April 15, 2008
Black Women's Health Summit at Clark May 10
The Fifth Annual Black Women's Health Summit, an interactive educational experience with presentations by notable health experts, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, Clark University. The theme of the summit this year is "Making Healthy Connections for Mind, Body and Spirit."
The following will speak at the summit: Nikki Burnett of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association; Dr. Judy Ann Bigby, Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts; Nikki Burnett, Senior Director of the Cultural Health Initiative, American Heart\American Stroke Association; April Robinson, SoulPurpose Spirit Coach; and Augusta Williams, author of "Older Than My Mother: A Nurse's Life and triumph Over Breast Cancer." Special guests include Sondra Hardy, U.S. United Queen of Queens.
Event sponsors include Clark University, Worcester Healthy Start Initiative, American Heart Association, and March of Dimes.
For more information or to register, contact Michele Crimmin, at Worcester Healthy Start Initiative, 508-854-3260.