Free Summit on Health Disparities Slated for December

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities will be sponsoring a free summit, The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, from December 16-18, 2008. The event will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. The conference will give attendees the chance to highlight the research progress of the NIH on health issues among racial/ethnic minority and medically underserved populations; increase awareness and understanding of disparities in health; showcase best-practice models in research, capacity-building, outreach, and integrated strategies to eliminate health disparities; identify strengths and gaps in health disparities research; and network and dialog with the nation’s leading experts on minority health and health disparities. Interested parties can register online at http://www.ncmhd.nih.gov.