Serving the vulnerable.

A conference seeking global health care solutions to providing services to vulnerable populations will be held at Auckland's University of Technology in mid January. It is organised by the Community Service and Development Trust of New Zealand, in partnership with the United States-based National Nursing Centers Consortium.

The emphasis will be on population and community-based health care, health promotion and preventive care, nurse-managed and nurse-led initiatives, and public health programmes. Presentations will be given by health professionals working with under-served communities throughout the world. The conference goals include increasing awareness of the nature and extent of global health care; social service opportunities and solutions to serving the vulnerable; sharing best practice models; identifying strategies to share solutions; and establishing global alliances and partnerships.

Keynote panels will address topics such as turning client voices into strengths and action; non-government solutions to serving the vulnerable; and the politics of providing care. To register, visit www.nncc.us or email [e-mail].