Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 2:30 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: Describe health issues that affect health disparities
Describe ways to address the health disparities
Describe the latest research in AIAN communities
2:30 PM
Using community workshops to develop a culturally tailored obesity and diabetes intervention program for the Navajo Nation
Marla Pardilla, MPH MSW, Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, Elverna M. Bennett, BA, Sangita Sharma, PhD, Sally M. Davis, PhD, Jean Anliker, PHD, Jerold Manuelito, Muge Qi, MHS, Robert Nakai, MPH and Hank Haskie, BA
2:50 PM
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Healthy Heart Project: Translating research into practice for American Indians and Alaska Natives with diabetes
Yvette Roubideaux, MD MPH, Janette Beals, PhD, Luohua Jiang, PhD, Tammy L. Brown, MPH, RD, BC-ADM, Spero M. Manson, PhD and Kelly J. Acton, MD, MPH, FACP
3:00 PM
Increasing breast cancer screening rates among Hopi women
Sylvia Brown, MPH, Robin Harris, PhD, Lorencita Martin, MPH, Tomas Nuņo, MA, Delores Ami, Charlotte Goodluck, MSW, PhD and R. Cruz Begay, DrPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by: American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus
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