DIRECTIONS Winter 2009

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In the Summer 2008 issue of Directions, we reported on Rachel Kirzner’s and Joel Tumberello’s workshop, “Hidden Wounds: Using In-Depth Assessments of Disabled Long-Term TANF Recipients to Inform Policy and Programs,” at the 11th Annual ACF/OPRE Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference.

Hundreds of public health professionals attended “Collaborative Innovations in Public Health: Forming a More Perfect Union,” the 2008 Pennsylvania Public Health Association (PPHA) and Public Health Institute annual conference.

With African American History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March, this is one of the times that our attention turns to great pioneers such as Elizabeth Blackwell, Louis W. Sullivan, Solomon Carter Fuller, Joycelyn Elders and Sara Winifred Brown—all great contributors to the fields of health and human services.

Announcements from all over.

Obstacles to accessing and affording health care, difficulty communicating with health professionals and racial or ethnic bias in health care systems cause disproportionate harm to minority populations and contribute to health disparities.