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Morehouse School of Medicine Hosts Health Disparities Symposium For Immediate Release Contact: Cherie A. Richardson, 404-752-1917, crichardson@msm.edu Morehouse School of Medicine Hosts Atlanta – Each day, 3,400 people in America are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die of the disease. In spite of advances in research, treatment, and outcomes, African Americans and other minority groups continue to contract and subsequently die from the disease in disproportionate numbers. The burden of cancer is undeniably greater for poor, ethnic minorities and the uninsured. To help understand how, why and what’s being done about it, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), in conjunction with the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer III (NBLIC), will host “Health Disparities Symposium on Cancer: Addressing the Issues,” Sept. 21-22 at the Atlanta Marriott Downtown. The MSM mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities and this symposium seeks to create strategies and forge collaborations that will address the issues of cancer disparities in the U.S. specifically related to African American and other minority communities. “The keynote speakers for this symposium are outstanding,” said Daniel Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.H., NBLIC’s principal investigator. “But the symposium will be more than a series of presentations; it will offer a real opportunity for interaction and planning.” The symposium’s keynote speakers are David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, and Stephen Sodeke, Ph.D., Associate Director, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University. Satcher will present, “A Right to Care,” on Monday, Sept. 21 and Sodeke will speak Tuesday, Sept. 22 on “Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Is it a Human Rights Issue?” More than 100 attendees are expected, including public health practitioners, academics, faith-based leaders and community-based organizations, all gathering to exchange information and foster alliances that positively will affect cancer outcomes in the African-American community and the U.S. overall. Health Disparities Symposium on Cancer Dates: Sept. 21-22, 2009 Time: Monday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Atlanta Marriott Downtown, 160 Spring Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 For pre-registration information, please go to www.msm.edu/Centers_and_Institutes/NBLICSRO.htm or call 800.724.1185. ABOUT MOREHOUSE ###
Sep 2, 2009 Morehouse School of Medicine
September 1, 2009
Health Disparities Symposium
“Addressing the Issues”
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1975 as the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. In 1981 Morehouse School of Medicine became an independently chartered institution and the first minority medical school established at a Historically Black College and University in the 20th century. MSM is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians. Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy, and are known in the community for exceptional, culturally appropriate patient care. For more information about Morehouse School of Medicine, visit us online at www.msm.edu.
