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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Culture: an Instrument for Health?
| department: | SPHHS |
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| when: | Tuesday, 07/31/2007 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM) |
| where: | 525 Twenty-Third Street N.W., Washington DC (Room B) |
| details: | The Pan-American Health Organization cordially invites you to a panel discussion concentrating on the rapidly growing use of traditional and complementary medicine (TM/CAM), entitled *Culture: an Instrument for Health?,* to take place Tuesday, July 31st at PAHO headquarters, 525 Twenty-Third Street N.W., Washington DC (Room B) from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The panel will address challenges surrounding the increasing need for cultural competency within health systems. Cultural differences are proving to be some of the most stubborn obstacles to improved health all over the hemisphere, from the US-Mexico border and the Canadian arctic to the rainforests of Brazil. In consequence, international organizations and ministries of health all over the world are attempting to create health systems in which health and culture work together. Our distinguished panelists, from the National Institutes of Health, Georgetown University, Brazil*s Ministry of Health and Toronto Western Hospital, Canada, will discuss the importance of cultural competency in responding to the needs of diverse populations, integration of traditional medical practices into modern health systems, the experiences of health ministries that have successfully crossed cultural divides, and the safety and effectiveness of traditional medicine. Hoping to do more than just talk about the issue, we have arranged a fundraising lunch preceding the panel, and starting at noon to benefit ServeHaiti, a non-profit agency that works to bring Western medical care to the impoverished mountain population of Haiti. Cooperating with inhabitants to carry out sensitive and respectful interventions, in 2003 ServeHAITI was selected to receive one of the first grants as part of the President*s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). We hope the discussion will contribute to cooperation and collaboration between organizations, as well as create a forum for discussion, analysis, and critics. Please RSVP your attendance to Rebecca Barasky at baraskyr@paho.org by July 27th. |
| open to public: | Yes |