Janet M. Caldwell:   615.500.0632 or jcaldwell@mmc.edu

Cynthia Yeldell: 615.327.6986 or 615.280.0319 or cyeldell@mmc.edu

Latest issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved now available online

Nashville, Tenn. – (December 8, 2009) – The November issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, along with a supplement, are available online.  Themes of the regular issue of the Journal are Race/Ethnicity and HIV/AIDS, Primary Care and Health Policy.  The supplement, Social Determinants of Children’s Health: Global Perspectives, was sponsored by the WK Kellogg Foundation and guest edited by Dr. Gillian Barclay, with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Dr. Camara Jones of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  The journal is owned and edited by Meharry Medical College and published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

For copies contact editor, Virginia M. Brennan, Ph.D., M.A. at 615.327.6819 or 800.669.1269 or vbrennan@mmc.edu

About Meharry Medical College

Meharry Medical College is the nation’s largest private, independent, historically black academic health center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. True to its heritage, it is a United Methodist Church affiliated institution.   The College is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs; emerging preeminence in health disparities research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services; and significant contribution to the diversity of the nation’s health professions workforce. Diverse Issues in Higher Education’s ranking of institutions annually lists Meharry as a leading national educator of African Americans with M.D. and D.D.S. degrees, and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences.  Visit www.mmc.edu to learn more.

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