2009 He Huliau Community Day

He Huliau
A Turning Point: Eliminating Health Disparities in Native and Pacific Peoples
(Heart Disease, Obesity, & Diabetes)

Saturday February 7, 2009
8:00AM – 4:30PM
Hilton Orange County
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

This program should be of interest to nurses, social workers, therapists, health educators, and healthcare providers who serve Native and Pacific Peoples.

Topics include:

• Getting the Community Involved in Research
• Types of Heart Disease
• Talking with your Doctor about Diabetes
• Talking with your Doctor about Heart Disease
• Talk with your Doctor about Weight Management
• Talking with your Cardiologist
• Recipe Modification: Island Style Foods

The Center for Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research was established at the University of Hawai‘i and located at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health. The Center serves as a regional focal point for research designed to eliminate health disparities and improve health outcomes for populations in the Pacific region, especially Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Peoples. The Center’s scientific focus is cardiometabolic health disparities, which includes heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. He Huliau is an annual research conference organized by the Center. The community day is part of this
conference.

For more information please go to:
www.hehuliau.com

Sponsored by the Pacific Islander Health Partnership
12900 Garden Grove Blvd. Ste 214A
Garden Grove, CA 92843