Many Faces of Community Health is a two day conference that explores way to improve care, reduce health disparities in underserved populations and among those living in poverty. Our fifth annual conference will take place October 28-29, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 1500 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park 55416 – DoubleTree Park Place Hotel.

The theme "Time of Transformation – Roots and Redesign" will examine the impacts of health reform on the delivery of health care to medically underserved populations. It will build an understanding of how Community-Based Primary Care might grow, develop and change under the historic national and state health reform laws and what these reforms will mean for communities in Minnesota.

Dr. John W. Hatch, Kenan Professor Emeritus of Health Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, will open the conference with a keynote on the Roots of Community-Based Primary Care. In the mid-1960s Dr. Hatch, together with physician-activists, Drs. Jack Geiger and Count Gibson, launched our country's first community health centers as part of the War on Poverty: the Delta Health Center in rural Mississippi and Columbia Point Health Center in Boston. This presentation will highlight ways the community-based health center model is key to effective care delivery.

Many Faces Conference covers clinical, public policy and management topics that impact primary care settings. Presenters have experience working with Minnesota populations who face significant health disparities – including American Indians, Latinos, recent immigrants, low-income people, the elderly, the uninsured.

The conference shares practical tools, tips and resources; provides useful information, inspiration and networking opportunities; and brings its attendees information on:

• effective, culturally-appropriate strategies for assessing, treating and managing care for and with patients with chronic conditions in primary care settings;
• ideas for aligning clinic operations to support the Care Model;
• social determinants of health, how poverty effects health status, changing demographics in Minnesota and how they affect the health of our communities;
• chronic disease care targeted to reducing health disparities;
• effects of federal and state policy developments on the health care safety net;
• financial tools to improve clinic performance.

Many Faces has proven success in providing information and tools to community-based providers who are key access points for those most likely to experience health disparities. Our audience includes health care professionals and students, community clinic staff, policy makers, and citizens active in community and public health across Minnesota. The over 300 annual attendees consistently rate their satisfaction > 95%.

Click Here for DoubleTree Park Place Hotel Online Reservation
1500 Park Place Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Room block reserved until October 8th, 2010
A block of rooms have been reserved for October 27, 2010 - October 30, 2010.
The special room rate will be available until October 8th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.
Rate from: $135 single/double plus tax USD/Night
For reservations, call (952) 542-8600 or 1-800-222-8733
Reference “Many Faces of Community Health”

Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers (MNACHC)
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Neighborhood Health Care Network (NHCN)

Many Faces of Community Health is supported in part
by funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services