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Community Health Planning and Policy Development

NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by Community Health Planning and Policy Development.


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Sunday, October 26, 2008

4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2051.0Reducing Health Disparities (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3021.0Health Planning for Special Populations (Oral)
   3022.0Reducing Health Disparities Through Culturally Relevant Health Education Materials & Services (Oral)
   3023.0Advancing the Frontier of Evaluation in Community-Based Participatory Projects (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3112.0Enhancing Access to Care and Reducing ER Use by High-Risk Urban and Rural Populations (Oral)
   3113.0Preventing Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Outcomes (Oral)
   3128.0Collaborative Leadership Strategies and Tools That Assist Communities to Achieve Public Health Outcomes (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3202.0Strategies to Improve Community-Based Research, Planning and Services (Oral)
   3203.0Massachusetts Health Reform: Eliminating Disparities and Creating Health Equity (Oral)
   3204.0Community Health Access and Outcomes: Focus on Asthma (Oral)
   3205.0Reducing Health Disparities for Rural Populations (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3308.0Innovations in Community Partnerships (Oral)
   3309.0Linking Standards, Performance & Outcomes for Community Health Assessments (Oral)
   3310.0Community-Based HIV Care (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3377.0Community Partnerships (Poster)
   3378.0Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3400.0The Role of NCI's Cancer Information Services (Oral)
   3401.0Vitamin D for Optimal Health and Disease Prevention (Oral)
   3402.0Using Web-Based Technology to Improve Community Health (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4013.0Findings from Intervention Research to Reduce Health Disparities (Oral)
   4014.0Service Needs and Experiences after Hurricane Katrina (Oral)
   4015.0Strategies to Enhance the Public Health Workforce (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4082.0GIS and Community Health Planning (Oral)
   4083.0Improving Health Outcomes for Inner City Children (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   4135.0Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (Poster)
   4136.0Community Health Programs and Assessments (Poster)
   4137.0Public Health Prevention and Promotion (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4167.0Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Nutrition and Physical Activity (Oral)
   4168.0School-Based Health Centers to Enhance Child Health Access and Reduce Disparities (Oral)
   4169.0The Comprehensive Medical Home: Access to Child Development and Mental Health Services (Oral)
   4170.0Improving Health Outcomes Using Promotores and Patient Navigators (Oral)
   4171.0Maintaining Health Insurance Coverage for Vulnerable Children (Oral)
   4198.0Community Based Primary Health Care (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Tue
   4232.0Diverse Issues in Public Health: Policy and Planning (Poster)
   4233.0Improving Community Health Services (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4255.0Environmental Approaches to Obesity Prevention (Oral)
   4256.0The Healthcare Safety Net and Access to Care (Oral)
   4257.0Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Lifestyles (Oral)
   4263.0Lead exposure in children: vulnerable populations (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4343.0Reducing Health Disparities: Focus on Chronic Conditions and Outcomes (Roundtable)
   4344.0Assessing, Planning and Financing Public Health Services (Oral)
   4345.0Childhood Obesity Initiative: A Public-Private Partnership in San Diego and Elsewhere (Oral)
   4346.0Improving Health Services for Immigrant Populations (Oral)
   4347.0Evaluating Community Partnerships (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5035.0Promoting Positive Youth Development and Preventing Violence (Oral)
   5036.0Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: Models and Outcomes (Oral)
   5037.0Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Risk Reduction Strategies: An Agenda for Change (Oral)
   5038.0Strategies to Reduce Pest Infestation for Vulnerable Residents (Oral)
   5039.0Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina (Oral)
   5063.0Policy and Financing of Women's and Children's Health (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5096.0Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: Workforce Issues (Oral)
   5097.0Preventing Health Disparities in Children (Oral)
   5099.0Obesity and Links to the Built Environment (Oral)
   5100.0Environmental Health in Childcare Settings and Schools (Oral)
   5120.0Child Health (Oral)
   5122.0Child Development (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5145.0Massachusetts Health Reform: A perspective from the ground (Oral)
   5146.0Community Planning for Positive Outcomes in Maternal and Infant Health (Oral)
   5147.0Health Care as a Civil Right (Oral)
   5148.0Reducing Health Disparities: Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease (Oral)
   5152.0Local Environmental Health Initiatives (Oral)

The 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) of APHA