In Partnership With
The Office on Women's Health and the Office of Minority Health

INVITE YOU TO A PRE-CONFERENCE ON

Addressing the Healthcare and Wellness Needs of
Women of Color with Disabilities
"Minding the Gap: Access, Availability and Services"

Sunday, January 8, 2006
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

Invited speakers include experts from professional and community organizations, academia, and government agencies that will discuss the barriers women of color experience when seeking medical diagnoses, management, and treatment. The pre-conference will address challenges regarding access, availability, and services to women of color with disabilities:

• Barriers to appropriate health care, specialized medical personnel and equipment, as well as culturally sensitive and competent healthcare professionals and facilities.

• Limited and anecdotal research and data on women of color with disabilities.

• Misdiagnosis, mismanagement and under-treatment of women of color with disabilities.

Come and help develop policy recommendations and a national comprehensive action plan designed to eliminate health disparity issues affecting women of color with disabilities! For more information please review the Concept Paper

SEATING IS LIMTED. Please RSVP to Janelle George at jolleen.george@hhs.gov. For more information, contact Susan Russell at srussell@osophs.dhhs.gov.