title: Improving health, eliminating disparities: finding solutions for better health care for all populations.
abstract: The Fourth Annual Primary Care and Prevention Conference was held October 25-27, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia to address inequalities in primary care health outcomes and to develop strategies to improve the health status among under-served communities throughout the country. The Ninth Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference was conducted concurrently during the conference's Tuesday, October 26 sessions and were designed for those in obstetrics/gynecology. The reports herein provide a sample of the rich presentations and scientific knowledge imparted by a faculty of more than 100 who addressed disparities across disease states (heart disease and stroke; cancer; diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and obesity; infectious disease; mental health and mental disorders; environmental health/injury and violence; respiratory diseases; and substance abuse, tobacco use) and within focused areas (adult health; maternal, child and adolescent health; health policy and practice; and social and community health).
authors.affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, USA.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Heisler
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rust
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pattillo
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D040361:Healthy People Programs; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology