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COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING Saturday, May 16, 2009
My Community, My Family, and Me: What Does Genetics Have To Do With Our Health? Sponsored by Howard University’s Community and Family Medicine Department and National Genome Center When: Saturday, May 16, 2009 Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: WHUT-TV Studio on the campus of Howard University, 2222 4th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001. The town hall meeting will feature two one hour discussion forums: “Race, Genetics and Health” and “Family Health History”. Both forums will feature a panel of local and national experts from medicine, academia and the government. Refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required by April 30, 2009. For more information or to register contact Finie Richardson at (202)806-9849 or e-mail fkhunter@howard.edu Town Hall Registration Information This program is supported by grant U33MC0057 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Genetics Services Branch to the March of Dimes Foundation. DC PrimCare News DC PRIMCARE NEWSLETTERS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE NEWSLETTERS DC PrimCare Events Improving Patient Outcomes in Primary Care Health Literacy Conference April 26, 2008 This conference was sponsored by the DC Academy of Family Physicians in conjunction with Howard University Department of Community and Family Medicine. Funding provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Health Literacy State Grant Awards Program. A one day health literacy workshop for health care professionals to increase awareness about health literacy issues and acquire practical strategies to assess health literacy and communicate effectively with their patients. There will be two diverse expert panels present to shed light on the issue, providing representation from local and national organizations in medicine, patient advocacy and government. Objectives:
Presentations: Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion (Dr. Rose Martinez) Photonovelas in Health Education (Dr. Silvia Martinez) Health Literacy Universal Precautions (Ms. Brach) Effective Use of "Play It Safe...With Medicine!" AAFP Health Literacy Toolkit Resources (Dr. Mouton) Slide Show: The 2008 AHRQ PBRN Research Conference The AHRQ PBRN Research Conference was held June 11-13, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland. Mrs. Finie Richardson presented preliminary findings from our CAM data as well as data from the pandemic flu survey obtained from DC PrimCare PBRN member practices. This conference was a great opportunity to share the work of our network with other PBRNs, meet with funders, and receive updates on the most recent PBRN research. Click on the link below to view the poster presentation. 2008 AHRQ Conference Poster Presentation
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