Upcoming Event: Oct. 27 - National Summit on Neglected Infections of Poverty (NIoPs) in the United States
Newswise — In the United States, there remains a largely hidden burden of diseases caused by debilitating parasitic, bacterial, and congenital infections known as the Neglected Infections of Poverty (NIoPs), which disproportionately affect impoverished and minority populations. They are concentrated in the most impoverished areas and populations of the United States, including inner cities of the North and East and rural areas of the South and West.
This one-day Summit to he held in Washington, D.C. on October 27, 2009 will highlight the major neglected infections of poverty in the United States with emphasis on their prevalence and disease burden, transmission, and their disparate impact on poor populations in the U.S. The conference is designed to lead to strategies for action to address NIoPs.
The planning committee includes the American Public Health Association; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Eisenhower Institute, Gettysburg College; Institute on Social Exclusion, Adler School of Psychology; and The George Washington University/ Sabin Vaccine Institute.
What: National Summit on Neglected Infections of Poverty (NIoPs) in the United States
When: October 27, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Capitol Hill,Washington D.C.
Rayburn Building, Room 2168
Sponsors: American Public Health Association; Companion Animal Parasite Council; Eisenhower Institute, Gettysburg College; Institute on Social Exclusion, Adler School of Psychology; and Sabin Vaccine Institute/George Washington University
For more information go to http://inside.gwumc.edu/niops/index.cfm orcall Lydia DiGrazia at (202) 994-3532.
About The George Washington University Medical Center
The George Washington University Medical Center is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary academic health center that has consistently provided high-quality medical care in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, since 1824. The Medical Center comprises the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the 11th oldest medical school in the country; the School of Public Health and Health Services, the only such school in the nation’s capital; GW Hospital, jointly owned and operated by a partnership between The George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.; and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent faculty practice plan. For more information on GWUMC, visit www.gwumc.edu
