19th Annual Latino Health Forum
RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN:

Preconception Through Adolescence

 THE LATINO HEALTH FORUM is an annual event that brings together local, national and international experts to discuss Latino health issues. The annual CEU event is organized by residents and faculty members of the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency program, representatives of local hospitals and members of other community-based organizations.

The Latino Health Forum will feature keynote speakers Carmela Castellano-Garcia and Dr. Robert Lustig. There will be morning and afternoon breakout sessions that present innovative health care models and provide participants with tools and resources to inspire, heighten awareness, and encourage a call to action around community responsibility for the health of Sonoma County residents. There are a limited number of exhibitor tables available.

Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa

2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA

COST:                       $75 before September 16, 2009 ~ $100 after

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Health Care Professionals & Administrators
• Community Health Care Workers & Promotores de Salud
• Students (High School & College)
• Teachers and School Administrators
• Government Representatives
• Community Leaders
• Health Care Advocates
• Board members & volunteers

This year the forum will address issues focusing on raising healthy children in our community. Our workshops include: Dietary factors and metabolic syndromes in the Latino community; early childhood experiences and relationships that can affect mental health in later years; causes of dental disease and how it is transmitted; interactive roundtable discussion for students on the challenges and strategies to achieve a college and graduate education in medical fields

Keynote Speakers:

Carmela R Castellano-Garcia, Esq, President and CEO, California Primary Care Association and Board Director for the Chicana/Latina Foundation and the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Community Clinics and Health Centers are at the Heart of Health Care Reform

Robert H Lustig, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology; Director of

the Height Assessment for Teen and Child health (WATCH) Program at University of California San

Francisco Dietary Factors and Metabolic Syndrome in the Latino Community

Francisco Trilla, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Santa Rosa Community Health Centers Opening Remarks

Mark Netherda, MD, Sonoma County Interim Public Health Officer and Division Director of Health

Services Health Status of the Latino Population in Sonoma County

Presented by: Organized by Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program