THE FOURTH ANNUAL PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION CONFERENCE: IMPROVING HEALTH, ELIMINATING DISPARITIES OCTOBER 25-27, 2004 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Past-issue article are available for download for educational and research purposes only. All articles are copyright protected © ISHIB. Reproduction and distribution of multiple copies is strictly prohibited. INTRODUCTION Improving Health, Eliminating Disparities: Finding Solutions for Better Health Care for All Populations Michael Heisler, MD, MPH; George Rust, MD, MPH; Roland Pattillo, MD; Anne M. Dubois View Article ORIGINAL REPORTS CANCER Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breast Cancer Stage, Treatment, and Survival in the United States Christopher Li, MD View Article Smoking Cessation: What Works in Primary Care Settings Linda L. Pederson, PhD; Daniel Blumenthal, MD, MPH View Article Community Health Advisors Effectively Promote Cancer Screening Michelle Y. Martin, PhD View Article Utilization of Services Among Elderly Cancer Patients-- Relationship to Age, Symptoms, Physical Functioning, Comorbidity and Survival Status Margo E. Kurtz, PhD; J.C. Kurtz, PhD; Charles W. Given, PhD; Barbara A. Given, PhD, RN View Article HEART DISEASE Improving Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Through the Use of Evidence-Based Medicine Janice Douglas, MD View Article POLICY Health Care and Civil Rights: An Introduction Joel Teitelbaum, JD, LLM View Article Racial Disparities and Site of Care Peter B. Bach, MD, MAPP View Article WOMEN'S HEALTH Post Menopausal Hormone Therapy Today Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD View Article The Ebony Sex Survey and the Sex Lives of African-American Women: A Call to Healthcare Providers Hope E. Ashby, PhD View Article INFECTIOUS DISEASE Interstitial Lung Disease: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention Rafael L. Perez, MD View Article Metro Atlanta Responds to West Nile Virus: A Coordinated Public Health Response Juanette Willis View Article The Hepatitis C Crisis Tina M. St. John, MD; Lorren Sandt View Article SUMMARY REPORTS PLENARY SESSION 1: A SURGEONS GENERAL COLLOQUIUM. MAJOR HEALTH POLICY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING THE NATION View Article PLENARY SESSION 1A: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES: PREVENTING AND TREATING DISEASE View Article 2004 American Cancer Society Report: Addressing Disparities Harmon J. Eyre, MD Primary Care for the 21st Century Marilyn Gaston, MD Providing Compassionate Primary Care Yvette Williams, MD, MPH Assessing Pennsylvania's Changing Nurse Workforce Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH PLENARY SESSION 2: IMPROVING QUALITY. MAKING A DIFFERENCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY LEVELS View Article Improving Quality of Care by Translating Research into Culturally Competent Practice Judy Ann Bigby, MD Improving the Quality of Public Health Services Virginia A. Caine, MD PLENARY SESSION 3: HEALTH POLICY 2004. IMPROVING OUTCOMES THROUGH RESEARCH AND PRACTICE View Article How We Really Serve All People, or Do We? Evelyn Schmidt, MD, MPH Meeting Healthy People 2010 Goals: Aetna's Response to the Industry Challenge Melissa Welch, MD, MPH Improving Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Through Use of Evidence-Based Research Janice E. G. Douglas-Baltimore, MD PLENARY SESSION 4: IMPROVING HEALTH, ELIMINATING DISPARITIES: VISIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Julie L. Gerberding, MD View Article ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION CONFERENCE View Article back to top >> Home About Ethnicity & Disease E&D Reviewer Submit Manuscript Order Journal/Articles E&D Online Advertise ©2005 International Society on Hyptertension in Blacks. All rights reserved. For more information feel free to Contact Us.