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Special
Tours & Post Conference Special Session
After the conference is over, please join us for a special tour:
A. Harborview Medical Center, Community House
Calls Program:
Join the team from Harborview Medical Center, the Seattle hospital owned
by King County and operated by the University of Washington that delivers
health care in eighty languages and dialects for an informational afternoon
about their many programs. The site visit will include a tour of the facilities
and the opportunity to speak with interpreters, providers and administrators
in the Interpreter Services department, the Refugee and Immigrant Health
Promotion Program, International Medicine Clinic, Ethnomed and the Community
House Calls Program. Friday, October 20 – 2:00pm-5:00pm; $35/per
person.
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Facilities/Harborview/
B. Daybreak Star Cultural Center and Cruise Around
Seattle:
Depart the hotel and proceed to Pier 55 where we will board Argosy Cruises
for a narrated tour of the harbor. Before returning to the hotel, we will
spend an hour with a guide at the Daybreak Star Cultural Center, formed
in 1970 to establish an urban base for Native Americans in the Seattle
area.
Today the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation provides vital social
and educational services to more than 25,000 Native Americans, from early
child development and family counseling to housing homeless youth and
preparing meals for the elderly.
Friday, October 20 – 2:00pm-5:00pm; $35/per person.
http://www.unitedindians.com
C. Tour of Seattle Chinatown and International
District:
Come join your colleagues and discover Seattle’s Chinatown/International
District. An Asian Cultural experience----fun, cultural, educational,
and historical. A personal leisurely guided walking tour showing some
of the highlights of this unique community. A visit into a Chinese Herb
Dispensary and a visit with an herb and acupuncture doctor will be part
of this afternoon. The tour will end with a selection of nutritious Chinese
tea and delicious Chinese teacakes.
Friday, October 20 – 2:00pm-5:00pm; $35/per person.
http://www.seattlechinatowntour.com
Post Conference Special Session: Eliminating
Health Disparities in Washington: A Public Forum
Conference attendees are invited to attend a public forum hosted by the
newly created GovernorĖs Interagency Council on Health Disparities. This
will be an opportunity to introduce members of the Council and explain
what has been done to get the Council up and running. The Council will
ask participants for suggestions about how it should go about developing
a statewide plan for eliminating health disparities in Washington.
Friday, October 20 – 2:00pm-4:00pm
There are many things to do and see in the Seattle area. If you are
coming early or extending your stay, go to www.seeseattle.org
and see what Seattle has to offer.
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