Division of Allied Health Sciences
6th & Bryant Streets, NW
Annex 1, Room B-25
Washington, DC
USA 20059
Email: ktavakol@howard.edu
Disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: 1. Education: Ph.D., Medical Science (1989)
2. Academic Experience: a) Associate Professor, Division of Health Sciences, Howard University, Washington, DC (1998-Present).
b) Council member and member of several committees, Faculty Senate, Howard University, Wshington, DC (2001-Present).
3. Community Service: a) Chair, Cardiovascular & Diabetes Subcommittee; Advisory Committee on Health Disparity. Department of Health, Government of the District of Columbia. Washington, DC (2007-Present).
b) Member; District of Columbia Health Disparities Advisory Committee (DCHDAC). D.C. Department of Health. Washington, DC. March 2007-Present.
4. Publication: Tavakol K, Copeland J, Danis M, Steinert D, Farrow V, Levinson R and Artiles L. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes. Chapter in a monograph entitled: Programs with the potential to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in seven priority areas in the District of Columbia: Recommendations of the District of Columbia Health Disparities Advisory Committee. Published by the Department of Health, Government of the District of Columbia. April 2008.
5. Professional Services: Served as moderator at several professional meetings and conferences.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.