Coming Soon...7th Annual HealthFOCUS Conference |
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What is HealthFOCUS?
Health For Our Children in Urban Settings is an organization of medical students, physicians, residents and administrative staff representing a unique collaboration of the Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM), the Children’s Hospital of Michigan (CHM) and the Detroit Medical Center (DMC).
The HealthFOCUS Mission Statement
The HealthFOCUS organization is dedicated to hosting an annual conference addressing community issues that impede the delivery of proper health care to urban children. The conference and lectures provide an interactive environment for health care professionals, students, and community representatives to share resources and generate solutions. Our goal is to help others recognize the urban child as a unique patient and to help our colleagues acquire the resources and understanding necessary to help the children obtain complete health.
HealthFOCUS Objectives
To expand awareness/knowledge of issues affecting urban child health.
To increase networking contacts among people in varied aspects of urban child well being.
To serve as a stepping-stone for collaborative and active efforts in improving healthcare for the urban child.
Conference Format
The conference is a half-day event held at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. An honored guest is chosen as the keynote speaker. There are two workshop sessions and a multidisciplinary panel. Primary care residency programs are invited to send representatives who will distribute information to attendees during the conference. All attendees receive a folder including information about the entire conference.