Fatherhood as a Public Health Priority Conference

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The Men’s Health Caucus is hosting its first-ever pre-conference session as a part of this year’s 141st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA)The event is co-sponsored by the Black Caucus of Health Workers of APHA and organized in collaboration with Men’s Health NetworkMassachusetts Children’s Trust FundMen’s Health League of the Cambridge Health Alliance, and Whittier Street Health Center.

The pre-conference session, Fatherhood as a Public Health Priority, is an opportunity to prioritize the importance of fatherhood in health and discuss how local communities are empowering fathers and changing parenting approaches through multisector approaches.

The event will take place on Sunday, November 3, 2013 from 8:30 am – 11:00 am. Registration is free and open to anyone interested in learning more. Click here to register.

Program highlights:

  • Documentary film maker Noube Rateau – Producer, Director, Noube Productions
  • Presentations and panel discussion from local & national experts
  • Light breakfast refreshments
  • Exhibits
The pre-conference session will feature:

Keynote Speaker:
Fernando Mederos, Ed.D., Director of Fatherhood Engagement,
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Moderator:
Albert Pless, Jr., MS, Manager, Men’s Health League
Cambridge Health Alliance

Panelists:
Ana N. Fadich, MPH, CHES, Vice President, Men’s Health Network

Michelle Godfrey, Director, Cambridge Center for Families

Dr. James E. Leone, PhD, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, *D, CHES
FMHI Associate Professor of Health Department of Movement Arts,
Health Promotion and Leisure Studies College of Education and Allied Studies
Bridgewater State University

Dr. Raymond A. Levy, PsyD Director, The Fatherhood Project Department of Psychiatry,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Haji Shearer, Director of the Fatherhood Initiative,
Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund

For more information and registration details visit https://menshealthcaucus.eventbrite.com/

 

 

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