Friends of the NHSC—September 2004

Dear Friends of the NHSC:

Please take a look at the information below to review the latest news. Click on the link for additional information about that topic.

• PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SUMMIT
  The Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of the National Health Service Corps, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration present "Closing the Gap on Access and Integration: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Summit, October 25-27, 2004, at the Doubletree Hotel in Tyson's Corner, Virginia.
  http://www.blsmeetings.net/mentalhealthDC

• NATIONAL LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH
  October marks the 25th anniversary of the Lupus Foundation of America’s campaign to promote lupus awareness via National Lupus Awareness Month. Lupus is a potentially life-threatening chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys.
  http://www.lupus.org

• THIS MONTH IN FRONT LINES
  Described by her friends and peers as "Mother Theresa and Rambo wrapped into one,” Joanne Cochran has undertaken a one-woman campaign to bring affordable, comprehensive health care to underserved people in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Cochran heads the Keystone Health Center, which she aligned with the NHSC as a way to build a bridge to providing high quality health care services.
  http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/publications/frontlines.asp

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