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17th ANNUAL LATINO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE CONFERENCEPLENARY SPEAKERSWednesday  Henry Acosta, MA, MSW, LSWExecutive Director, National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health, and Chair, Alliance for Latino Behavioral Health Workforce Development  Gustavo Loera, EdDDirector of Educational Research and DevelopmentMental Health America of Los AngelesWorkshop Title: "Alliance for Latino Behavioral Health Workforce Development: A National Movement in the Making"  Matthew Mock, PhD Professor of Psychology/Private Practice, John F. Kennedy UniversityWorkshop Title: "Latinos in Film: Mirrors of the Past, Forecasting of the Future" Thursday  Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAMDirector of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)Workshop Title: "National Substance Abuse Services for Latinos" Friday  Teresa Chapa, PhDSenior Policy Advisor, Mental Health Office of Minority HealthWorkshop Title: "Elimination of Behavioral Health Disparities for Latinos: A Plan for Improving Overall Care and Achieving Health Equity...Or Steps Towards Achieving Equity" Other Speakers |
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD
Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola is a Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of California, Davis. He is the Founding Director of the Center for Reducing Health Disparities at UC Davis Health System and the Director of Community Engagement of the UCD Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC). He is co-chair of the NIH’s Community Engagement Key Function Committee for the CTSA awards, the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors (after completing a two-year term as Chair) of Mental Health America and Research Scientist member of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (NHSNDA). He is also a member of the International Advisory Committee of the CARSO Health Institute. He holds several World Health Organization (WHO) advisory, board, and consulting positions, and is the Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Consortium. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola’s research includes cross-national epidemiologic research on patterns and correlates of mental disorders in population samples and understanding and reducing health disparities. He has worked effectively to bridge research with services delivery and policy development and has been active translating research into practical information of value to consumers and their families, providers, service administrators, and policy makers. He is a first generation Latino of Mexican origin.