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Sunday, October 26, 2008

2:30 PM-3:30 PM Sun
   2043.0PHN Poster Session-I (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:30 PM Sun
   2044.0PHN Poster Session-II (Poster)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2060.0PHN Poster Session-III (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3031.0Adolescent Health (Oral)
   3045.0Populations in Conflict / Displaced Populations (Oral)
   3047.0Risk and Resilience in Adolescence: High risk and health promoting behaviors (Oral)
   3051.0Rural & Frontier Health: Capacity Building/Rebuilding, Emergency Preparedness, Evidence Based Treatment, Telehealth/Videoconferencing (Oral)
   3056.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Health and Safety for Latino/Hispanic Workers (Oral)
   3062.0Translation of Public Health Nursing Research into Practice (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
   3091.0PHN Poster Session-IV (Poster)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3101.2Health Equity Initiatives (Oral)
   3118.0Crossing Borders Using Immunization Information Systems (IIS): Data Sharing Challenges and Impacts on Vaccination Coverage Assessment with More Complete Information (Oral)
   3119.0Maternal, Infant, Child and Family Health (Oral)
   3120.0Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Oral)
   3122.0Promoting Nutrition Among Vulnerable Populations (Oral)
   3134.0 Infectious Diseases (non-STDs) (Oral)
   3138.0Women’s health across the lifecourse (Oral)
   3140.0Maternal Health and Pregnancy (Oral)
   3144.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Addressing Issues of Minority and Immigrant Workers (Oral)
   3153.0Obesity Prevention in Latino Communities (Oral)
   3154.0The Current State of Public Health Nursing in Practice, Education and Research (Oral)
   3155.0Disaster Nursing: Public Health Nurses Meet Katrina (Oral)
   3155.1Contemporary Nursing Research (Oral)
   3156.0Innovations in School Asthma Programs (Oral)
   3157.0School Nursing: Professional Issues in School Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Mon
   3166.0Physical Activity Promotion Across The Social-Ecological Model (Poster)
   3167.0Identifying Solutions in Managing Adult and Child Overweight and Obesity (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3217.0Is Obesity a Matter of Personal Responsiblity? (Oral)
   3219.2Data Mining Technologies and Applications (Oral)
   3221.0Cultural Considerations for Reducing HIV Among Diverse Communities of Men Who Have Sex With Men (Oral)
   3226.0The Health of Latino Children: Assessing Risks, Taking Action (Oral)
   3230.0Quality Improvement in Chronic Disease Management (Oral)
   3232.0Ethnic & Racial Disparities: Asthma, Diabetes, Men's Health, & Safety-Net Systems (Oral)
   3235.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Dying to Work - The Migrant's Journey to Work in the US (Oral)
   3241.0Family Planning and HIV Integration (Oral)
   3246.0Immigration Health: Spanning Boundaries (Oral)
   3247.0The Public Health Workforce: Facing a Critical Point In Time (Oral)
   3248.0Public Health Nursing Education Opportunities (Oral)
   3249.0Public Health Advocacy to Provide Integrated Healthcare Without Walls (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Mon
   3271.0Women and HIV: Emerging Issues (Poster)
   3272.0Contemporary Issues in HIV Testing (Poster)
   3274.0Adolescents and HIV (Poster)
   3279.0US Adolescent Health (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3321.0Issues in Access to Care (Oral)
   3323.0Generational Leadership (Oral)
   3328.0Critical Issues in HIV-Related Surveillance (Oral)
   3329.0Critical Research on HIV Testing (Oral)
   3330.0Youth Violence Prevention Programs (Oral)
   3334.0Tuberculosis (Oral)
   3335.0Vector-borne diseases (Oral)
   3336.0Globalization: Outsourcing Medical Jobs (Panel Discussion)
   3337.0Evaluating Breastfeeding Support Practices (Oral)
   3345.0Issues in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health (Oral)
   3347.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Safety, Health and Social Justice for Immigrant Workers - Lessons from the NIOSH EJ projects (Oral)
   3350.0Moving Oral Contraceptives Over the Counter (Oral)
   3355.0Diversity, Disparity and Inclusivity (Oral)
   3356.0Innovative Technology-Based Approaches to Nursing Education, and Practice (Oral)
   3357.0Environmental Health Paradigms including Bed Bugs Without Borders. (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3374.0Innovative Approaches to Student Training and Education (Poster)
   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
   3407.0Chronic Disease Epidemiology (Oral)
   3408.0Childhood Obesity Among Children of Mexican Descent: A Binational Perspective (Oral)
   3409.0Breastfeeding: Understanding the Challenges of Initiation and Duration (Oral)
   3418.0Safe RN Staffing: New Research and Solutions (Panel Discussion)
   3421.0Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy and parenting (Oral)
   3427.0Terrorism and Public Health (Oral)
   3431.0Emergency Preparedness (Oral)
   3432.0Holistic and Integrative Techniques Used in Nursing Practice-Therapeutic Touch and Taiji Part I (Oral)
   3433.0160 years of the Spirit of 1848: a critical celebration (Oral)
6:30 PM-8:00 PM Mon
   3437.1Holistic and Integrative Techniques Used in Nursing Practice-Therapeutic Touch and Taiji Part 2 (Oral)
6:30 PM-8:30 PM Mon
   3438.1Public Health Nursing Section Town Hall and Student Awards Celebration (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4012.0Crossing Borders: CBPH Research and Education with Underserved Populations (Roundtable)
   4021.0Infectious Disease Surveillance (Oral)
   4022.0Strengthening Evidence-Based Public Health: How Should Systematic Reviews Balance Rigor and Usefulness? (Panel Discussion)
   4023.0Violence Epidemiology (Oral)
   4032.0Effective Leadership Development Strategies and Programs That Increase Diversity of Leadership in Public Health Practice (Oral)
   4034.0 Models Of Successful Public Health Partnerships (Oral)
   4034.2Collaboration Among Sections, SPIGs, Forums, Caucuses and HIIT to Achieve Equity (Town Hall Meeting) Part I (Oral)
   4039.0Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: Examples in Six States (Oral)
   4044.0Violence in the Home and Community (Oral)
   4045.0Adolescent pregnancy prevention in the real world: The evidence base for programs and their adaptation for special populations (Oral)
   4047.0Children with Special Health Care Needs: Old Problems; New Wisdom (Oral)
   4052.0Sexual Behavior: A Life Course Perspective (Oral)
   4053.0Family Planning Integration: Postpartum, Postabortion and Maternal and Newborn Services (Oral)
   4058.0Social Justice and Health Access (Oral)
   4059.0Inactivity and Obesity -a National Epidemic in Adults and Children (Organized Jointly by PHN & SHES) (Panel Discussion)
   4060.0Health Care Practice (Oral)
   4061.0Bullying and Violence Prevention in Schools (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4091.0Addressing Child Overweight in Early Childhood Settings (Oral)
   4095.1Collaboration Among Sections, SPIGs, Forums, Caucuses and HIIT to Achieve Equity (Town Hall Meeting) Part II (Oral)
   4096.0Innovative Research on Condoms and Sexual Health (Oral)
   4113.0“Business as Usual”: Unaddressed Worker Health and Safety Issues in the Adult Film Industry (Oral)
   4118.0Targeting Youth in Health Eduation Initiatives (Oral)
   4119.0Educational Tools for Teaching Community Environmental Health (Oral)
   4120.0Quad Council Competencies: A Conundrum? (Oral)
   4120.1International Nursing Issues (Oral)
   4120.2Immigration Crisis:A Human Rights Perspective in Global Health (Oral)
   4120.3Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing (LEAP) (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   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
   4166.0Success Stories: Community-Based Public Health Efforts to Inform Politics, Policy, and Public Health (e.g., Social and Environmental Justice) (Oral)
   4184.0Child Nutrition: Strategies for Addressing the Challenges (Oral)
   4191.0Lessons Learned From History On Administrative and Leadership Practices in Public Health (Oral)
   4196.0Avian and Pandemic Influenza (Oral)
   4197.0Global Burden of Disease (Oral)
   4198.0Community Based Primary Health Care (Oral)
   4214.0Public Health Nursing Luncheon (Social)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Tue
   4233.1Innovative Methods, Models, Strategies in Public Health Technology (Poster)
   4240.0Focusing on Sexual Health Education (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4260.0Climate Change and Public Health: Next Steps for the Public Health Community (Roundtable)
   4263.0Lead exposure in children: vulnerable populations (Oral)
   4267.0Evidence-Based Public Health Practice (Oral)
   4274.0Partnerships, Alliances and Performance Measures (Oral)
   4276.0Strategies For Building A Career in Public Health (Panel Discussion)
   4283.0Dating and Intimate Partner Violence (Oral)
   4284.0Chronic Disease and International Health (Oral)
   4287.0Health, Safety and Professional Issues in Organizing Health Care Workers (Panel Discussion)
   4301.0Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to Men (Oral)
   4305.0Who Takes Care of the Caregiver? (Oral)
   4306.0Chronic Disease Management (Oral)
   4307.0Crossing Borders for Immigration Health (Oral)
   4308.0The World as Classroom: Preparing Healthcare Workers to Care for Hispanic Populations (Panel Discussion)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Tue
   4327.0Influence of Gender, Culture and Age on Sexual and Reproductive Health (Poster)
   4328.0Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Diverse Populations (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4341.0Promoting Health Through Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Education (Oral)
   4351.0Weather, Heat and Health (Oral)
   4362.0Immigration, Nutrition and Exercise: Implications for Chronic Disease Control (Oral)
   4364.0Between Inclusion & Exclusion: Public Health in 20th Century America (Panel Discussion)
   4380.0Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Strategies Among Women (Oral)
   4380.1Nursing Education Without Walls (Oral)
   4380.2Politics, Policy and Public Health Nursing (Oral)
   4380.3Environmental Health and Climate Change (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5014.0Mental Health and HIV (Poster)
   5015.0Contemporary Issues in HIV Prevention and Care (Poster)
   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)
   5044.0Bioterrorism Preparedness (Oral)
   5051.0Management Strategies Addressing Public Health Workforce Issues (Oral)
   5052.0Quality Improvement Through Accreditation and Performance Standards (Oral)
   5052.1Use of Health Records in Information Technology (Oral)
   5057.0Health worker migration: Crossing borders in search of greener pastures (Oral)
   5058.0Women’s Health (Oral)
   5060.1HIV/AIDS Prevention in LGBT Communities (Roundtable)
   5061.0Community Strategies to Support Breastfeeding (Oral)
   5062.0Family and community violence: prevention and intervention (Oral)
   5067.0Universal Access to Care (Oral)
   5070.0Health and Safety for Home Health Care Workers (Oral)
   5072.0Causes and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence (Oral)
   5079.0Challenges in Obesity Prevention (Oral)
   5081.0Culturally Responsive Healthcare Practice (Oral)
   5082.0School Age- Child Health Needs (Oral)
   5083.0Academic Achievement and Health and Wellness in School Health (Oral)
   5084.0Promoting School Nutrition Environments for Obesity Prevention (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5104.0Penetrating the Complexities of Individual Food Behavior Change: Promising Strategies (Oral)
   5105.0Nutrition and Chronic Disease: Identifying the Challenges and Developing Solutions (Oral)
   5113.0GIS (Oral)
   5116.0Leadership, Systems Thinking and Global Health (Oral)
   5120.0Child Health (Oral)
   5122.0Child Development (Oral)
   5126.0Issues in the Delivery of Mental Health Care (Oral)
   5130.0Parent-adolescent Communication about Sexuality (Oral)
   5134.0Teaching Cultural Competency (Oral)
   5135.0Community Engagement Models (Oral)
   5135.1Public Health: Tuberculosis-Critical Concerns (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5144.0Lessons Learned: Perspectives from Community, Agency, and Academic Partners on Community-Based Public Health Research and Education (Oral)
   5151.0Climate Change and Environmental Health (Oral)
   5158.0Empowering Families with Tools to Eat Healthy (Oral)
   5164.0Workforce Development Programs That Increase Institutionlization of Public Health Succession Planning (Oral)
   5168.0Violence is a Public Health Issue: Implications for Cities and the Field (Oral)
   5175.0Social Sciences in Health: Health Disparities in Migrant & Immigrant Populations (Oral)
   5176.0Mental Health and Trauma (Oral)
   5179.0Health and Safety among Working Youth (Oral)
   5184.0Thinking Outside the Clinic: Expanding Service Delivery Options (Oral)
   5187.0Parental Involvement in Childhood Obesity Prevention (Oral)
   5189.0Innovative Public Health Nursing Curriculum (Oral)
   5190.0Public Health Nursing Within Borders: Including Prison Nursing (Oral)
   5191.0Education for Disaster Preparedness and Response (Oral)
   5192.0Policies and Programs for Promoting Tobacco Free Schools (Oral)

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