute and share information • Analyze the use of technology in creating a community of practice. • Discuss the historical perspective of health care as a civil right in the United States and how individual communities may create health care without borders