Health Disparities Partnership Forum. October 22-23, 2012

Minority Health Action Alert Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center October 04, 2012 American Diabetes Association's Fifth Disparities Partnership Forum,  October 22-23, Washington, D.C. Registration is now open   for the American Diabetes Association's Fifth Disparities Partnership  Forum on diabetes care in high risk populations. The goal of the forum is to encourage collaboration  with partners to address the disparity of cultural competency, health literacy and health equity in  diabetes care, specifically in populations at highest risk for type 2 diabetes, such as African  Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, American Indian/Alaskan Natives,  Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, older adults, women, low-income and  uninsured persons. Scheduled speakers include:   Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health (Acting) and the Acting Director of the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dr. Augustus A. White III, Author and Professor of Medical Education and Orthopedic Surgery at  Harvard Medical School Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu, chair of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute Dr. Pedro Jose Greer, Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Humanities  Health and Society at Florida International University  For more information on the forum, please contact Monique Lindsy at mlindsy@diabetes.org.