Issued by: Beth Stafford
414-229-4800
bstaff@uwm.edu
Date: Oct. 19, 2004
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Issued by: Beth Stafford Date: Oct. 19, 2004 |
MILWAUKEE—A town hall meeting titled “Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Closing the Gap-Part II” takes place Saturday, Nov. 6 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.
This is the second session sponsored by the Cream City Medical Society and the UWM Department of Multicultural Affairs. Described as a “solution-oriented, one-day program,” the first meeting was held on Nov. 1, 2003. Those attending will include health care providers and administrators, community leaders, government officials and legislators, and consumers interested in health care issues. The Nov. 6 meeting will include a report on the current status of closing the gap. Among the issues to be discussed are status and effectiveness of resources, cultural competence of practitioners, risk factors, leading causes of mortality, morbidity and mobility, and pervasiveness of communicable and other diseases. Goals for the session include raising awareness about disparities in access and quality of health care, discussing strategies for addressing them, and developing a plan of action with policy implications. Information about registration is available at www.ma.uwm.edu/pdf/HealthCareBrochure04.pdf or from Victoria Pryor at 229-3704. The deadline for registration is Oct. 29. Presenters include Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General and Director of the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine; Dr. Elena V. Rios, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools, Inc.; Secretary Helene Nelson, State of Wisconsin Health & Family Services; Bevan Baker, health officer, Milwaukee Health Department, and Denise C. Carty, minority health officer, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Sponsors include Black Health Coalition, UWM College of Health Sciences, UWM Office of Partnerships and Innovation, Center for Urban Population Health (collaborative venture of UWM, University of Wisconsin Medical School, and Aurora Health Care); Columbia St. Mary’s, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals ###