NUHEALTH’S INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY PRESENTS THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2011
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
MEDIA ADVISORY
NUHEALTH’S INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY PRESENTS THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
WHAT: NuHealth’s Institute for Health Equity, in partnership with the Nassau County Department of Health, Nassau County Department of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services, Long Island Families Together Inc., and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at NUMC, is holding its Third Annual Best Practices Conferences “Educating, Empowering and Strengthening Innovative Mental Health Solutions” including panel discussions
WHO: Aloysius B. Cuyjet, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, senior vice president and chief health equity officer as well as chair of the Institute for Health Equity
Kenneth Minkoff, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Nassau University Medical Center’s Amphitheater
First Floor, Carmen Avenue Entrance
WHY: This year’s conference seeks to address issues in the provision of mental health services to vulnerable communities. We are aware of the greater importance of cultural sensitivity and appropriateness in addressing these needs. The issues are not only of access and availability but of the nature and perception of cultural community needs
ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
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