Healthy U On October 5

Milton R. Mills, MD

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Milton R. Mills, M.D., serves as associate director of preventive medicine for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting preventive medicine, especially better nutrition, and higher standards in research.Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.  Please note the new location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).  Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-482-8123 for reservations by Friday, October 2.

A graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Mills practices outpatient clinicbased medicine in Northern Virginia and works as a critical care physician with Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax , Virginia . As an African-American physician focusing on preventive medicine, Dr. Mills has delved into some of the environmental and societal influences affecting the health of African Americans and other racial minorities. Dr. Mills has lectured and given research seminars across the United States and in Mexico on such topics as the negative impacts of meat and dairy consumption on human health; nutrition and HIV/AIDS; nutrition and cancer; and the dietary needs of various ethnic groups. Dr. Mills is a featured speaker for World Vegetarian Day on October 1 in San Francisco.