Knowledge for Equity Conference

National Conference on Using Data to Promote Health Equity and Address Disparities   We are pleased to announce a national conference, Knowledge for Equity: Using Data to Address Health Disparities,which will be held on November 13th and 14th, 2012, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The conference will help community-based organizations to better use data and other sources of knowledge to promote health equity and address health disparities. The conference will be designed to support community based efforts to access, analyze, and use existing national, state, or local data. The conference will include workshops, breakout sessions, and presentations.

Workshop and Session Topics.
•Measuring and reporting disparities in social determinants of health;
•Using data for strategy development and improvement;
•Forming data collaboratives and partnerships;
•Using data for public education;
•Federal resources for data;
•Town hall meeting: How the federal government can do more to improve access and use of data by community based efforts;
•How to find out what works; and
•Opportunities to learn from community groups from around the country.