(MENAFNEditorial) EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Who: UTEP and All of Us Research Program
What: Traveling exhibit
When: Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 9am to 3pm(Media suggested times 10-11:30 a.m.)
Where: UTEP outside Union East – (500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968)
Why: To provide community and campus members information on the program and precision medicine.
The University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP)andthe National Alliance for Hispanic Healthwill host the National Institutes of Health'sAll of UsJourneyon Wednesday, Nov. 29. Thetraveling, hands-onexhibitraisesawarenessabouttheAll of UsResearch Program—an ambitious effort to gather data from 1 million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research and improve health. "We are glad the National Alliance for Hispanic Healthrecognizesour region asan important stop on the national tourand they are taking on a national effort to focus on the Hispanic population.If you look at mostbiomedical, behavioral or social scienceresearch, it doesn't involve the Hispanic population," Robert A.Kirken,Ph.D.,College of Science Dean and principal investigator of UTEP's Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC)explained. "If you look into clinical trials and large study groups, most of the time Hispanic participants are non-existent. It is our duty to figure out how we can better their lives through ourscience."
Campus and community members are invited to come learn about the program and get information on healthy living and preventing disease.
"As healthcare professionals, it is critical that we educate our community and engage them in making a difference in their health," EliasProvencio-Vasquez, Ph.D., School of Nursing Dean said. "This traveling unit provides people the opportunity to find out more about research efforts to help them, and their community, in an interactive way."
El Paso is one stop on theAll of UsJourney's 37-week national tour.
"All of Us is so important to shaping the future of health in the United States," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group. "This researchprogram will bring together communities throughout the United States to drive new discoveries, which may lead to earlier disease identification, more precise treatment solutions and better health outcomesfor allin the future."
About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance)– The Allianceis the nation's foremost science-based source of information and trusted non-partisan advocate for the best health outcomes for all. The Alliance represents thousands of Hispanic health providers across the nation providing services to more than 15 million each year. For more information, visitor call the Alliance'sSu FamiliaNational Hispanic Family Health Helpline at1-866-783-2645.
Precision Medicine Initiative,All of Us, theAll of Uslogo, and "The Future of Health Begins with You" are service marks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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