Xavier University News January 2016 Pharmacy Hosts Ninth Annual Health Disparities Conference The Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy's Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Research and Education will host its ninth Health Disparities Conference Feb. 29 – March 02 at Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Conference participants will include clinicians (pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and allied health professionals), health policy makers, researchers, health educators, public and community health leaders, and students whose work incorporates the use of multidisciplinary partnerships to build collaborations to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity. Headlining the conference agenda will the John Ruffin Lecture Series Tuesday (March) 1 at 11:45 a.m. This year’s featured speaker is Dr. David Satcher, the founding Director and Senior Advisor for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine. The objectives for the conference, titled From Disparity to Equity: Building Healthier Communities, are to: Identify resources to build on community resiliency and partnerships by capitalizing on the community's strength and resources to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity; Develop and evaluate evidence-based solutions that are driven by social, economic, policy, scientific, clinical and environmental factors; Assess the needs of a diverse workforce in building healthier communities; and Discuss the role of population health in research and interventions. For more info, including the complete schedule of events, visit HERE<http://xula.the1joshuagroup.com/>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.