CANCER PREVENTION
AND CONTROL

COLLOQUIUM

 

Cancer Disparities in the Appalachian Region

 

  

 

Joel A. Halverson, PhD

 

Speaker

Dr. Halverson is the Director, Office for Social Environment and Health Research Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University.

Learning Objective

Identify the geographic extent of the Appalachian region and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the region, regional disparities in cancer outcomes between Appalachia and the non-Appalachian U.S., local disparities in cancer outcomes within the Appalachian region and the U.S. as a whole, and characteristics within the Appalachian region that may contribute to observed regional and local disparities in health outcomes related to cancer..

Target Audience

Researchers and clinicians actively involved in topics that relate to cancer prevention and control


Date/Time/Place

Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 11:00 am
Executive Plaza North
Conference Room G
6130 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland


For Additional Information

Office of Preventive Oncology
301-496-8640

 If you are a person with a disability and require any assistive device, services or other reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, please contact the Office of Preventive Oncology at 301-496-8640 at least one week in advance of the lecture date to discuss your accommodation needs.

Educational objectives: To better comprehend current research in various aspects of cancer prevention and control, including current challenges and methods used by investigators to address gaps, advance the field, and promote application of successful strategies, and to better identify various bio-statistical methods and appropriate conditions for application in cancer prevention and control research.

The National Institutes of Health/Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of 40 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health


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