Online Registration Available for Indian Health Service's "Healthier Indian Communities Through Partnerships and Prevention Summit"

The Indian Health Service is sponsoring "Healthier Indian Communities Through Partnerships And Prevention Summit," a health summit that will focus on the future health of the more than 500 Native Nations across the Americas. Running from Wednesday, September 22 through Friday, September 24, 2004, the IHS Indian Health Summit will focus on past, present and future directions of health promotion and disease prevention for American Indians/Alaska Natives.

Additionally, the First Americans Festival of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC will celebrate the history and contributions of more the 500 Native Nations across the Americas.

The goals of the Summit are:

1. to create and expand partners (federal and non-federal) that will result in enhanced resources for Indian people;
2. to share best practices being implemented in Indian country regarding community and clinical health promotion/disease prevention that will ultimately improve the health status of the AI/AN population; and
3. to demonstrate the agency's commitment to Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HP/DP) to eliminate health disparities.

Who Should Addend
The target audiences for the Summit are DHHS and federal agencies, Tribal leaders, community health leaders, health program coordinators, community members, university partners, foundations, and private corporations. It is estimated there will be 500-750 individuals in attendance.

How To Register
To register online, visit www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/HealthSummit/index.cfm?module=RegistrationForm

For more general information, visit www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/HealthSummit/

Call For Abstracts
The HIS Health Summit is accepting proposals for Abstracts for presentation at the summit. Learning objectives of the conference are:

1. identify behavioral and environmental approaches to encourage healthier lifestyles;
2. implement best practices in the clinical and community settings to increase healthier lifestyle;
3. identify resources and partners to enhance and expand health promotion/disease prevention efforts in the American Indian/Alaska Native communities to reduce health disparities.

Interactive presentations are encouraged and will be given a higher priority. The registration fee for selected presenters will be waived.

Abstracts must be received by close of business July 30, 2004 . Click here to submit a "proposal for abstract."

For an exhibitor for, Click here to download and print the Exhibitor Form (PDF)