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 Latino populations in Miami-Dade County: Lessons Learned from CRUSADA Rese
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DESCRIPTION:About the Speaker\nDr. Mario De La Rosa is a Professor in the S
 chool of Social Work at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and So
 cial Work at Florida International University (FIU). He is an internationa
 lly recognized Latino health disparities researcher with more than 30 year
 s of research experience as an administrator\, researcher\, and educator. 
 Dr. De La Rosa is the founding director of the FIU Center for Research on 
 U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA). He has co-authored 168 peer
  review papers\, presented his research in over 200 peer-review scientific
  conferences\, and received more than $60 million in grants from the Natio
 nal Institutes of Health (NIH) as a principal and co-principal investigato
 r. Dr. De La Rosa has served on numerous NIH national scientific review pa
 nels and scientific journal editorial boards. He is a past member of the N
 ational Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparity at NIH an
 d current member of the Health Equity Roundtable of the National Academies
  of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\nExpl
 ain why there is a need for research on the nature and extent of substance
  abuse and HIV in Latino populations in Miami-Dade CountyUtilize the infor
 mation provided as background information for future research grants or sc
 ientific papers that focus on substance abuse and sexual risk behaviors of
  vulnerable Latino populations in Miami-Dade CountyDescribe and plan resea
 rch studies that involve community partners in the development and impleme
 ntation phases.About the Speaker Series:\nThe Speaker Series presentations
  are designed to provide health and mental health professionals\, educator
 s\, and students with current strategies for understanding\, identifying\,
  and treating children and adolescents with mental health problems.\n\nAll
  sessions are free and provide continuing education credits for mental hea
 lth professionals.\n\nThe Speaker Series provides continuing education cre
 dits through: \n\nThe American Psychological AssociationThe American Nurse
 s Credentialing Center (ANCC)The FIU Counselor Education Program\, which i
 s an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and a co-sponso
 r of the CCF presentations.The National Association of School Psychologist
 sFlorida Board of Clinical Social Work\, Marriage and Family Therapy and M
 ental Health Counseling\; Florida Board of Psychology and Florida Office o
 f School Psychology.
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Advancing Substance Abuse and HIV Research in Latin
 o populations in Miami-Dade County: Lessons Learned from CRUSADA Research
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