The Native American Health Summit
Recognizing the need for health care discussion in and about the Native American community, the Native American Health Coalition collaborated with the Center for Research on Minority Health in the Department of Health Disparities Research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to organize an annual health summit in Houston, Texas.
The goals of the Native American Health Summit were to provide current information on the status of Native American health in Texas, identify barriers in health care access for this population, encourage health research and education activities in Native American communities and develop realistic solutions in collaboration with members from the community, research, public health, health care providers, policy makers and the private sector to address Native American health disparities.
The 4th Annual Native American Health Summit has been scheduled for April 9, 2010, at the United Way Houston.