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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (McKinley County Nutrition Plan of Work ) |
| Date | June 16, 2008, 5:09 pm |
| For Objective | Long-term Show long-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Cancer Health Disparities Workshop The disparities workshop was held on February 15, 2008 in Las Cruces at the NMSU Campus,32 people attended. The purpose of the workshop was to plan a regional conference on cancer and health disparities for 2009 as part of the U54 partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research Program between New Mexico State University and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. Our brainstorming session centered on aspects of cancer and health disparities mainly in New Mexico or broader audience. We also included rural health improvement, prevention, education, rural health clinics, etc. A list of organizations to include or invite was drafted and other items to consider included lack of trust in government agencies, certain population groups prefer traditional medical practices, etc. It was noted that in 2006 un-insured population in New Mexico was about 26.6% and the United States averages 17.8% of un-insured population. There is a great need to educate the public about cancer and the conference would provide that need. |