Conference Overview

This conference will feature nationally recognized speakers and interactive debates highlighting the striking disparities in health status between the racial and ethnic minorities and the general population in Texas and the nation. The conference will also highlight the ongoing research programs and efforts (including community engagement programs) that are aimed to understand the underlying causes of such disparities and devising innovative strategies to ultimately eliminate them.

Of specific focus will be Prevention Strategies in Medicine and Community with emphasis on Policy solutions and Community Based solutions. Educational and interactive presentations, panel discussions and questions/ answer sessions will identify the challenges and bring conference attendees closer to developing a prospectus for the future.

Audience

The audience will consist of Public health professionals and clinicians from the community and state, UNTHSC faculty and students, underrepresented undergraduate students doing summer research at UNTHSC, faculty members from minority serving institutions.

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Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 5P20MD001633-04 from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

    

 

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