Aetna Inc. and The National Conference For Community and Justice Host Panel Event On Disparities In Health Care.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (Feb. 6) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 National Council of La Raza The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the United States. The NCLR was founded in 1968 as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing discrimination and poverty and to improving the lives and economic opportunities of President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. awarded the Aetna Voice of Conscience Award at NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City event Sanford Cloud, Jr. President and CEO of The National Conference for Community and Justice The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a national non-profit organization in the United States. (NCCJ NCCJ National Conference for Community and Justice (formerly National Conference of Christians and Jews) NCCJ National Conference of Christians and Jews (now the National Conference for Community and Justice) ), and Dr. John W. Rowe, Chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ), will host the 8th Annual Voice of Conscience: National Conversation on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture panel discussion on Thursday, February 6 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The panel discussion will address unequal treatment and access to quality health care for people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important and the need to increase public and professional awareness of health care disparities. Findings from a January 2003 Omnibus poll, commissioned by the NCCJ and Aetna on "Racial Disparities in Healthcare" will also be unveiled. Survey results include: -- Despite the threat of war in Iraq, despite the nation's high unemployment rate, 80 percent of those questioned by Princeton Survey Research Associates listed healthcare as a major problem facing this country. -- When asked whether one's racial or ethnic background created difficulty in getting health care, twice as many African Americans said yes than did White Americans. Additionally, Raul Yzaguirre Raul Humberto Yzaguirre (born July 22, 1939 in San Juan, Texas) is an American civil rights activist and open borders globalist . Currently a life time member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he previously served as the president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza from , President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, will receive the Aetna Voice of Conscience Award at this event. For years, this award has honored the legacy of Arthur Ashe by recognizing an individual's commitment to education, civil rights, health, and human services.
WHAT: Presentation of the Aetna Voice of Conscience Award -
which honors the legacy of Arthur Ashe followed by a panel
discussion titled Closing the Health Care Gap: Empowering
Leaders to Create Change
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe will speak about the legacy of
Arthur Ashe
WHO: - Sanford Cloud, Jr., President and CEO, National
Conference for Community and Justice
- John W. Rowe, M.D., Chairman and CEO, Aetna Inc.
- Raul Yzaguirre, President and CEO. National Council of
La Raza
- David Williams, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist,
University of Michigan
- Ichiro Kawachi, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Health and
Social Behavior; Director, Harvard Center for Society
and Health, Harvard University
- Jenny R. Joe, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of
Family and Community Medicine; Director, Native American
Research and Training Center, University of Arizona
- The Honorable Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI)
- Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Dr. P.H., Vice President of
Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
Moderator: Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, Lehrer
Newshour
WHEN: Thursday, February 6, 2003
12 noon - 3:30 pm (EST)
WHERE: Grand Hyatt New York
Manhattan Ballroom
Park Avenue and Grand Central, New York, NY
CONTACT: Individual interviews with Sanford Cloud, Jr., President and CEO of NCCJ, Dr. John W. Rowe, Chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc. and other panelists are available. Direct all inquiries to Diane Powers at (202) 682-2322, ext. 23 or dpowers@nccj.org, Ann Marie Gothard at (212) 457- 0550 or gothardam@aetna.com, or Chris Lisi at (202) 828-9751 or lisic@fleishman.com. For additional information, please visit www.nccj.org. About NCCJ For 75 years, The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) has been dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. Formerly known as The National Conference of Christian and Jews, NCCJ today serves more than 60 regions in 34 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . It strives to make communities more inclusive and just through its advocacy, conflict resolution and education initiatives with youth, educators, workplace leaders, news and media, government and across faith lines. About Aetna Aetna is one of the nation's leading providers of health, dental, group life, disability and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. benefits, serving approximately 13.9 million medical members, 11.9 million dental members and 11.7 million group insurance customers, as of September 30, 2002. The company has expansive nationwide networks of more than 539,000 health care services providers, including over 327,000 primary care and specialist physicians and 3,300 hospitals. For more information about Aetna Inc., please visit the company's web site at www.aetna.com. |
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