4253.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Current issues in community health worker programs

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Board 1Community Health Workers at the US-Mexico Border: A Cancer Prevention Intervention
Joel S. Meister, PhD, Anna Giuliano, PhD, Sallie Saltzman, MA, Martha Abrahamsen, MS, Jenny Stephan, MPH, Estella de la Ossa, Norma Guerra, Mary Papenfuss, MA, Jill Guernsey de Zapien, BA
Board 2Community health workers: Cornerstone of the new Open Gates Disease Management Model
Amy R. Barlow, MS, CRNP, Marla Oros, MS, RN, Cheryl Allen, CHW, Carolene Jacks, CHW, Hilary Sporney, MBA, RN
Board 3Moving Towards Eliminating Health Disparities Through the Use of Community Health Advocates
Marilyn A. Rodney, RN, MS, Carla Clasen, MPH, RN, Kate Cauley, PhD
Board 4Rescuing Health by Empowering Women: Evaluation of the Rescatando Salud Promotora Immunization Project
Leticia Ibarra, MPH, Blanca Valdez
Board 5The Role of A Home Visitor Program in Maternal and Child Community Health Promotion: Findings From the MIHOW Program
Nedra Lisovicz, MPH, CHES, Sonyia Kidd, MS, Minda Lazarov, MS, RD, Barbara Clinton, MSW, Carole Manny, MPH, Rose Harrell
Board 6Translating research and policy into service
Heidi Worley, MA, Bette Begleiter, MSW
Board 7Utilization of an African - American Faith-Based Organization In A Community Health Advisor Program
Nedra Lisovicz, MPH, CHES, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, MPH, CHES, Chakarra Anderson, BS
Sponsor:Community Health Workers SPIG
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Food and Nutrition; Women's Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA