4-1135 URBAN DIS(EASE)

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Friday, November 18, 2011: 16:00-17:45

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This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Teachers of Anthropology in Community Colleges, Students, Those involved in mentoring activities

Organizers: Pamela I Erickson (University of Connecticut)

Chairs: Alyson J O'Daniel (University of Indianapolis)

16:00

Homeless Service Providers Speak about Homelessness

Ruthanne Marcus (University of Connecticut)

16:15

The Gendered Experience of Agency: Being a Female Heroin Addict

Sarah J Koopman Gonzalez (Case Western Reserve University)

16:30

The Impact of Incarceration On Family Formation and Stability Among Marginalized Minority Youth In the American Hyperghetto

Pamela I Erickson (University of Connecticut) and Merrill C Singer (University of Connecticut)

16:45

The Racialization of Illness: Clinician and Patient Perspectives On the Role of Race and Ethnicity In Health Disparities

Fayana Richards (Michigan State University)

17:00

Transforming Policy Design Into Policy Practice: Creating Avenues of Access to HIV Health Services Under the 2006 Treatment Modernization Act

Alyson J O'Daniel (University of Indianapolis)

17:15

Discussion

17:30

Discussion

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