The Blacks In Government Health Forum

ANNOUNCEMENT

All of the National Institutes of Health employees attending the Annual
Blacks In Government (BIG) National Training Conference are encouraged to
attend the BIG National Health Forum.  The BIG Health Forum is scheduled
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Wednesday, August 28th in the Atlanta Hilton
and Tower Hotel, Ballroom D, 255 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA.  The
forum consists of the following topics and presenters:

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
9:00 am-9:15 am
John Ruffin, Ph.D.
Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health

Status of Health Disparities-Panel I
9:15 am-10:15 am

Moderator:
Dr. David Satcher
Senior Visiting Fellow
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Cardiovascular Diseases
Dr. Herman A. Taylor, Jr.
Professor of Medicine
Director/Principal Investigator
of the Jackson Heart Study

Women's Health
Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston
Former Assistant Surgeon General, DHHS

Cancer
Dr. Otis W. Brawley
Associate Director for Cancer Control
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University

Qs & As Panel I
10:15 am-10:30 am

Status of Health Disparities-Panel II
10:30 am-11:30 am

Diabetes
Dr. James R. Gavin III
President, Morehouse School of Medicine

HIV/AIDS
Dr. George Roberts
Special Assistant for Communities of Color
Division of HIV-AIDS Prevention, CDC

Mental Health
Dr. David Satcher
Senior Visiting Fellow
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Qs & As Panel II
11:30 am-11:45 am

Closing Remarks
11:45 am-12:00 noon

Dr. Gayle K. Porter
Principal Research Analyst/Senior Mental Health Advisor
The American Institutes for Research

Special recognition is extended to Dr. John Ruffin, National Center on
Minority Health and Health Disparities for his advisory role to the Health
Forum Committee.

For further information regarding the BIG Health Forum, contact Ms. Bettie
Hudson, Chair, National Health Forum on (301)627-4375, or Ms. Zita E.
Givens, Health Forum Coordinator on (301) 451-8394.


Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or
reasonable acommodation to participate in this
(event/training/conference/program) should contact (Blacks In Government
at 202-667-3280,and/or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339). Requests should
be made at least 5 days in advance of the event.