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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
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CONTACT:
Media Inquiries
301-443-6245
Media Contacto en Español
301-594-6145
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Save-the-Date: October 24-26, 2005,
Atlanta, Georgia
NIDA
Health Disparities Conference Scheduled
“Bridging Science & Culture To Improve Drug
Abuse Research in Minority Communities” |
| What: |
The National Institute on Drug
Abuse will join with other national, state and
community-based health care providers and experts
across all fields at this 2 and ½-day conference,
to address a wide-range of issues related to drug
use and addiction in racial/ethnic minority and
other health disparity populations. |
| Why: |
The goal of the President’s Race
and Health Initiative is to eliminate the disparities
in racial and ethnic minority populations in six
areas of health status by the year 2010. Compelling
evidence that race and ethnicity correlate with
persistent, and often increasing, health disparities
among U.S. populations demands national attention.
Indeed, despite notable progress in the overall
health of the Nation, there are continuing disparities
in the burden of illness and death experienced
by African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians,
and Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders, compared
with the U.S. population as a whole. Recent and
anticipated demographic changes magnify the importance
of addressing health disparities in all areas,
including drug abuse, prevention, and treatment
initiatives that address these gaps in a culturally
meaningful way. |
| When: |
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
October 24-26, 2005 |
| Where: |
Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree
Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| Info: |
Conference participants will have
the opportunity to attend:
- Morning plenary sessions on genetics research,
health disparities, HIV/AIDS, the criminal
justice system, and community based models
to address drug use in racial/ethnic minority
populations.
- Afternoon sessions on prevention, treatment,
research careers, pharmacology, rural communities,
HIV/AIDS, criminal justice and many other
topics relevant to addiction in health disparity
populations.
- Poster Session and a Grants Development
Workshop.
At the end of the conference participants will
be able to describe recent drug abuse research
findings including epidemiology, neuroscience,
and HIV/AIDS in health disparity populations.
Participants also will be able to discuss prevention,
treatment and services programs that show promise
in minority and other health disparity populations. |
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Reporters who wish to attend should call the NIDA Press Office,
tel. 301-443-6245. All others seeking conference information
and wishing to register should e-mail: jrichardson@encoreinc.com.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's
Medical Research Agency — is comprised of 27 Institutes
and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of
Health and Human Services. It is the primary Federal agency
for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational
medical research, and investigates the causes, treatments,
and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information
about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov.
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