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


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Sunday, October 26, 2008

2:30 PM-3:30 PM Sun
   2039.1Innovative Topics in Maternal Child Health (Poster)
   2042.0Acknowledging Men's Health Issues (Poster)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2052.0New and Emerging Roles for Community Health Workers (Poster)
   2057.0Medical Care Section Poster Session: Ethnic & Racial Disparities (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3020.0Advances in CBPH: The Application of Innovative Methods, Strategies & Tools (Oral)
   3024.0Community Health Workers, Integral Members of the Health Care and Social Service Delivery Team (Oral)
   3048.0Improving pregnancy outcomes using a life course perspective: Stepping outside traditional prenatal care borders (Oral)
   3050.0Innovative strategies for infant mortality prevention among high-risk populations (Oral)
   3063.0Community-Based Participatory Research: Voices From The Field (Roundtable)
   3064.0Immigration Health Care : Disrupting Illegal Barriers (Oral)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Mon
   3083.0Innovative Community Health Worker Curricula & Effective Evaluation Studies (Poster)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3138.0Women’s health across the lifecourse (Oral)
   3139.0Preconception Health and Health Care: Theory and Practice (Oral)
   3140.0Maternal Health and Pregnancy (Oral)
   3146.0Increasing Access to Reproductive Health Services through Community Initiatives (Oral)
   3147.0Innovative Strategies for Reaching Youth (Oral)
   3151.0Public Health Education Beyond Borders (Oral)
   3152.0Discussion: Community Based Participatory Research (Roundtable)
   3153.0Obesity Prevention in Latino Communities (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Mon
   3165.0Lessons Learned from Applications and Outcomes of CBPH Research and Education: Poster Session (Poster)
   3178.0Risk behaviors and health promotion in context: school, family and physician's office (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3206.0Taking Charge: Community Health Workers Take the Lead in the Development of Networks/Associations (Oral)
   3226.0The Health of Latino Children: Assessing Risks, Taking Action (Oral)
   3232.0Ethnic & Racial Disparities: Asthma, Diabetes, Men's Health, & Safety-Net Systems (Oral)
   3233.0Women's Health & Gender-Based Research & Policy: Quality of Care, Unmet Needs, Gender Disparities, Failure to Progress (Oral)
   3245.0Responding to Diversity in Health Education and Health Promotion (Oral)
   3246.0Immigration Health: Spanning Boundaries (Oral)
   3249.0Public Health Advocacy to Provide Integrated Healthcare Without Walls (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3342.0Medicina Social and Social Medicine: A Framework for Bridging Borders (Oral)
   3355.0Diversity, Disparity and Inclusivity (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3399.0CBPH Research and Education for Cancer Prevention Across Borders (Oral)
   3405.0Environmental Health Concerns in Border Communities (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4012.0Crossing Borders: CBPH Research and Education with Underserved Populations (Roundtable)
   4016.0Where's the Money: Inequities of Financing Community Health Workers (Oral)
   4048.0Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Through Education, Intervention, and Policy (Panel Discussion)
   4053.0Family Planning Integration: Postpartum, Postabortion and Maternal and Newborn Services (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4105.0Pregnancy, Outcomes and Infant Health (Oral)
   4107.0Improving perinatal outcomes across racial/ethnic borders: Examining persistent disparities (Oral)
   4108.0Health Services Research: Access to Care (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   4135.0Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4166.0Success Stories: Community-Based Public Health Efforts to Inform Politics, Policy, and Public Health (e.g., Social and Environmental Justice) (Oral)
   4170.0Improving Health Outcomes Using Promotores and Patient Navigators (Oral)
   4172.0Community Health Workers: Agents of Change (Roundtable)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Tue
   4233.0Improving Community Health Services (Poster)
   4234.0Medical Care Section Poster Session: Urban Health & Rural/Frontier Health (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4258.0Research, Policy and Politics, Important to Community Health Workers (Oral)
   4264.0Health Disparities (Oral)
   4266.0Cancer Screening (e.g., Mammography, Colorectal Screening) and Prevention (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Tue
   4328.0Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Diverse Populations (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4346.0Improving Health Services for Immigrant Populations (Oral)
   4375.0Bridging Linguistic and Cultural Gaps (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5024.0MCH Children with Special Health Care Needs and Issues in family and community violence prevention (Poster)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5034.0Lessons Learned from Applications and Outcomes of CBPH Partnerships in Research (Oral)
   5038.0Strategies to Reduce Pest Infestation for Vulnerable Residents (Oral)
   5040.0Embracing the Leadership Role: A Leadership Workshop for Community Health Workers, Part 1 (3 hours session) (Oral)
   5062.0Family and community violence: prevention and intervention (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5098.0Embracing the Leadership Role: A Leadership Workshop for Community Health Workers, Part 2 (3 hour session) (Oral)
   5120.0Child Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5157.0Social Epidemiology: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Disparities on Health (Oral)
   5172.0Maternal Mental Health During and After Pregnancy (Oral)
   5174.0Women’s health and Pregnancy (Oral)
   5175.0Social Sciences in Health: Health Disparities in Migrant & Immigrant Populations (Oral)

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