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Summit tackles tough health issues

By Mitchell, Sybil C.
Publication: Tri-State Defender
Date: Wednesday, November 30 2005


Tri-State Defender

11-30-2005

A year-end Health Care Summit Part II. will take a comprehensive look at
critical health issues for African-American and disadvantaged people next
Saturday, Dec. 3, featuring Dr. Gail Christopher, director of Health
Policies Institute of Washington, D.C.

Also slated to present a number of topics is former judge Arthur Burnett,
CEO of the 250,000-member National African American Drug Policy Coalition.

A featured panel discussion of topics will include: TennCare, Racial
Disparities and Health Care and H

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