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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008


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6:30 AM-8:00 AM Wed
   500.0Community Health Worker General Business Meeting
   501.0PHN Business Meeting IV

6:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   502.0Committee on Affiliates Business Meeting

7:00 AM-8:00 AM Wed
   503.0Health Administration Business Meeting
   504.0Medical Care Section Business Meeting #5
   505.0OHS Membership Building Meeting
   506.0Section Council Business Meeting
   507.0SHES Council Meeting

7:00 AM-9:00 AM Wed
   508.0APHA Caucuses Breakfast

7:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   509.0World Federation of Public Health Associations/International Health Breakfast

7:30 AM-10:30 AM Wed
   510.0Education Board Meeting

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5000.0APHA-Student Assembly: Late Breaker Poster Session
   5001.0APHA-Student Assembly: Current Topics in Student Research
   5002.0Issues related to the design, implementation, and effectiveness of health services for homeless populations
   5003.0Exploring the links between spirituality and health
   5004.0Environment Section Poster Session IV
   5005.0Environment Section Poster Session V
   5006.0Environment Section Poster Session VI
   5007.0Obesity Epidemiology Poster Session
   5008.0Environmental Epidemiology Poster Session
   5009.0Violence Epidemiology Poster Session
   5010.0Outbreak Investigations Poster Session
   5011.0Infectious Disease Epidemiology Poster Session II
   5012.0HIV and Africa
   5013.0HIV in International Settings
   5014.0Mental Health and HIV
   5015.0Contemporary Issues in HIV Prevention and Care
   5016.0IH Poster Session 6: Community Health
   5017.0IH Poster Session 7: Health Policy & Access
   5018.0IH Poster Session 8: Future Directions
   5019.0IH Poster Session 9: Beyond Borders
   5020.0Improving pregnancy outcomes Poster Session 2: Public Health without Borders
   5021.0Infant and Child Health Poster Session-2
   5022.0MCH Womens Health Poster Session
   5023.0Understanding Risks and Creating Interventions to Improve the Health of Women and Newborns.
   5024.0MCH Children with Special Health Care Needs and Issues in family and community violence prevention
   5025.0Mental Health Section Posters VII
   5026.0Oral Health Poster Session VI
   5027.0Influence of Trade Policy on Health

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   512.0Committee on Women's Rights Business Meeting
   5028.0Practice-based Public Health Research
   5029.0Alcohol Treatment: Gaps and Best Practices
   5030.0SAMHSA and CSAT's SBIRT Initiative
   5030.1Forum to Provide Input on Future Directions of Federal Climate Change Research
   5031.0Technology in Public Health 05
   5032.0APHA-Student Assembly Undergraduate Meet and Greet
   5033.0BCHW Latebreaker
   5034.0Lessons Learned from Applications and Outcomes of CBPH Partnerships in Research
   5035.0Promoting Positive Youth Development and Preventing Violence
   5036.0Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: Models and Outcomes
   5037.0Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Risk Reduction Strategies: An Agenda for Change
   5038.0Strategies to Reduce Pest Infestation for Vulnerable Residents
   5039.0Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
   5040.0Embracing the Leadership Role: A Leadership Workshop for Community Health Workers, Part 1 (3 hours session)
   5041.0Social Support Personal Assistance and Care-giving B
   5042.0Environmental Justice and Health Disparities in Brownfields Communities
   5042.1Evidence-based Healthy Homes Interventions: Results from the Healthy Homes Expert Panel Meeting
   5043.0Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
   5044.0Bioterrorism Preparedness
   5045.0All About STD Prevention Programs: The Science; The Integration; The Implementation and The Evaluation
   5046.0Interventions to Better Promote Healthy Eating to Help Reduce Chronic Disease
   5047.0Meeting the Marketing Challenge: Understanding Legalities and Strategies for Response
   5048.0Uses of Genomic and Genetics in Public Health Settings
   5049.0Nursing Home Care and Utilization
   5050.0Health Promotion and Physical Activity in Older Adults
   5051.0Management Strategies Addressing Public Health Workforce Issues
   5052.0Quality Improvement Through Accreditation and Performance Standards
   5052.1Use of Health Records in Information Technology
   5053.0Emergency Care Research
   5054.0ICEHS Latebreaker Presentations
   5055.0Aid Accountability and Effectiveness: Putting the Paris Declaration to work
   5056.0Systems Thinking in Global Health 1: Theory
   5057.0Health worker migration: Crossing borders in search of greener pastures
   5058.0Women’s Health
   5059.0NGOs Without Borders
   5060.0LGBT Youth Research
   5060.1HIV/AIDS Prevention in LGBT Communities
   5061.0Community Strategies to Support Breastfeeding
   5062.0Family and community violence: prevention and intervention
   5063.0Policy and Financing of Women's and Children's Health
   5064.0Health Economics: Access to Health Care
   5065.0Health Services Research: Medication Adherence, Outcomes, & Billing
   5066.0Drug Policy & Pharmacy Services
   5067.0Universal Access to Care
   5068.0Mental Health Services Research
   5069.0Issues in Psychiatric Epidemiology
   5070.0Health and Safety for Home Health Care Workers
   5071.0Occupational Health Disparities Institute: Farmworkers Feed Us All - Farmworker Health in Story and Video
   5072.0Causes and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence
   5073.0Family Planning and the Global Development Agenda
   5074.0US Policies to Expand Reproductive Health
   5075.0Promoting Abortion Rights Across Borders
   5076.0Effective Communication in Cancer Prevention Programs
   5077.0Improving Cancer Screening Practices
   5078.0Health Education Strategies in Diabetes Prevention
   5079.0Challenges in Obesity Prevention
   5080.0Violence Prevention
   5081.0Culturally Responsive Healthcare Practice
   5082.0School Age- Child Health Needs
   5083.0Academic Achievement and Health and Wellness in School Health
   5084.0Promoting School Nutrition Environments for Obesity Prevention
   5085.0New Challenges in Educating Public Health Social Workers
   5086.0Feral Cats, Public Health and the Environment: a dialogue
   5087.0Health Effects and Cost of Violence Against Women

8:30 AM-4:00 PM Wed
   213.0MAPP Workshop

8:30 AM-5:00 PM Wed
   513.0Action Board Meeting

9:00 AM-11:00 AM Wed
   514.0Newsletter Editor Meeting/Web Editor Meeting

10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   515.0The Nation's Health Advisory Committee Meeting
   5088.0A Continuum of Care: Across Systems, Setting, & Population
   5089.0Living Smoke Free: Clean Air in Homes and Cars
   5090.0International Health Film Festival 05: The Politics of Food: Three Approaches to Filmmaking
   5091.0Borders Within Borders: Challenges to the Health of Immigrant Workers
   5092.0Media and Health Communication: Impact on Global Health
   5093.0Philanthropic Partnerships for Public Health
   5094.1Student Assembly Latebreaker
   5095.0Solution-Based Health Care in the African Diaspora
   5096.0Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: Workforce Issues
   5097.0Preventing Health Disparities in Children
   5098.0Embracing the Leadership Role: A Leadership Workshop for Community Health Workers, Part 2 (3 hour session)
   5098.1Disability, Environment and Participation
   5099.0Obesity and Links to the Built Environment
   5100.0Environmental Health in Childcare Settings and Schools
   5101.0Late Breaker General Epidemiology
   5103.0Environmental and Policy Approaches to Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living in California: Research and Action
   5104.0Penetrating the Complexities of Individual Food Behavior Change: Promising Strategies
   5105.0Nutrition and Chronic Disease: Identifying the Challenges and Developing Solutions
   5106.0Menu Labeling and Other Strategies that Address Overweight Adult Prevention
   5107.0Physical Activity Interventions Designed to Reduce Health Disparities
   5108.0Healthcare Practices and Utilization Among Older Adults
   5109.0The Future of Health Administration Through the Eyes of Higher Education
   5111.0Critical Issues in Public Health Funding
   5112.0Health Care Reform in California: Next Steps
   5113.0GIS
   5114.0Injection Drug Use and HIV: Innovative Approaches
   5115.0Latinos and HIV-Related Care and Provision
   5116.0Leadership, Systems Thinking and Global Health
   5117.0Public Interests & the Pharmaceutical Industry
   5118.0Health Sector Reform
   5119.0Child Survival & Child Health 2
   5119.1Sampling/Recruitment Strategies for LGBT Research
   5120.0Child Health
   5121.0Improving perinatal outcomes: A survey of cutting edge issues
   5122.0Child Development
   5123.0Health Economics: Preventable & Non-preventable Costs
   5124.0Health Services Research: Hospital Occupancy, Utilization, Finances, & Workforce
   5125.0Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
   5126.0Issues in the Delivery of Mental Health Care
   5127.0Occupational safety and health training: Is it effective? How would we Know?
   5127.1Topics of Current Interest to OHS
   5128.0Oral Health Communications for Behavior and Social Change
   5129.0Quality of Care for Diverse Populations
   5130.0Parent-adolescent Communication about Sexuality
   5131.0Health Promotion Targeting Teens
   5132.0HIV Prevention Strategies in the United States
   5133.0Worksite Health Promotion Efforts to Combat Obesity
   5134.0Teaching Cultural Competency
   5135.0Community Engagement Models
   5135.1Public Health: Tuberculosis-Critical Concerns
   5136.0Curricular Trends in Reproductive Health Education for Youth
   5137.0Schools and Communities Working Together in School Health and Emergency Preparedness
   5138.0Statistical Methods in Health Outcomes Research

12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5139.0Early Onset Drinking and Adolescent Risk
   5140.0Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies for Adolescents
   5141.0Mixed Messages: Tobacco-Focused Marketing and Press Coverage
   5142.0Health Policy Advocacy: APHA Affiliates’ Approaches
   5143.0US Made Film Festival 04
   5144.0Lessons Learned: Perspectives from Community, Agency, and Academic Partners on Community-Based Public Health Research and Education
   5145.0Massachusetts Health Reform: A perspective from the ground
   5146.0Community Planning for Positive Outcomes in Maternal and Infant Health
   5147.0Health Care as a Civil Right
   5148.0Reducing Health Disparities: Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease
   5149.0Disability and Health - Infants and Children
   5150.0Developing a Model for Evaluating Green Schools and Their Impact on Health and the Environment
   5151.0Climate Change and Environmental Health
   5152.0Local Environmental Health Initiatives
   5153.0Cancer Epidemiology II
   5154.0HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
   5155.0Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology
   5156.0Migrant health without borders
   5157.0Social Epidemiology: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Disparities on Health
   5158.0Empowering Families with Tools to Eat Healthy
   5159.0Contemporary Ethical Aspects in Genomics
   5160.0End of Life Issues
   5161.0Health of Older Adult Immigrants
   5162.0Successful strategies for Public Health Policy Development: Multilevel Policy Approaches to Improving Nutrition Environments in California
   5163.0Collaboration for Statewide Public Health Policy Change - Wisconsin's Experience
   5164.0Workforce Development Programs That Increase Institutionlization of Public Health Succession Planning
   5164.1GAMES and Simulations in Information Technology
   5165.0Its Your Game, Keep It Real: An Effective Program for Breaking Down the Borders of Traditional HIV Prevention for Middle School Students
   5166.0Comprehensive Approaches to Reducing HIV Among Adolescents
   5167.0Recreational Injury
   5168.0Violence is a Public Health Issue: Implications for Cities and the Field
   5169.0International Health Luncheon
   5170.0Health and the Border
   5171.0Substance Use and Substance Use Treatment Issues Among LGBT Individuals
   5172.0Maternal Mental Health During and After Pregnancy
   5173.020 years of Safe Motherhood Initiative in Africa, Back to the Beginning
   5174.0Women’s health and Pregnancy
   5175.0Social Sciences in Health: Health Disparities in Migrant & Immigrant Populations
   5176.0Mental Health and Trauma
   5177.0Mental Health Policy and Practice
   5178.0Construction Safety: A Panel Discussion
   5179.0Health and Safety among Working Youth
   5180.0Research by the Rank and File -National Labor College Students
   5181.0Workforce Issues
   5182.0From War to Poverty: The Impact of Violence on Health from Beirut to Bagdhad, Karachi to Kabul
   5183.0Contextual Factors Influencing Fertility Decisions
   5184.0Thinking Outside the Clinic: Expanding Service Delivery Options
   5185.0Issues Relating to Pregnancy and Pregnant Women
   5186.0The Role of Technology in Health Communication
   5187.0Parental Involvement in Childhood Obesity Prevention
   5188.0Primary Prevention Strategies for Breast and Cervical Cancer
   5189.0Innovative Public Health Nursing Curriculum
   5190.0Public Health Nursing Within Borders: Including Prison Nursing
   5191.0Education for Disaster Preparedness and Response
   5192.0Policies and Programs for Promoting Tobacco Free Schools
   5193.0Kinship Care/Relative Caregivers
   5194.0General Applications of Statistical Methods
   5195.0Trade Policy, Health, Economics and Justice
   5196.0Health Care Status and Needs of Women in Prison

2:30 PM-4:00 PM Wed
   5197.0APHA Closing General Session: Becoming the Healthiest Nation: A Dialogue with the Former U.S. Surgeons General

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