SAMHSA Awards Funds for National Conference on Eliminating Disparities in Health Care for Underserved Communities

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Date: 4/2/2009
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SAMHSA Awards Funds for National Conference on Eliminating Disparities in Health Care for Underserved Communities

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of a Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grant totaling $40,000 to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. in Anchorage, AK.

The grant award will support the upcoming conference titled, “Alaska Native Cultural Competence/Eliminating Disparities.” The conference will address challenges faced by health care providers in adapting evidence based and best practices to meet the needs of Alaska Natives, American Indians and other underserved communities. The conference will take place in 2009 (date to be announced) in Anchorage, AK.

The SAMHSA Conference Grant Program is used to disseminate information about best practices within the mental health services, substance abuse prevention and substance abuse treatment fields at regionally and/or nationally significant conferences.

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.

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