Day of Dialogue on Minority Health February 28, 2015 Agenda

Day of Dialogue on Minority Health 

Prevention is Power 

February 28, 2015 

Goals 

• Describe the major health problems of minorities in Franklin/Gulf Counties
• Motivate participants to make positive health behaviors
• Increase knowledge of health services in the area
• Build a community participation in health ministries in Franklin/Gulf Counties 

Program Agenda 

Deanna Simmons, Facilitator 

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 

8:30-9:00am Registration/Continental Breakfast & Viewing of Exhibits (30 minutes) 

9:00-9:30am Welcome – Talitha Robinson (5 minutes) 

• Opening Prayer – Associate Pastor Alma Pugh, Love & Worship Center (5 minutes)
• Dance Ministry – Hillside Dancers (5 minutes)
• Song – Minister Bonita Smith, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (5 minutes)
• Words from our Mayor – Mayor Van Johnson, City of Apalachicola (5 minutes) 

9:30-10:00am 

David Walker – Florida Department of Health in Franklin County-Covenant Word Christian center (10 minutes) 

• Description of the Major Health Problems of Minorities in Franklin/Gulf Counties 

Keynote Speaker 
Apostle Shirley White, Love & Worship Center (20 minutes) 

• Women’ Health from a Spiritual and Practical Perspective 

10:00-10:30am 
Dr. Lionel Catlin – Phoenix Family Health Care Center (10 minutes) 

• Preventing and Managing Chronic Health Issues (Diabetes and Obesity)
• Importance of Health Screening 

Bishop Robert Davis – Love Center Worldwide Ministries (10 minutes) 

• Men’s Health from a Spiritual and Practical Perspective 

Dr. Jackie Robinson – Department of Psychology, Florida A& M University (10 minutes) 

• Mental Health and Minority Communities 

10:30-10:45am Break & View Exhibits 

10:45-11:05am 

Cara Brown (10 minutes) 

• Big Bend Hospice Overview 

Pastor Barry Hand – Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (10 minutes) 

• The Importance of Incorporating Health Ministries in the African American Churches

11:05-11:45am Healthy Lunch/Evaluations/Vendors

11:45am-12:30pm Passing of the Torch/Closing Remarks/Acknowledgements/Clean-up

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