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Sunday, October 26, 2008

2:30 PM-3:30 PM Sun
   2036.0Genomics Responses to a Call for Public Health without Borders (Poster)
   2036.1Prevention Issues in Aging (Poster)
   2036.2Vulnerable Populations (Poster)
   2039.0Physical, environmental and psychosocial factors and their effects on maternal and child health outcomes (Poster)
   2039.1Innovative Topics in Maternal Child Health (Poster)
   2039.2Interesting topics in Maternal Child Health (Poster)
   2045.1Current Issues in Women's Health (Poster)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Sun
   2050.0Provision of quality and culturally sensitive health care for refugees and immigrants (Poster)
   2051.0Reducing Health Disparities (Poster)
   2054.0Topics in Aging and Public Health (Poster)
   2054.1Planning and Policy in Public Health and Aging (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3017.0Design and evaluation of interventions for homeless youth (Oral)
   3018.0National and international policies to address immigrant and refugee health (Oral)
   3021.0Health Planning for Special Populations (Oral)
   3022.0Reducing Health Disparities Through Culturally Relevant Health Education Materials & Services (Oral)
   3024.0Community Health Workers, Integral Members of the Health Care and Social Service Delivery Team (Oral)
   3030.0Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Trends, Prevention and Control (Oral)
   3032.0Local Food Movement in Schools: Making Farm to School Feasible (Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3033.0Environmental Influences that Aid in Overweight Adult Prevention (Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3034.0Education, Environment, and Genes: Genomics in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Oral)
   3038.0Medical Homes and ePHRs offer Potential or Improving Care for Persons with Chronic Illnesses and/or Disabilities (Oral)
   3040.0Women and Methamphetamine Use Around the World: Intersecting Risks with HIV and STIs and Future Implications for Public Health Research and Practice (Oral)
   3046.0Immigration, Stress and Substance Use Among Latinos (Oral)
   3047.0Risk and Resilience in Adolescence: High risk and health promoting behaviors (Oral)
   3048.0Improving pregnancy outcomes using a life course perspective: Stepping outside traditional prenatal care borders (Oral)
   3049.0Impact of Hospital Practices on Breastfeeding Behavior (Oral)
   3050.0Innovative strategies for infant mortality prevention among high-risk populations (Oral)
   3051.0Rural & Frontier Health: Capacity Building/Rebuilding, Emergency Preparedness, Evidence Based Treatment, Telehealth/Videoconferencing (Oral)
   3052.0Health Services Research: Cancer, Obesity, Heart Transplant, Pneumococcal Vaccination, & Child Abuse (Oral)
   3055.0Ergonomics Policy – Looking Back, Moving Forward (Oral)
   3059.0How We Eat: Factors Influencing Nutrition and Eating Behaviors (Oral)
   3061.0Preparing the Next Generation of Public Health Professionals (Oral)
   3064.0Immigration Health Care : Disrupting Illegal Barriers (Oral)
   3069.0Preventing Eye Disease, Eye Injuries, and Future Vision Loss (Oral)
   3070.0Beyond Physical Health: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Women (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
   3095.1Empowering advocates: Addressing disparities through policy change (Oral)
   3096.0American Indian And Alaska Native Health Issues From North To South (Roundtable)
   3115.0Built Environment: Goods Movement, Environmental Justice, and Public Health (Oral)
   3119.0Maternal, Infant, Child and Family Health (Oral)
   3120.0Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Oral)
   3120.1Pandemics, Epidemics, and Public Health Ethics (Oral)
   3121.0School Food Policies: Innovations and Enforcement Outcomes (Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3122.0Promoting Nutrition Among Vulnerable Populations (Oral)
   3123.0Genomics Relevance on Addressing Health Disparities (Oral)
   3125.0Minority Health in Older Adults (Oral)
   3128.0Collaborative Leadership Strategies and Tools That Assist Communities to Achieve Public Health Outcomes (Oral)
   3129.0Personal Health Records: Overcoming Barriers from Childhood to Adulthood for Persons with Disabilities Part II (Oral)
   3130.0Innovative Programs in HIV Care and Prevention (Roundtable)
   3131.0Improving HIV-Related Mental Health Care Through Research: Experiences of a Community-Academic Partnership (Oral)
   3138.0Women’s health across the lifecourse (Oral)
   3139.0Preconception Health and Health Care: Theory and Practice (Oral)
   3140.0Maternal Health and Pregnancy (Oral)
   3142.0Drug Safety and FDA Reform: Are we better off now? (Oral)
   3146.0Increasing Access to Reproductive Health Services through Community Initiatives (Oral)
   3147.0Innovative Strategies for Reaching Youth (Oral)
   3153.0Obesity Prevention in Latino Communities (Oral)
   3155.0Disaster Nursing: Public Health Nurses Meet Katrina (Oral)
   3158.0Health Scare vs. Health Care: Can Public Health Recover from the Bioterrorism Blunders? (Oral)
   3161.0Cancer and its Impact on Women's Lives and 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)
   3168.0Diverse Public Health Challenges in Food and Nutrition: What is Being Done? (Poster)
   3169.0Addressing the Food and Nutrition Challenges of Women, Infants, and Children (Poster)
   3170.0Innovative Strategies to Assure Access to Health Care (Poster)
   3171.0Model Public Health Programs That Reach Across Borders (Poster)
   3173.0Health Issues Around the World (Poster)
   3178.0Risk behaviors and health promotion in context: school, family and physician's office (Poster)
   3180.0Reproductive Health and HIV/STI Issues (Poster)
   3181.0Adolescent Health: International Perspectives (Poster)
   3185.0Expanding the Borders of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3187.0Reducing Alcohol Harm: Legal and Policy Approaches (Oral)
   3190.0Wisdom of the Elders (Oral)
   3199.0Borders within Borders, Cultural Differences in Health Outcomes (Oral)
   3200.0You have to see a doctor again? Continuity of care for immigrants (Oral)
   3205.0Reducing Health Disparities for Rural Populations (Oral)
   3206.0Taking Charge: Community Health Workers Take the Lead in the Development of Networks/Associations (Oral)
   3211.0Social Epidemiology I (Oral)
   3212.0Public Health Implications of Emerging Trends in Drug Use on the US-Mexico Border (Oral)
   3215.0Ethics, Accreditation and Quality Improvement (Panel Discussion)
   3217.0Is Obesity a Matter of Personal Responsiblity? (Oral)
   3220.0Promoting Pleasure: Incorporating Positive Approaches to Sexuality Into Sexual Health Research and Programming (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)
   3227.0Gay and Bisexual Men's Health (Oral)
   3228.0Utilizing Family Traditions and Oral History for Health Promotion (Oral)
   3229.0Developing the MCH Agenda (Oral)
   3230.0Quality Improvement in Chronic Disease Management (Oral)
   3231.0State and local programs to address disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) (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)
   3236.0Union/Community-based Projects (Oral)
   3238.0War and Public Health (Oral)
   3239.0Couple-focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (Oral)
   3240.0Public or Private: Options for Improving Sustainability (Oral)
   3241.0Family Planning and HIV Integration (Oral)
   3245.0Responding to Diversity in Health Education and Health Promotion (Oral)
   3246.0Immigration Health: Spanning Boundaries (Oral)
   3253.0Lessons from Integrated HIV Care for Women in Rwanda (Oral)
   3255.0Vision and Its Impact on Learning including School Vision Screening, Vision As A Part Of Wellness Goals And Alternative Methods Of Delivering Vision Care To Children at Schools (Oral)
   3256.0Emerging Issues in Women's Health: Examining the Nature of Discovery and Delivery to meet Women's Health Needs (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Mon
   3264.0International Populations (Poster)
   3265.0Issues in Caregiving (Poster)
   3266.0Issues in Long Term Care and Hospice (Poster)
   3267.0Physical Activity and Successful Aging (Poster)
   3268.0Topics in Chronic Disease (Poster)
   3269.0Providing Comprehensive HIV Prevention and Care Programs (Poster)
   3270.0Special Topics in HIV-Related Care (Poster)
   3271.0Women and HIV: Emerging Issues (Poster)
   3272.0Contemporary Issues in HIV Testing (Poster)
   3273.0HIV and Men Who Have Sex With Men (Poster)
   3274.0Adolescents and HIV (Poster)
   3275.0Emerging Scholars in HIV-Related Research (Poster)
   3278.0International Reproductive Health and Family Planning (Poster)
   3279.0US Adolescent Health (Poster)
   3280.0Global Reproductive Health and Family Planning (Poster)
   3281.0Contraceptive Use Worldwide (Poster)
   3282.0Health Education in Rural Communities (Poster)
   3283.0Novel Approaches to Tobacco Prevention (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3304.0And Still I Rise: Keeping Black Women Healthy (Oral)
   3306.0Intimate partner violence and substance abuse among immigrants (Oral)
   3318.0Promoting Physical Activity Through Environmental and Policy Change (Oral)
   3319.0Beyond Poverty - The Elder Economic Security Standard (Oral)
   3320.0Translating Aging Research into Practice (Oral)
   3321.0Issues in Access to Care (Oral)
   3323.0Generational Leadership (Oral)
   3325.0California's Health Care for Immigrants (Oral)
   3327.0Innovative Responses to HIV in Africa (Roundtable)
   3328.0Critical Issues in HIV-Related Surveillance (Oral)
   3329.0Critical Research on HIV Testing (Oral)
   3336.0Globalization: Outsourcing Medical Jobs (Panel Discussion)
   3337.0Evaluating Breastfeeding Support Practices (Oral)
   3338.0Returning to our routes: the newest innovations in prenatal care, labor, delivery and the culture of normal birth (Oral)
   3339.0Folic Acid (Oral)
   3340.0 Improving pregnancy outcomes by moving beyond biomedical borders: Examining stress in pregnancy (Oral)
   3341.0Quality Improvement: National, State, & Community Indicators (Oral)
   3342.0Medicina Social and Social Medicine: A Framework for Bridging Borders (Oral)
   3343.0Health Economics: Policies to Reduce Costs & Improve Outcomes (Oral)
   3346.0International Health and Safety (Oral)
   3349.0Addressing Reproductive Health Needs in California (Oral)
   3350.0Moving Oral Contraceptives Over the Counter (Oral)
   3351.0Promoting Physical Activity Through Health Education (Roundtable)
   3352.0Beyond Non-Traditional Borders to Health Education (Oral)
   3353.0Health Education Policy Initiatives (Oral)
   3354.0Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (Oral)
   3355.0Diversity, Disparity and Inclusivity (Oral)
   3361.0Health and Trade Policy for Specific Industries (Oral)
   3363.0Agent Orange and Other Vietnam Health Issues, Part 1 (Oral)
   3364.0HPV: Not Just a Women's Health Issue (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)
   3386.0Health Promotion in College Populations (Poster)
   3387.0Using Communication to Reduce Health Disparities (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3393.0Intergrating HIV Care and Substance Abuse Treatment: It's a Two-Way Street (Oral)
   3399.0CBPH Research and Education for Cancer Prevention Across Borders (Oral)
   3404.0Beyond Food Miles: Reducing Our Carbon Foodprint (jointly organized by the Environment and Food & Nutrition Sections) (Oral)
   3405.0Environmental Health Concerns in Border Communities (Oral)
   3408.0Childhood Obesity Among Children of Mexican Descent: A Binational Perspective (Oral)
   3409.0Breastfeeding: Understanding the Challenges of Initiation and Duration (Oral)
   3414.0African American Women and HIV (Oral)
   3415.0Innovative Approaches to Reducing HIV among Men Who Have Sex With Men (Oral)
   3418.0Safe RN Staffing: New Research and Solutions (Panel Discussion)
   3419.0Transgender Health (Oral)
   3420.0New Innovations in Maternity Health Services (Oral)
   3421.0Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy and parenting (Oral)
   3422.0Update on Health Services Research: Looking Forward, Looking Back (Oral)
   3424.0Organization and Financing of Mental Health Care (Oral)
   3427.0Terrorism and Public Health (Oral)
   3429.0Reaching Diverse Populations Through Health Education (Oral)
   3433.0160 years of the Spirit of 1848: a critical celebration (Oral)
   3434.0Hurricane Katrina: Measuring Health and Population Outcomes (Oral)
   3435.0Agent Orange and Other Vietnam Health Issues, Part 2 (Oral)
   3436.0Women's Health Without Social, Political, and Geographical Borders (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4010.0Access to Care for Homeless Populations (Oral)
   4012.0Crossing Borders: CBPH Research and Education with Underserved Populations (Roundtable)
   4016.0Where's the Money: Inequities of Financing Community Health Workers (Oral)
   4018.0Environmental Justice Science: Approaches to Study and Address Environmental Health Disparities (Oral)
   4023.0Violence Epidemiology (Oral)
   4024.0Injury Epidemiology (Oral)
   4025.0Environmental Epidemiology (Oral)
   4027.0Strategies for Promoting Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity in Childcare Centers (Oral)
   4028.0State and Local Approaches to Child Obesity Prevention (Oral)
   4029.0Genomics for Everyday People: Engaging Communities (Oral)
   4030.0Promoting Cognitive Health: A Formative Research Collaboration of the Healthy Aging Research Network (Oral)
   4031.0Social Security and Medicare: How Will They Fare in 2009 and Beyond? (Oral)
   4036.0Expedited Partner Therapy: Legal, Consumer, and Implementation Issues (Oral)
   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)
   4038.0Extending the Borders: Creating Context for Introducing HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials to Southeastern Rural Communities (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)
   4046.0Healthy Child Care America: Supporting Health and Social Emotional Development of Young Children in Child Care Settings (Oral)
   4047.0Children with Special Health Care Needs: Old Problems; New Wisdom (Oral)
   4048.0Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Through Education, Intervention, and Policy (Panel Discussion)
   4049.0Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Oral)
   4052.0Sexual Behavior: A Life Course Perspective (Oral)
   4053.0Family Planning Integration: Postpartum, Postabortion and Maternal and Newborn Services (Oral)
   4055.0Addressing Health Disparities in Health Education (Oral)
   4058.0Social Justice and Health Access (Oral)
   4061.0Bullying and Violence Prevention in Schools (Oral)
   4062.0Environmental Justice: Class, Racism and Human Rights (Oral)
   4065.0Public Health Strategies To Address Trade Policy (Oral)
   4066.0Vision Care Without Borders..A View of International Vision Care (Oral)
   4067.0Reproductive Health: The Realities of Borders (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4073.0Casting Our Health Net to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations Across The Nation (Oral)
   4081.0Perspectives on HIV/AIDS and African-American Youth (Oral)
   4085.0Panel Discussion: Global patterns and contextual factors associated with immigration and health (Oral)
   4088.0International Research Ethics (Oral)
   4090.0Combating The Public Health Challenge of Physical Inactivity: What's In Our Arsenal and What Is Not (Oral)
   4091.0Addressing Child Overweight in Early Childhood Settings (Oral)
   4092.0Food Security: Stategies to Improve Its Impact on Diverse Populations (Oral)
   4093.0Improving The Health Of Communities Through Public Health Systems Research (Oral)
   4094.0Local Innovations to Expand Health Care Coverage (Oral)
   4096.0Innovative Research on Condoms and Sexual Health (Oral)
   4097.0HIV Issues Facing the U.S. and Mexico (Oral)
   4104.0Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health (Oral)
   4105.0Pregnancy, Outcomes and Infant Health (Oral)
   4106.0The Reality: The Role of TBAs in Communities (Oral)
   4107.0Improving perinatal outcomes across racial/ethnic borders: Examining persistent disparities (Oral)
   4107.1Women's reproductive and perinatal health: interventions and evidence for reducing racial and ethnic disparities (Oral)
   4108.0Health Services Research: Access to Care (Oral)
   4110.0Genetic Susceptibility Testing for Beryllium: For and Against (Oral)
   4111.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Work, Health Disparities and Social Factors (Oral)
   4113.0“Business as Usual”: Unaddressed Worker Health and Safety Issues in the Adult Film Industry (Oral)
   4115.0Reproductive Tourism: Ethical and Health Concerns (Oral)
   4116.0Lessons in Maternal and Child Health (Oral)
   4117.0Health Education Across the Globe (Oral)
   4122.0Beyond Single-Payer: What Kind of Health Care are we Talking About Anyway? (Oral)
   4123.0 Evidence Based Policy, Racial Disparity and Practice In Eye Care and Aging and the Impact on Vision (Oral)
   4124.0Beyond Lactation: Breastfeeding as a Feminist Issue and Women's Reproductive Right (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   4129.0Social Dislocation (Poster)
   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
   4154.0Addressing Native Hawaiian Health Through Community-Based Research, Data Mapping, And Health Activism (Oral)
   4162.0A Turning Point: HIV/AIDS and Cultural Influences (Oral)
   4163.0Effective Partnerships Addressing Homelessness (Oral)
   4164.0Faith communities exploring answers to critical health topics (Roundtable)
   4165.0Culturally appropriate services for African refugees in the U.S. and abroad (Oral)
   4166.0Success Stories: Community-Based Public Health Efforts to Inform Politics, Policy, and Public Health (e.g., Social and Environmental Justice) (Oral)
   4172.0Community Health Workers: Agents of Change (Roundtable)
   4174.0Environmental Contaminants and Health Effects (Oral)
   4175.0Green and Healthy Housing (Oral)
   4176.0Public Health Without Borders (2008 Meeting Theme) (Oral)
   4178.0Women's Health (Oral)
   4180.0Obesity Epidemiology (Oral)
   4182.0Case Studies in Public Health Ethics (Roundtable)
   4184.0Child Nutrition: Strategies for Addressing the Challenges (Oral)
   4185.0School Food Innovations: Making Sustainable Change (Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections) (Oral)
   4186.0Environment and Aging (Oral)
   4187.0International Trends in Long Term Care (Oral)
   4190.0Balancing Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency During Health System Reform (Oral)
   4192.0Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Information Technology (Oral)
   4194.0HIV Prevention in Africa (Oral)
   4195.0HIV and Asia: Emerging Issues (Oral)
   4200.0Using CHIS data to Measure and Understand Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Oral)
   4201.0Social Sciences in Health: Causal Pathways, Translational Research, Risk Factors, Adherence to Screening, U.S. Healthcare Reform (Oral)
   4202.0Ethnic & Racial Disparities: Assessment Using Nationwide Databases (Oral)
   4205.0Invited Session: Psychopharmacology Treatment with Youth: the Roles of the Child Welfare System, Foster Care, Insurance, Prescriber Specialty, and Comorbidities (Oral)
   4208.0Iran and the Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime (Oral)
   4210.0Advancing Reproductive Rights (Oral)
   4211.0Scaling Up Family Planning Programs (Oral)
   4212.0Abstinence in Teen Sexuality Education (Oral)
   4217.0Raising Women's Voices: Health Care for Women, Health Care for All (Oral)
   4218.0Vision Care in Community Based Programs (Oral)
   4219.0Rethinking Theoretical Frameworks toward Preventing Gender-based Violence (Oral)
   4220.0Sex, Drugs, and Poverty and HPV in Appalachia (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Tue
   4240.0Focusing on Sexual Health Education (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4244.0Moving Beyond Unfavorable Statistics to Address American Indian and Alaska Native Health Disparities (Oral)
   4253.0Priorities and challenges in conducting research with homeless populations, including consumer involvement (Oral)
   4258.0Research, Policy and Politics, Important to Community Health Workers (Oral)
   4260.0Climate Change and Public Health: Next Steps for the Public Health Community (Roundtable)
   4262.0Beyond Genetic Engineering: Modern Solutions for a Healthy, Nutritious, and Sustainable Food Supply (jointly organized by the Environment and Food & Nutrition Sections) (Oral)
   4263.0Lead exposure in children: vulnerable populations (Oral)
   4264.0Health Disparities (Oral)
   4268.0Psychiatric Epidemiology (Oral)
   4270.0Challenges and Strategies for Promoting Nutrition Among Immigrants (Oral)
   4271.0Facing the Challenges of Food Safety (Oral)
   4272.0Fall Prevalence Data and Three Intervention Models to Reduce Falls Among Older Adults (Oral)
   4273.0Social Support and Caregiving in Minority Populations (Oral)
   4277.0Binational Health Insurance: Prescription for Binational Health Care (Oral)
   4279.0Special Issues In HIV and Substance Abuse (Roundtable)
   4280.0Learning from the Rest of the World: Development and Implementation of Rapid Test Algorithms for Point-of-Care HIV Testing in the United States (Oral)
   4281.0Making HIV Policy Change Real: The Case of Non-Prescription Pharmacy Sales to Prevent HIV among Injection Drug Users in California: 2005-2007 (Oral)
   4287.0Health, Safety and Professional Issues in Organizing Health Care Workers (Panel Discussion)
   4288.0Partnerships for Health: Creative Strategies (Oral)
   4290.0Social Sciences in Health: Cultural Sensitivity in Clinical Settings/Encounters (Oral)
   4291.0Health Access & the Election: What Happened, What Didn't, What Next. P Ellen Parsons Memorial Session (Oral)
   4292.0Crossing Borders: Can Federal Receiverships Cure Prison (Non)healthcare? The California Department of Corrections as a Case Study (Oral)
   4293.0Integration of Care Across Settings (Oral)
   4294.0Mental Health Promotion/Disorder Prevention (Oral)
   4296.0Topics in Occupational Health Surveillance (Oral)
   4297.1Combustible Dust - Deadly Dust (Oral)
   4300.0Reproductive Health along the US-Mexico Border (Oral)
   4301.0Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to Men (Oral)
   4307.0Crossing Borders for Immigration Health (Oral)
   4310.0Framing and Fighting: Theory and Practice in the Struggle for Public Health (Oral)
   4312.0Let's Talk About Sex: Sex Work, Voluntary and Forced (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Tue
   4325.0Breastfeeding Support for Low-Income Mothers: Successful Programs (Poster)
   4326.0Ensuring relevance: Health promotion with special populations (Poster)
   4327.0Influence of Gender, Culture and Age on Sexual and Reproductive Health (Poster)
   4328.0Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Diverse Populations (Poster)
   4330.0Advances in Worksite Health (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4336.0Killing Us Softly: Public Health Implications of Tobacco Industry 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (Oral)
   4343.0Reducing Health Disparities: Focus on Chronic Conditions and Outcomes (Roundtable)
   4349.0Blurring the Borders: Action Research and Organizing to Address Health Disparities - Perspectives from Southern California (Oral)
   4351.0Weather, Heat and Health (Oral)
   4352.0Global Bioethics, Health, and Justice (Oral)
   4353.0Healthy Food Choices by Adolescents: Motivating and Monitoring Positive Change (Oral)
   4359.0Reviewing and Extending and Effective Model for Capacity Building in CBOs Serving Minority Communities (Oral)
   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)
   4364.0Between Inclusion & Exclusion: Public Health in 20th Century America (Panel Discussion)
   4365.0Veterans' Health: PTSD, Sexual Trauma, Cardiovascular Disease, Medication Adherence, Post-Deployment Needs (Oral)
   4367.0Mentoring in Public Mental Health (Oral)
   4368.0Other Topics in Public Mental Health (Oral)
   4369.0Current Topics in Occupational Epidemiology, Surveillance and Screening (Oral)
   4370.0Current Topics in OSH (Roundtable)
   4373.0Labor, Peace and Public Health: Building Alliances to End the Iraq War (Oral)
   4374.0Securing Access to Second-Trimester Abortion (Oral)
   4375.0Bridging Linguistic and Cultural Gaps (Oral)
   4376.0Approaches to Environmental Health Education (Oral)
   4377.0Engaging Communities to Address Health Behaviors (Oral)
   4380.0Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Strategies Among Women (Oral)
   4380.2Politics, Policy and Public Health Nursing (Oral)
   4384.0Transcending the Borders of Health Care for Women (Oral)
6:30 PM-8:00 PM Tue
   4385.0Evening with Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein & Presentation of the Viseltear Award to Emily Abel (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5002.0Issues related to the design, implementation, and effectiveness of health services for homeless populations (Poster)
   5003.0Exploring the links between spirituality and health (Poster)
   5012.0HIV and Africa (Poster)
   5013.0HIV in International Settings (Poster)
   5014.0Mental Health and HIV (Poster)
   5015.0Contemporary Issues in HIV Prevention and Care (Poster)
   5023.0Understanding Risks and Creating Interventions to Improve the Health of Women and Newborns. (Poster)
   5024.0MCH Children with Special Health Care Needs and Issues in family and community violence prevention (Poster)
   5027.0Influence of Trade Policy on Health (Poster)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5033.0BCHW Latebreaker (Oral)
   5035.0Promoting Positive Youth Development and Preventing Violence (Oral)
   5042.0Environmental Justice and Health Disparities in Brownfields Communities (Oral)
   5046.0Interventions to Better Promote Healthy Eating to Help Reduce Chronic Disease (Oral)
   5048.0Uses of Genomic and Genetics in Public Health Settings (Oral)
   5049.0Nursing Home Care and Utilization (Oral)
   5050.0Health Promotion and Physical Activity in Older Adults (Oral)
   5060.0LGBT Youth Research (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)
   5063.0Policy and Financing of Women's and Children's Health (Oral)
   5064.0Health Economics: Access to Health Care (Oral)
   5065.0Health Services Research: Medication Adherence, Outcomes, & Billing (Oral)
   5066.0Drug Policy & Pharmacy Services (Oral)
   5067.0Universal Access to Care (Oral)
   5069.0Issues in Psychiatric Epidemiology (Oral)
   5070.0Health and Safety for Home Health Care Workers (Oral)
   5072.0Causes and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence (Oral)
   5073.0Family Planning and the Global Development Agenda (Oral)
   5074.0US Policies to Expand Reproductive Health (Oral)
   5075.0Promoting Abortion Rights Across Borders (Oral)
   5078.0Health Education Strategies in Diabetes Prevention (Oral)
   5079.0Challenges in Obesity Prevention (Oral)
   5080.0Violence Prevention (Oral)
   5081.0Culturally Responsive Healthcare Practice (Oral)
   5087.0Health Effects and Cost of Violence Against Women (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5095.0Solution-Based Health Care in the African Diaspora (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)
   5103.0Environmental and Policy Approaches to Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living in California: Research and Action (Oral)
   5104.0Penetrating the Complexities of Individual Food Behavior Change: Promising Strategies (Oral)
   5105.0Nutrition and Chronic Disease: Identifying the Challenges and Developing Solutions (Oral)
   5106.0Menu Labeling and Other Strategies that Address Overweight Adult Prevention (Oral)
   5107.0Physical Activity Interventions Designed to Reduce Health Disparities (Oral)
   5108.0Healthcare Practices and Utilization Among Older Adults (Oral)
   5111.0Critical Issues in Public Health Funding (Oral)
   5112.0Health Care Reform in California: Next Steps (Oral)
   5114.0Injection Drug Use and HIV: Innovative Approaches (Oral)
   5115.0Latinos and HIV-Related Care and Provision (Oral)
   5119.1Sampling/Recruitment Strategies for LGBT Research (Oral)
   5120.0Child Health (Oral)
   5121.0Improving perinatal outcomes: A survey of cutting edge issues (Oral)
   5122.0Child Development (Oral)
   5123.0Health Economics: Preventable & Non-preventable Costs (Oral)
   5124.0Health Services Research: Hospital Occupancy, Utilization, Finances, & Workforce (Oral)
   5125.0Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Oral)
   5126.0Issues in the Delivery of Mental Health Care (Oral)
   5127.1Topics of Current Interest to OHS (Oral)
   5129.0Quality of Care for Diverse Populations (Oral)
   5130.0Parent-adolescent Communication about Sexuality (Oral)
   5136.0Curricular Trends in Reproductive Health Education for Youth (Oral)
   5137.0Schools and Communities Working Together in School Health and Emergency Preparedness (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5141.0Mixed Messages: Tobacco-Focused Marketing and Press Coverage (Oral)
   5147.0Health Care as a Civil Right (Oral)
   5148.0Reducing Health Disparities: Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease (Oral)
   5150.0Developing a Model for Evaluating Green Schools and Their Impact on Health and the Environment (Panel Discussion)
   5151.0Climate Change and Environmental Health (Oral)
   5153.0Cancer Epidemiology II (Oral)
   5154.0HIV/AIDS Epidemiology (Oral)
   5156.0Migrant health without borders (Oral)
   5157.0Social Epidemiology: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Disparities on Health (Oral)
   5158.0Empowering Families with Tools to Eat Healthy (Oral)
   5159.0Contemporary Ethical Aspects in Genomics (Oral)
   5160.0End of Life Issues (Oral)
   5161.0Health of Older Adult Immigrants (Oral)
   5163.0Collaboration for Statewide Public Health Policy Change - Wisconsin's Experience (Panel Discussion)
   5165.0Its Your Game, Keep It Real: An Effective Program for Breaking Down the Borders of Traditional HIV Prevention for Middle School Students (Oral)
   5166.0Comprehensive Approaches to Reducing HIV Among Adolescents (Oral)
   5170.0Health and the Border (Roundtable)
   5171.0Substance Use and Substance Use Treatment Issues Among LGBT Individuals (Oral)
   5172.0Maternal Mental Health During and After Pregnancy (Oral)
   5173.020 years of Safe Motherhood Initiative in Africa, Back to the Beginning (Oral)
   5174.0Women’s health and Pregnancy (Oral)
   5175.0Social Sciences in Health: Health Disparities in Migrant & Immigrant Populations (Oral)
   5176.0Mental Health and Trauma (Oral)
   5177.0Mental Health Policy and Practice (Oral)
   5179.0Health and Safety among Working Youth (Oral)
   5180.0Research by the Rank and File -National Labor College Students (Oral)
   5182.0From War to Poverty: The Impact of Violence on Health from Beirut to Bagdhad, Karachi to Kabul (Oral)
   5183.0Contextual Factors Influencing Fertility Decisions (Oral)
   5184.0Thinking Outside the Clinic: Expanding Service Delivery Options (Oral)
   5190.0Public Health Nursing Within Borders: Including Prison Nursing (Oral)
   5195.0Trade Policy, Health, Economics and Justice (Oral)
   5196.0Health Care Status and Needs of Women in Prison (Oral)

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