The 2006 National Latina Health Summit will be a historic gathering of influentials and decision-makers from the public, private and direct service providers of healthcare. It is a model strategy of cooperation between corporate America, the government, and national leadership/ advocacy organizations.

The Summit seeks to:

• Promote a forward-thinking health agenda for Latinas and their families.
• Move forward a public policy/service agenda that improves the Latina/o community’shealth and quality of life.
• Creates a solid foundation of information on Latinas—capturing the critical nuances and complexities of the various Latina/o populations.
• Produce a national public health policy document representative of the five U.S. regional symposia held in 2004-05 and focused on these health priorities:

  – Diabetes
  – Heart Disease
  – Cancer
  – HIV/AIDS
  – Substance Abuse/Tobacco Use
  – Mental Health/Violence
  – Maternal and Child Health
  

Summit Process
The Summit discussions will focus on the policy recommendations from the 2004-05 regional symposia and set as its priority a National Latina Health Agenda based on the access to health care issue in:

• Prevention
• Care and Treatment Issues
• Research/Clinical Trials
• Legal/Ethical Issues

Summit Outcomes
The Summit will be designed to provide a vivid and reliable snapshot on the state of Latina health in the United States. A final national public health policy document will be provided to congressional leaders, local/ state public health and federal officials.

Participants
A select group of highly visible Latina Leaders and experts from across the country will be invited as well as key business, governmental and nonprofit sector individuals.

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