About MEC
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The focus of the Annual Research Conference is on scientific research that addresses methodological strategies, instruments, facilitators and barriers to conducting research on eliminating health disparities among culturally diverse populations.

A special interest is for studies that demonstrate effective methods of disseminating findings to populations at risk.

 

M. Elizabeth Carnegie

Biography

Conference Objectives

The objectives for the conference include:

  • Describe the effectiveness of interventions for promoting healthy behaviors among vulnerable populations.
  • Identify the contribution of cultural beliefs and practices, ethnicity, race, economics, and lifestyle to disparities in health outcomes.
  • Identify effective and ineffective research designs used in scientific investigations with culturally diverse populations.
  • Identify facilitators and barriers to compliant health behaviors among vulnerable populations.

This research conference is targeted to nurses, other health and social service professionals and students, as well as community advocacy and social service groups serving communities at risk for health disparities.
To contact us:
Howard University
College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Annex 1, Division of Nursing
Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 202.806.5856
Fax: 202.806.5958
E-mail: vclarke-tasker@howard.edu

 
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College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Annex II, 6th & W Streets
Washington, DC 20059