8th Annual Multicultural Healthcare Awards

AMERICAN LEGACY MAGAZINE’S EIGHTH ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL HEALTHCARE AWARDS

B. Waine Kong, JD, PhD, Executive Vice President, The Heart Institute of the Caribbean

Debra A. Toney, PhD., RN - President, National Black Nurses Association and Owner, TLC Health Care Services

New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - American Legacy Magazine–premier magazine of African-American history and culture–and Bayer® Aspirin partner for the fourth year to salute extraordinary individuals at the Eighth Annual American Legacy Multicultural Healthcare Awards to be held on Thursday, June 19, 2008 and sponsored by the Bayer Aspirin brand. "It is with great pride that American Legacy and Bayer® continue this partnership in honoring individuals that have taken a personal role in helping eliminate health disparities for minorities," says founder and publisher Rodney J. Reynolds. This year’s healthcare award recipients are:

* B. Waine Kong, J.D. Ph.D - Executive Vice President of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean, Kingston, Jamaica

* Debra A. Toney, Ph.D., R.N. - President, National Black Nurses Association and Owner TLC Health Care Services

On the morning of the awards reception, American Legacy Magazine and Bayer®, will host the Fourth Annual Healthcare Forum panel discussion on The State of Black Health at the Swayduck Auditorium at the New School University, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Our elite panelists include:

* B. Waine Kong, J.D. Ph.D - Executive Vice President of the Heart Institute of the Caribbean, Kingston, Jamaica

* Debra A. Toney, Ph.D., R.N. - President, National Black Nurses Association and Owner TLC Health Care Services

* Harriet A. Washington, Editor, American Legacy Healthcare Advantage and Author of the award winning Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

* Khadijah Matin (Moderator) Associate Director, Organizational Learning, Lutheran Medical Center, New York City

The honorees will receive their awards during a special ceremony at the reception.

WHO: American Legacy Magazine and Bayer® Aspirin

WHAT: Multicultural Healthcare Forum and Awards Reception

WHEN: June 19, 2008

WHERE:
Healthcare Forum - 8:00 a.m.
The New School
Swayduck Auditorium
65 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011

Awards Reception - 6:00 p.m.
Forbes Galleries
60 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011

American Legacy Magazine is distributed nationwide to over 2.05 million readers through black churches, educational and cultural institutions. Also available on newsstands and through paid subscriptions, American Legacy is a joint venture between RJR Communications Inc. and the American Heritage, a division of Forbes. Other brands include American Legacy Woman; American Legacy Healthcare Advantage; American Legacy, Jr.; and American Legacy TV. For more information on American Legacy Magazine, log onto www.americanlegacymag.com

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