Dr. Marilyn Hernández Gómez will discuss social factors affecting health, role of community health workers 

A noted public health leader from Cuba, Dr. Marilyn Hernández Gómez, will be a featured guest at this year’s annual conference of the Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA).

Dr. Hernández Gómez will take part in a discussion of the social factors that influence and affect the health of individuals within communities, and the role of community health workers in the Cuban public health system.

The MPHA annual conference will take place May 25-26 at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota. The theme of this year’s conference is “Health Equity: Many Voices. Shared Vision.”

Dr. Hernández Gómez ’s session is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on May 26.

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