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


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Sunday, October 26, 2008

4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2050.0Provision of quality and culturally sensitive health care for refugees and immigrants (Poster)
   2057.0Medical Care Section Poster Session: Ethnic & Racial Disparities (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3001.0Illicit Drug Use on the US-Mexico Border: A Binational Problem In Need of Binational Solutions (Oral)
   3022.0Reducing Health Disparities Through Culturally Relevant Health Education Materials & Services (Oral)
   3046.0Immigration, Stress and Substance Use Among Latinos (Oral)
   3051.0Rural & Frontier Health: Capacity Building/Rebuilding, Emergency Preparedness, Evidence Based Treatment, Telehealth/Videoconferencing (Oral)
   3053.0Bruno Lima Symposium on Mental Health Issues among Minority Populations (Oral)
   3056.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Health and Safety for Latino/Hispanic Workers (Oral)
   3064.0Immigration Health Care : Disrupting Illegal Barriers (Oral)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Mon
   3082.0Epidemiology and innovative interventions in immigrant and refugee health (Poster)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3144.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Addressing Issues of Minority and Immigrant Workers (Oral)
   3150.0Award Winning Health Education and Promotion Materials (Oral)
   3151.0Public Health Education Beyond Borders (Oral)
   3153.0Obesity Prevention in Latino Communities (Oral)
   3161.0Cancer and its Impact on Women's Lives and Health (Oral)
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)
   3234.0Invited Session: Crossing Conceptual Borders - Issues in Latino Mental Health (Oral)
   3235.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Dying to Work - The Migrant's Journey to Work in the US (Oral)
   3246.0Immigration Health: Spanning Boundaries (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3306.0Intimate partner violence and substance abuse among immigrants (Oral)
   3325.0California's Health Care for Immigrants (Oral)
   3347.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Safety, Health and Social Justice for Immigrant Workers - Lessons from the NIOSH EJ projects (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3380.0Language and Culture as Boundaries to Communication About Health (Poster)
   3381.0Latino Immigrant Youth and Their Families: Nutrition, Violence and Mental Health Issues (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3405.0Environmental Health Concerns in Border Communities (Oral)
   3429.0Reaching Diverse Populations Through Health Education (Oral)
   3433.0160 years of the Spirit of 1848: a critical celebration (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:00 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4000.0Helen Rodriguez-Trias Breakfast (Social)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4037.0Application and Evaluation of Promotores de Salud Models to Reduce Barriers to HIV Testing, Prevention and Care among Latinos Living with or At-Risk for HIV in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4092.0Food Security: Stategies to Improve Its Impact on Diverse Populations (Oral)
   4094.0Local Innovations to Expand Health Care Coverage (Oral)
   4111.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Work, Health Disparities and Social Factors (Oral)
   4120.2Immigration Crisis:A Human Rights Perspective in Global Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   4146.0Community Service Partnerships: Getting Rid of the Town vs. Gown Dichotomy (Poster)
   4147.0Culture, Acculturation and Access to Health Care (Poster)
   4148.0Assessing and Preventing Risks for Chronic Disease (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4172.0Community Health Workers: Agents of Change (Roundtable)
   4176.0Public Health Without Borders (2008 Meeting Theme) (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4264.0Health Disparities (Oral)
   4270.0Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Nutrition Among Immigrants (Oral)
   4277.0Binational Health Insurance: Prescription for Binational Health Care (Oral)
   4288.0Partnerships for Health: Creative Strategies (Oral)
   4297.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Farmworkers: Rights, Justice and Health (Oral)
   4300.0Reproductive Health along the US-Mexico Border (Oral)
   4303.0Immigrant as a Client/Customer of Health/Social Marketing (Oral)
   4307.0Crossing Borders for Immigration Health (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4360.0The Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI): Training Black and Latino Researchers and Working Toward Reduced Disparites in HIV/AIDS (Oral)
   4362.0Immigration, Nutrition and Exercise: Implications for Chronic Disease Control (Oral)
   4375.0Bridging Linguistic and Cultural Gaps (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5067.0Universal Access to Care (Oral)
   5071.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Farmworkers Feed Us All - Farmworker Health in Story and Video (Oral)
   5081.0Culturally Responsive Healthcare Practice (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5112.0Health Care Reform in California: Next Steps (Oral)
   5115.0Latinos and HIV-Related Care and Provision (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5156.0Migrant health without borders (Oral)
   5157.0Social Epidemiology: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Disparities on Health (Oral)
   5161.0Health of Older Adult Immigrants (Oral)
   5170.0Health and the Border (Roundtable)
   5175.0Social Sciences in Health: Health Disparities in Migrant & Immigrant Populations (Oral)

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