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4292.0: Tuesday, November 06, 2007: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | ||||
Oral | ||||
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| This session includes presentations on current student research. Topics include hepatitis risk, identifying health needs among minority groups, domestic violence prevention among Latinas, mortality after Hurricane Katrina, and workers compensation and income loss. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Assess at-risk patients’ understanding and likelihood of honest response to assessment questions; 2. Recognize the main concerns, conditions, diseases and barriers that many Hispanics face when attempting to access social and health services; 3. Identify the role of cultural, social, and behavioral factors in regards to domestic violence; 4. List three barriers that complicate the collection of mortality data following a major natural disaster; 5. Understand workers' compensation effectiveness and negative filing effects. | ||||
| Organizer(s): | Kristy A. Siegel, MPH, CHES Lianne Estefan, MPH | |||
| 4:30 PM |  | Identifying Health Needs of a Minority Group in a Southern State Nelson Atehortua, MD, MPH, Mary Christine Nagy, PhD | ||
| 4:45 PM | | Story of Hope: The development of a Spanish language audio program to increase awareness about domestic violence among Latinas Lenette Golding, MPH | ||
| 5:00 PM | | Excess mortality in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: A preliminary report David J. Grew, BS | ||
| 5:15 PM | | Workers' Compensation Filing and Income Loss HeeKyoung Chun, MA, ScD candidate | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | APHA-Student Assembly | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA