The Michigan Minority Health Disparities Forum will bring together advocates for the purpose of providing comprehensive information on health conditions affecting Michigan's racial and ethnic minority populations. Additionally, presenations on health disparity stats, health care access and health professions development will occur. One of the our goals is to ensure that recommendations made during the forum adequately reflect the needs of our commuinities.

Conference Speakers

Angela Jackson, Urban League of Battle Creek - Minority Health Partnership, Battle Creek
Presentation - Health Conditions Impacting Minority Communities

Shannon Zackery, MPH, Health Disparity Epidemiologist, Lansing
Presentation - What Do Minority Health Statistics Mean?

Cheikh Ahmadou Banba Mbacke, MS, ACSW, Exec. Dir., Ujima Consortium, Inc., Southfield
Presentation - Gatekeepers: Why Don't We Get the Care We Need?

Julianne Price, PhD, Consultant, Price Learning Keys, Lansing
Presentation - For Us & By Us: Developing Health Professionals of Color

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