Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, president of the American Cancer Society (left) and Dr. Adnan Hammad, Director of ACCESS (right)
On November 5-7, 2008, Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, president of the American Cancer Society, participated in the 5th National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab-American Community in Dearborn, Michigan. The American Cancer Society’s Great Lakes Division board member Dr. Adnan Hammad, who serves as director of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), organized the event, which convened more than 700 people from 15 Arab nations, 20 US states, and 50 cities around the world. Leaders from the National Cancer Institute, Michigan universities, and many governmental and nongovernmental institutions discussed the impact of tobacco and cancer on the health of Arab Americans and on Arab communities in the Middle East. Collaborations between the American Cancer Society and ACCESS have enhanced the delivery of cancer information, prevention and early detection efforts, and survivor support services to the Arab-American community.
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