DEVELOPING A LATINO HEALTH AGENDA FOR 2010

亚利桑那州立大学西班牙裔研究中心将主办一次为期两天半的会议，题为：“制定2010年拉丁裔保健议程：行动呼吁”。其目的是制定一项关于拉丁美洲人健康问题的综合国家研究和政策议程，作为在选定的拉丁美洲人健康研究中心/机构内统一拉丁美洲人健康方法的基础，以帮助：a)加强促进积极健康行为的拉丁美洲文化和种族价值观，b)实现2010年健康人目标，以及c)消除拉丁美洲人与一般人口之间的健康差距。为了实现这些目标，将把代表大学内主要拉丁裔健康研究单位、研究所和中心的一组选定的拉丁裔健康研究人员聚集在一起，分享正在进行的拉丁裔健康研究、愿景和政策举措，以消除卫生服务方面的健康差距，包括获取、质量/交付和健康结果指标。此外，这次会议将提供一个论坛，供与会者集思广益和制定行动计划，以促进拉丁裔人的全面健康宣传、研究和政策议程。拉丁裔主要专家将有机会在与研究、宣传和政策有关的思想交流和战略制定方面进行互动工作。为了完成这项任务，该小组将制定一项现实而全面的计划，作为在研究、宣传和政策领域统一拉丁裔健康方法的基础。会议参与者的正式活动将包括拉丁裔卫生主要专家的演讲和与听众的互动。拉丁裔保健主要专家将根据讲习班制定的议程介绍一个具体问题平台。在小组讨论中，会议参与者将对此平台作出反应。最后，各小组将向全体会议提出报告，提出最后的行动计划。

The Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University will sponsor a two an one-half days conference entitled: "Developing a Latino Health Agenda for 2010: Call for Action". The purpose is to formulate a comprehensive national research and policy agenda of Latino health issues that will serve as the basis for a unified Latino health approach within selected Latino health research centers/institutions to help: a) strengthen Latino cultural and ethnic values that promote positive health behaviors, b) meet Healthy People 2010 objectives, and c) eliminate health disparities between Latinos and the general population. These goals will be achieved by bringing together a selected group of Latino health researchers representing major Latino health research units, institutes and centers within universities to share ongoing research, vision, and policy initiatives of Latino health to eliminate health disparities in health services including access, quality/delivery, and in health outcome indicators. In addition, this conference will provide a forum for brainstorming and developing action plans for a comprehensive Latino health advocacy, research, and policy agenda from the various players represented at the conference. The Latino leading experts will have an opportunity to work interactively in the exchange of ideas and formulation of strategies related to research, advocacy, and policy. To accomplish this task, this group will development a realistic and comprehensive plan that will serve as the basis for a unified Latino health approach in the areas of research, advocacy, and policy. Formal activities for conference participants will include presentations by Latino health leading experts and interaction with the audience. Latino health leading experts will introduce a platform of specific issues based on the agenda developed through the workshops. In small group discussions, conference participants will react to this platform. Finally, groups will report back to a plenary session to present a final plan of action.