3rd Annual Conference
The Third Annual Prevention Health Conference was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 5th & 6th, 2008 at the Doubletree Hotel Tulsa-Downtown.
The theme of the conference was: Working Towards a Healthy Community: Empowering Marginalized Communities and Serving Vulnerable Populations through Prevention, Best Practices, and Scientific Research.
2008 Conference Presentations
Below you will find links to presentations made at the 2008 Prevention Health Conference.
Diabetes Prevention Project for Hispanics in Tulsa presented by Su An Arnn Phipps, PhD, RN and Dolores Verbonitz, BSW.
Alzheimer's Update: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do presented by Ruth Kolb Drew, MS, LPC.
Kansas Coordinated School Health: 5+ Years of Successes and Challenges presented by Mark Thompson, PhD.
Mobile Clinics Serving Vulnerable Populations presented by Laurel Williston, MD and John Crouch, Jr., MD
Research Project on Identification of Alcoholism in Native Americans presented by Thomas Franklin, DO, PA, MS
Legal Issues at the End of Life presented by Shirley A. Cox, JD, MSW
Mental Health Parity - Issues and Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention presented by R. Murali Krishna, MD, DFAPA and James L. Hall, Jr.
Eating Right When the Budget's Tight presented by Donna Pelkey, BS and Debra Garrard, BS
Health Care Disparities related to Women Health Issues presented by Joseph R. Johnson, DO
Infant Mental Health: What is it and Why Does it Matter? presented by Karen Irey, PhD, LCSW
If you have questions or need addtional information please contact Karla Benford at kbenford@tulsa-health.org or 918-595-4462.
To view presentations made at previous conferences, please click the links below.