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October 31, 2005

2nd Annual Hispanic/Latino Health Summit

America Bracho, MD, executive director of Latino Health Access, will be the keynote speaker at the Friday, Nov. 11, Hispanic/Latino Health Summit at the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and Dr. Bracho’s keynote presentation will be at 9 a.m., followed by breakout sessions on health care policies affecting the Hispanic/Latino community, health-related cultural issues, a language interpretation workshop and how to establish a self-sustaining Hispanic/Latino clinic.

Dr. Bracho worked as a physician in her native Venezuela for several years before moving to the United States to obtain a master’s degree in public health at the University of Michigan. Latino Health Access is a center for health promotion and disease prevention based in Santa Ana, Calif.

Clarian Health Partners and the Department of Family Medicine are the hosts of this second annual Hispanic/Latino Health Summit.

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