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National, State and Local Officials, Business and Community Leaders and Health Professionals to Attend the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Summit

Posted on: Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 12:00 CST

UnitedHealthcare:

WHAT: The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Healthcare Summit with workshops, lectures and mixers aimed at heightening awareness of health care issues facing Hispanics and their communities.

-- The Healthcare Summit is open to the public, pricing information can be found at www.sahcc.org/healthcaresummit. Health practitioners, small-business owners, elected officials, community leaders, students and H.R. professionals are encouraged to attend --

Topics addressed at the summit include:

Pharmaceutical Rx and the Hispanic Community

Addressing Mental Health in the Hispanic Community

Implications of Cultural Overlays on Patient Access

Group Health Plan Information

Hispanic Health Disparities and Texas Solutions

Employee Wellness

Diabetes and Preventative Measures

Alzheimer's Disease in the Hispanic Population

National Outlook on the Healthcare Industry and Hispanic Issues

Preparing Health Professionals for the Hispanic Community, AND MORE.

Health care practitioners will learn about the particular healthcare challenges and nuances currently presented by the growing Hispanic Community. Small-business owners will learn about small-business health insurance options and community/government resources. Elected officials will gain a greater understanding of what new policies are needed to better address healthcare issues. Community leaders and students will gain a greater perspective about developing trends in the health care industry and what is being done to address challenges.

WHO: Speakers, lecturers and attendees include:

U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez

State Sen. Carlos Uresti

State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, UCLA

Dr. Vincent Fonseca, State Epidemiologist, Texas Department of State Health Services

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, President, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Dr. Fernando Guerra, Director, Metropolitan Health District

Jeffrey Cook, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of South Texas

Ted Terrazas, Chairman and CEO, TerraHealth Inc., AND MORE

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Reception: SAHCC Healthcare Industry Mixer, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (Sky Room)

Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare

WHERE: UIW International Conference Center

847 E. Hildebrand

San Antonio, Texas, 78212

More information, including an agenda, speaker bios, directions to the conference center and registration, is available at www.sahcc.org/healthcaresummit.

About the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is the principal resource and advocate for the growth of Hispanic Businesses and the driving force in guiding San Antonio's emergence as a national leader of successful Hispanics in business. More information is available at www.sahcc.org.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 26 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 535,000 physicians and care professionals and more than 4,700 hospitals nationwide to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.

Source: Business Wire

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