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Local Solutions to National Problems: Urban Renewal and Healthcare
Moderator: Joan H. Digby, NCHC past president (2000)
Community Development: A Closer Look at Boston’s Villa Victoria
Valentijn van der Sloot, Emerson College *
Populations are frequently organized with a tremendous amount of planning and special interests
to social control. With a specific examination of the change in community participation in
Boston’s ‘Villa Victoria,’ can local interests through arts and education serve as a measurement
for determining the successes and failures of an urban housing development
Challenges in Healthcare: Examining Birmingham, AL, as a Model for Addressing the
Needs of Under-Represented Populations at the Local Level
Kristin Olson, University of Alabama at Birmingham *
Birmingham will be used as a model to investigate the role performed by local communities in
addressing challenges in providing healthcare for uninsured populations. The effectiveness of
public and private resources will compared, with a focus on AIDS outreach, vision and dental
care, general practice clinics, and emergency rooms.
The Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Health Care Rationing Decisions
Teddy Z. Thorsgaard, Minot State University *
What is the fairest way to divide up limited health-care resources This is a question that
doctors, patients, and politicians struggle with on a daily basis. This discussion will examine
how that question has been confronted in the past, and what strategies could be used in the
future.
Diversity Forum
Moderators: Lisa Coleman, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Jonathan D. Kotinek, Texas A & M University
Friday, October 22
12:30 PM – 4:40 PM
Muehlebach Tower Main Level, Truman A
First, Gen, Sm, Stu Gen, T&L
Panel 1 Addressing Identity in Constituent Groups
The Honors Program in the Latino Community
Michael F. Bassman, East Carolina University
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