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Educational Programming and Events of the UCLA Blum Center 

 

 Academic Year Programs and Events

 

 

Throughout the academic year, the UCLA Blum Center hosts a variety of educational events on campus to engage students, faculty, staff, and community members on a wide range of topics related to health, poverty, and Latin American populations. UCLA Blum Center programs have a diverse focus and are designed to engage participants through interactive and collaborative formats. To explore the inter-disciplinary nature of the study of social determinants of health for Latin American populations, the UCLA Blum Centers partners with units across campus, as well as local organizations in Los Angeles.

Past events co-hosted by the UCLA Blum Center have included documentary screenings, panel discussions, informal student networking programs, and innovation contests. The following programs have been put on by the UCLA Blum Center to-date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The UCLA Blum Center Spring Conference (2013-2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background  

The UCLA Blum Center Annual Spring Conference on Poverty and Health in Latin America is designed to advance knowledge on policy and programming solutions aimed at creating more equitable health in Latin America. The UCLA Blum Center hosted its Inaugural Spring Conference on May 1st, 2013 in DeNeve Auditorium on the UCLA campus. The theme of the conference was Informing Responses to Reduce Poverty and Improve Health in Latin America and the event attracted more than 150 researchers, students and medical professionals to participate in a robust program. To learn more about the events of our Inaugural Spring Conference, read the event program

Our Second UCLA Blum Center Spring Conference, Connecting International Partners to Strengthen Health Systems and Respond to Health Inequities, was held May 6 & 7, 2014 again in the DeNeve Auditorium. The conference drew approximately 150 attendees, including health ministry and other government and community officials from 10 Latin American nations to present and exchange knowledge and practical innovations around public policy, health systems, results-based programming models, and health issues in the region. Generous supporters and collaborators of the conference included the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative. You can view our photo album from the 2014 Second Annual Spring Conference here

Presentations from the 2014 Second Spring Conference: 

Event program 
Opening Remarks by Dr. Michael Rodriguez
Keynote Address by Dr. William Vega: International Partnerships for Improving Health and Reducing Poverty: Human Capital and Health Systems Status in Latin America 

 

Plenary Session 1
Strengthening Health Systems and Workforce Development: The UCLA Blum Center
Health Workforce Training and Management Programs at Work
Health System Reform and Development of Human Capital 

 

Plenary Session 2 
Advancing a Culture of Health: Multi-Sectoral Collaboration 

 

Plenary Session 3
Independent Verification of Results in Results-Based Financing
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation: Innovations in Data Collection for SM2015
How SM2015: Uses Data to Reduce Health Disparities 

Plenary Session 4 
Using Demand-Side Incentives to Scale-up Maternal Health Care: Examples from the Mesoamerican Region
Using Supply-Side Incentives to Increase Quality of Care: Decentralizing Health Services in Honduras
Scaling Up Coverage and Quality in Argentina: Plan Nacer to Plan Sumar