Symposium and Panel Discussion: Serving the Health Information Needs of Latinas

On Wed. May 9, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. faculty and students will share results of their study of the health information needs of Latinas in the neighborhoods surrounding College Park. Events include a panel discussion of scholars, health professionals, journalists and Steven Waldman, author of the new Federal Communications Commission report “The Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age.” The symposium and panel discussion is funded by the Carnegie Knight Foundation. The event will be held at Knight Hall in Richard Eaton Theater (1208) and Gene Roberts Room (3202). To reserve a free lunch, RSVP by May 7 at http://latinahealthinfo.eventbrite.com/

For more information, contact Dr. Linda Steiner at lsteiner@jmail.umd.edu or Dr. Ronald Yaros at ryaros@umd.edu.