Teleconference on health equity in America
Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer at the American Cancer Society and Linda Blount, National Vice President, Health Disparities will be hosting a teleconference on health equity in America on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM.
Bloggers and other interested social media activists will be discussing the impact of health disparities on our society and how social media activists can work together to improve the health outcomes of people living in under-served communities.
To help raise awareness of the importance of building health equity, just use the the address and dial in number provided below to attend this call - and please share this information with those who might also be interested in attending. Thank you!
Health equity is a serious issue -- the facts don't lie. Hispanic women have twice the mortality rate for cervical cancer as white women; uninsured patients are 1.5 times more likely to die of their colorectal cancer as privately insured patients; poor women will be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer twice as often as upper income women; and, a recent study showed that a significant number of Korean American women are not familiar with the Pap test. These are serious issues, and you need to know all the facts in order to act.
http://acsnho.pgimeet.com/Netspoke/Division
Dial-in: 1-877-228-3600; passcode 420215
