Upcoming Events

AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AT RISK:

HIV/AIDS IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

A joint initiative between the National Association of State Boards of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AGENDA

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

12:00 – 2:00 PM Transportation to CDC Conference Center

12:00 – 2:00 Registration

2:00 – 2:10 Welcome

Karabelle Pizzigati, President of NASBE

Brenda L. Welburn, Executive Director, NASBE

2:10 – 2:20 Opening Remarks

Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TP Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2:20 – 2:30 Call To Action: Heightened National Response to HIV/AIDS

Booker Daniels, Health Communications Specialist - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC

2:30 – 4:30 PLENARY PANEL

TOPIC 1:

HIV 101 & HIV/AIDS in the African American Community: A Focus on Youth, Schools & Learning

Dr. Lisa Romero, Health Scientist, Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC

TOPIC 2:

Youth, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Link to HIV Risk

Stuart Berman, Director, Division of STD Prevention, CDC

TOPIC 3:

Crisis – HIV Risk & Infection Among Black Youth

Greg Millett, Behavioral Scientist, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC

4:30 - 4:45 Closing Remarks

Brenda L. Welburn, Executive Director, NASBE

4:45 – 5:00 Transportation to Hotel

6:00 – 9:00 Reception and Dinner (Invited Guests) (Unconfirmed)

Thursday, May 29, 2008

8:00 – 8:30 AM Transportation to CDC Conference Center

8:30 – 9:15 Continental Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Today’s Purpose & Agenda

Brenda L. Welburn, Executive Director, NASBE

9:15 – 10:30 Panel Session

The Voices of Youth

Moderator: Brenda Z. Greene, NSBA

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:45 Plenary Session

The Role of the State and Local Education Agencies

Laurie Bechhofer, HIV/STD Education Consultant, Michigan Department of Education

Marc Clark, Director, Health Operations, District of Columbia Public Schools

Brad Victor, Sexuality Education Programs Specialist, Oregon Department of Education

Moderator: Jim Bogden, NASBE

12:00 – 1:30 PM Luncheon

Making the Connection: Health Disparities and Education Disparities

Dr. Howell Wechsler, Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC

1:45 – 3:45 State Action Planning

Moderator: Victor Medrano, NGO Program Lead Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC

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4:00 – 5:00 Transportation to Hotel

Dinner on your own

Friday, May 30, 2008

7:00 – 8:15 AM Transportation to CDC Conference Center

7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 State Action Planning Wrap UP

Brenda L. Welburn, Executive Director, NASBE

9:30 – 10:30 Reporting Out

“Planning for Action”

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:45 Conference Wrap Up

A Call to Action!

The partnership between NASBE, CDC, and State Board Members

Brenda L. Welburn, Executive Director, NASBE

Dr. Howell Wechsler, Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC

Greg Millett, Behavioral Scientist, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC

11:15 – 11:45 Closing Remarks

Dr. Karabelle Pizzigati, President, NASBE Board of Directors

12:00 PM Transportation to Hotel and Airport

All conference activities will take place in CDC’s Tom Harkin Global Communication Center unless otherwise noted.