When: April 23–24, May 22–23June 11–13, June 19–20, June 25–July 3September 11–12, 2004
Where: Albuquerque, NM; Westhampton Township, NJ; Hillsborough, NC; Shenandoah Caverns, VA; Pembroke, NC; Millsboro, DE
Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

For the fourth consecutive year, Office of the Director's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office is coordinating the Native American Powwow Outreach Initiative. The goals of this initiative are to disseminate health care and health research information to Native Americans and support the NIH Strategic Plan to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. Staff from various NIH institutes and centers participate to ensure the success of this program. A key element of the initiative is the the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus Internet service demonstration. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research provides wonderful oral-care kits for families, which are a great draw. There's educational literature on a variety of health concerns. This year, OD's EEO will continue this outreach effort by visiting six Powwows.

The schedule of powwows is as follows:

• April 23�: 21st Annual Gathering of Nations Powwow,
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  
  
• May 22�: 33rd Annual American Indian Arts Festival Rankokus Indian Reservation Westhampton Township, New Jersey
  
  
• June 11�: Occaneechi-Saponi Spring Cultural Festival and Powwow, Hillsborough, North Carolina
  
  
• June 19�: Shenandoah Valley Pow Wow, Shenandoah Caverns, Virginia
  
  
• June 25朖uly 3: 36th Annual Lumbee Homecoming, Pembroke, North Carolina
  
  
• September 11�: Nanticoke Annual Powwow, Millsboro, Delaware

Next Steps
For more information, please contact Hilda Dixon or Jennifer Haley at (310) 402-4157.

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