October 17, 2008

Native Pathways Lecture Series Focuses on Perspectives in Indian Health Care

featherThe Native Pathways Lecture Series features presentations on Indian Health Care Wednesday, Oct. 22, at noon in the Herzstein Room in Zimmerman Library at UNM. A panel discussion begins at 3 p.m. in the Willard Room. Health systems consultant Ken Reid presents, “Current Problems and Solutions in Accessing Indian Health Care.”

Dr. Ronald Reid, director of the Department of Health, Office of American Indian Health presents, “Indian Health: The Past, Present, and the Future." Ronald Reid’s presentation looks at where Indian Health has been, where it is now, and what culture and spirituality suggest for the future.

Both the brown bag discussion and the panel presentation are free and the public is welcome.

The Native Pathways Lecture Series is sponsored by the Indigenous Nations Library Program at University Libraries.

Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu

Posted by kwentworth at October 17, 2008 03:08 PM