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APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by APHA-Committee on Women's Rights.


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Sunday, November 04, 2007

2:30 PM-3:30 PM Sun
   2035.1MCH and Asthma Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   2040.0Women's Health Across the Lifespan (Poster)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2042.0Increasing Family Violence Prevention Efforts through Targeted Strategies for Children and Families (Poster)
   2044.0Innovative Health Interventions that Meet Immigrants and Refugees' Needs (Poster)
   2046.0Innovative Community Health Worker Models (Poster)

Monday, November 05, 2007

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3003.0Unique Alcohol Issues: Gender, Race, & Ethnicity (Oral)
   3015.0Beyond the Ivory Tower: Designing Effective Interventions for Immigrants and Refugees (Oral)
   3017.0What Works? Identifying and Assessing Models, Structures, and Factors that Make or Break Partnerships (Oral)
   3020.0Systematic Approach for Evaluating Health Related Programs: Examples From NCI's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities Program Evaluation Activities (Oral)
   3022.0New and Emerging Roles for CHWs, Including Researchers, Patient Navigators, Trainers etc (Oral)
   3026.0Perinatal Epidemiology (Oral)
   3029.0Invited Session: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance among Heterosexuals at High risk of HIV – Reports from Three Sites (Oral)
   3030.0Community Innovations for Sustainable Food Systems (jointly-organized by the Food and Nutrition & Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3050.0Promoting Maternal and Child Health: Abortion Access (Oral)
   3051.0System Supports For Breastfeeding (Oral)
   3071.0HPV and Cervical Cancer: Exploring New Opportunities and Sharing What is Known (Oral)
   3072.0Maternal and Child Health Issues (Oral)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Mon
   3081.0Selected and Indicated Community-based approaches to Family Violence Prevention (Poster)
   3084.0Global Migration and Health Care among Immigrants and Refugees (Poster)
   3085.0Other Issues of Importance to CHWs (Poster)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3099.0Women and Medicaid: Now and In the Future (Oral)
   3102.0Health Disparities: Politics, Policy, and Public Health (Oral)
   3105.0Sexual Violence, Human Rights and Public Policy (Oral)
   3107.0Policy and Advocacy: Partnerships for Better Healthcare and Wellness (Oral)
   3109.0Working with the Experts: Essential Partners and Avenues for Action (Oral)
   3112.0Reducing Health Disparities: Improving Access to Care (Oral)
   3113.0Public Health Policy and Advocacy (Oral)
   3115.0Global Climate Change and the Public Health Community: Mobilizing for Precautionary Action (Oral)
   3117.0Maternal Infant and Child Epidemiology (Oral)
   3120.1 Case Studies in Public Health Ethics (Roundtable)
   3122.0Community-based Approaches to Address Disparities in Food and Activity Environments (jointly-organized by the Food and Nutrition & Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3123.0Women's Issues and Aging: Aetna Award (Oral)
   3138.0Maternal Child Health - Data and Epidemiology (Oral)
   3139.0 Maternal and Child Health Issues In The U.S. And Around The World: A Showcase of Student's Papers (Oral)
   3141.0 WHO Growth Standards: Background and Rationale for Developing a New International Growth Standard for Infants and Young Children (Oral)
   3163.0Social, Cultural, Environmental and Political Contexts of Women's Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Mon
   3164.0Women's Health: Policy and The Body Politic (Poster)
   3165.0Gender-based Discrimination and Violence Against Women (Poster)
   3169.0Seeing, Experiencing, and Relaying Assets, Needs, and Program Evaluation (Poster)
   3186.0Cancer Prevention and Control Issues for Women (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3192.0Maternal Child Health (Oral)
   3197.0Innovative Strategies that Address Family Violence Prevention (Oral)
   3202.0Politics, Policy and Public Health in AAPI Communities (Oral)
   3203.0Public Health Discriminations: A Civil Right's Issue? (Oral)
   3204.0Health Disparities among Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in the US (Oral)
   3206.0Community Healthcare Delivery: Cultural Competence and Health Literacy (Oral)
   3209.0Civil Rights and Health Care (Oral)
   3214.0Violence Epidemiology (Oral)
   3215.0Invited Session: The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition: Inspiring the Next Generation of Public Health Professionals (Oral)
   3216.0Social Epidemiology: Social Factors and Health (Oral)
   3218.0 Research Ethics (Oral)
   3219.0Community-based Approaches to Address Disparities in Food and Activity Environments (jointly-organized by the Food and Nutrition & Environment Sections) part 2 (Oral)
   3260.0Breast Cancer: From Awareness to Early Detection to Survivorship (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Mon
   3270.0Race, Ethnicity, and Aging (Poster)
   3272.0International Health and Aging (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3289.0The Politics of Tobacco Control (Oral)
   3290.0Women and Minority Populations Use of Alternative and Complementary Health Practices (Oral)
   3294.0Evolving Family Violence Prevention Policy, Locally and Nationally (Oral)
   3300.0The ABC's of Rights Based Approaches (Oral)
   3303.0Trade Policy Analysis and Health (Oral)
   3305.0Politics of Vulnerable Populations: Women, Children, and the Poor (Oral)
   3312.0Reducing Disparities: Issues in Rural Healthcare (Oral)
   3319.0Invited Session: How Congressional Staffers Translate Research for Policy Makers (Oral)
   3339.0International Perspectives on Policies for Women and Children (Oral)
   3340.0Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting Programs that Meet Teens on Their Turf (Oral)
   3342.0Disparities In Pregnancy Outcomes: The Role of Politics and Public Policy (Oral)
   3343.0Friendly Access: State Based Symposium on Maternal Child Health (Oral)
   3367.0Patient Navigation Research Program: Models to Improve Cancer Care for Women (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3369.0Alcohol Issues from Around the Globe (Poster)
   3370.0Alcohol Policy Strategies and Trends (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3400.0Examples of Endeavors that Focus on Enhancing Partnership Capacity and Power (Oral)
   3421.0Politics and Policy: Childbirth at the Crossroads (Oral)
   3435.0Violence Against Women: An Examination of Causes and Effects (Oral)

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4005.0Women Prisoners: Dignity, Advocacy, and Health (Oral)
   4009.0Community Based Genomic Medicine: A Human Rights Perspective (Oral)
   4010.0Trade Policy, Tobacco and Medicines (Oral)
   4013.0Unveiling the Hidden Truth: Barriers to Health Care among Immigrants and Refugees (Oral)
   4014.0Advancing Community-based Public Health: The Application of Innovative Methods, Strategies, and Tools In CBPR (Roundtable)
   4016.0The Role of Policy and Policy Research in the Elimination of Cancer Disparities: Models, Examples, and Advocacy (Oral)
   4017.0Health Information Technology to Improve Outcomes for Medically Underserved Populations (Oral)
   4018.0New National, Local and State Issues that Affect Community Health Workers (Oral)
   4027.0 Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice (Oral)
   4031.0Integrated Long-Term Care: What Can we Learn from Other Countries? (Oral)
   4048.0Healthy Child Care America: Building Partnerships to Support the Healthy Development of Young Children (Oral)
   4049.0Improving Children's Health Through Policy and Financing Strategies (Oral)
   4050.0Genetics and Newborns Screening: Practice, Policy and Ethics (Oral)
   4051.0Approaches For Evaluating Preconception Care Interventions (Oral)
   4052.0Breastfeeding Programs and Evaluation (Oral)
   4073.0Examining Influential Factors on Women's Health Policy and Politics (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4104.0What's the Mix between Policy Decisions and Alcohol Damage: International, National and State Perspectives (Oral)
   4116.0New Epidemics and the Challenge of Chronic Disease (Oral)
   4117.0Success Stories: Community-Based Public Health Efforts to Inform Politics, Policy, and Public Health (e.g., Social and Environmental Justice) (Oral)
   4121.0CHWs as Integral Members of the Health Care Delivery Team (Roundtable)
   4123.0Environmental Public Health Tracking: Information to Guide Practice and Policy (Oral)
   4131.0 Public Health Science, Ethics, Policy, and Politics (Oral)
   4168.0Preserving Women's Rights to Abortion (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Tue
   4170.0Women and Children: Co-Occurring Disorders (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4194.0STD and HIV - Involving the Community in Implementation and Policy (Oral)
   4199.0Must Prisons Remain Dangerous to the Public's Health? (Oral)
   4203.0Public Health Policy and Incarcerated Populations (Oral)
   4207.0Medically Underserved Populations (Oral)
   4208.0Policy and Practice Issues Relevant to the Training of Community Health Workers (Oral)
   4209.0Politics, Policy & Public Health (Oral)
   4212.0Consequences of Global Change on Human Health (Oral)
   4217.0Cancer Screening (Oral)
   4219.0Social Epidemiology: Contextual Effects on Health (Oral)
   4221.0Ethical Issues in HPV Vaccination (Oral)
   4225.0Politics, Policy, and Aging (Oral)
   4261.0Sex Workers: Voluntary and Forced (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Tue
   4270.0Innovative Topics in Maternal and Child Health (Poster)
   4271.0Community Approaches to Breastfeeding (Poster)
   4273.0Risk factors and Interventions in Violence Prevention (Poster)
   4274.0Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Politics, Disparities, and Cutting Edge Research (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4289.0The Politics of Alcohol Policy (Oral)
   4294.0Protecting our People: Disaster Response and Preparedness for African-Americans (Oral)
   4301.0Environmental Justice: Partnerships, Communication and Public Health (Oral)
   4302.0Making Housing Healthy for Children Through Medical-Legal Partnerships and Financing Strategies (Oral)
   4304.0Ethics, Policy, Politics and Public Health (Oral)
   4335.0Critical Issues Affecting the Sexual Health of Women (Oral)
8:30 PM-10:00 PM Tue
   4338.0Global Tobacco Issues (Oral)

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5003.0Public Health Perspectives on Trade & Health (Poster)
   5010.1Violence and Psychiatric Epidemiology Poster Session (Poster)
   5019.0Women's Health Poster (Poster)
   5020.0Cutting Edge Topics in Maternal Child Health (Poster)
   5021.0Maternal Child Health - Data and Epidemiology (Poster)
   5022.0Interesting Topics in Maternal and Child Health (Poster)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5032.0Environmental Health and Justice (Oral)
   5033.0CBPR Applications and Tools to Address Disparities (Oral)
   5035.0Health and Mental Health Needs after Hurricane Katrina (Oral)
   5039.0What External and Internal Support Mechanisms are in Place for CHWs (Oral)
   5059.0Violence Prevention In The Family And Community (Oral)
   5060.0Reproductive Health: Health Care, Work, and Social Environments (Oral)
   5085.0International Women's Health Issues (Oral)
   5086.0Compositional or Contextual Factors and Women's Health Disparities (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5095.1Public Health and Trade Policy (Oral)
   5098.0Informing, implementing, sustaining, and evaluating community health worker/training of trainer programs (Oral)
   5100.0Reducing Health Disparities Among African-Americans and Hispanic Americans: Intervention Research Funded by CMS (Oral)
   5101.0Health Promotion: Policy Aspects (Oral)
   5103.0Research and Policy Issues important to Community Health Workers (Oral)
   5111.0Social Epidemiology (Oral)
   5126.0Innovative Topics in Maternal and Child Health-2 (Oral)
   5127.0From Policy to Practice: Building Systems of Care for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs (Oral)
   5150.0The FDA and Women's Health: Are the Safeguards Adequate? (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Wed
   5156.0Qualitative Research in Community Planning in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Oral)
   5162.0Environmental Risk Reduction in the Home and Childcare Setting (Oral)
   5168.0Medicare: Utilization, Changes, and the Future (Oral)
   5181.0Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Cutting Edge Research (Oral)
   5203.0Critical Issues in Access to Women's Health Care (Oral)

The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA