Forum On Community Involvement in Reducing Health Disparities to Be Hosted by Joint Center On Political and Economic Studies
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WASHINGTON, May 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With only six years to go before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) meets its self-imposed deadline for eliminating health disparities, the goal is far from being met. One key component in closing the gap has been largely ignored: local communities. The Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is hosting a forum for public officials, community activists, and policymakers to identify many ways in which community involvement can greatly improve the health of African Americans and Latinos. The forum on Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Disparities will be held on May 25 at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center of the Kaiser Family Foundation (1330 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C.) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDT.
Dr. Nathan Stinson Jr., the HHS deputy assistant secretary for minority health, headlines the event with a luncheon keynote speech at 12:30 p.m., with Dr. Robert K. Ross, the president and CEO of The California Endowment, as the opening speaker. Participants will discuss four working papers prepared by PolicyLink, a national nonprofit research, communications, capacity building, and advocacy organization based in Oakland, Calif. In addition to an overview paper, there are papers on environmental conditions and asthma; diet and obesity; and immigrant populations. The topics were developed through interviews with African American and Latino elected officials and health advocates.See the full content of this document
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Forum On Community Involvement in Reducing Health Disparities to Be Hosted by Joint Center On Political and Economic Studies
"Communities must have a say in developing the policies that affect their lives and must be given the right informa...
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