UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ’S CENTER FOR MINORITY HEALTH TO HOLD NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH ACTIVITIES

PITTSBURGH , March 28, 2006 — Improving the health status of racial and ethnic minorities, who experience premature illness and death from cancer, diabetes, heart disease and a number of other diseases, is a major concern in today’s public health and medical care environment. The Center for Minority Health (CMH) of the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) at the University of Pittsburgh is a leader in the national effort to eliminate these disparities. Throughout the month of April, in observation of National Minority Health Month (NMHM), CMH and its Health Disparities Working Groups will hold a series of events to promote healthy behaviors among African Americans, Hispanics and other minority populations.

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