Media Alert◆ Media Alert◆ Media Alert◆ Media Alert◆ Media Alert  November Issue  The Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU), published by Johns Hopkins University Press for Meharry Medical College, will release three issues November 1. Each issue is rich with primary research by national scholars in public health. November 2005 JHCPU Theme of regular issue: Community-Oriented Primary Care Look for articles on diabetes, asthma, and anemia – patient, stakeholder and provider roles, universal health care – pediatrician perspectives, surveying Medicaid patients effectively and to shape policy, and more!   Supplement A: HBCU Research Network Theme: Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes: Research and Intervention Perspectives Look for articles on Interventions to Increase Cancer Screening among African Americans Structural Features of the Health Care System in Relation to Health Disparities Particular Populations in Local Contexts Supplement B: National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIDA) Theme: Reducing HIV/AIDS and Criminal Justice Involvement in African Americans as a Consequence of Drug Abuse Look for articles on HIV/AIDS, Drug Abuse and Prevention The Criminal Justice System and Drug Abuse The Intersection of HIV/AIDS and the Criminal Justice System Also note: On Nov. 1, Jackie Judd, VP for Communications at the Kaiser Family Foundation interviews Dr. William Cunningham of UCLA, author of “The effect of socioeconomic status on the survival of people receiving care for HIV/AIDS in the U.S.,” an article in the November issue of JHCPU. See announcement at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=1536 For more information Virginia Brennan, PhD, MA, Editor, JHCPU 800-669-1269  vbrennan@mmc.edu