Minority Women’s Summit Addresses Health Disparities, Diversity in Research for Cures

Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com

Black women are willing to sign up for clinical trials for a number of health issues, but researchers need to solicit their participation and assure them that they are interested in the women and the outcomes for their community — not just looking for black people to balance out their studies.

“There is a deficit of research because there is a deficit of hearing from the black community,” V. Diane Woods, coordinator for the San Bernardino County (Calif.) African- American Health Initiative, told a workshop at the 2007 Minority Women’s Health Summit in Washington, D.C.

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