5015.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Serving Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in the Community

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Moderator(s):Alba Cruz
8:30 AMA strategic plan for inclusion of cultural and linguistic minorities within a community-based coalition: The Healthy Malden Initiative
Kelly Jean Brilliant, MA, Angela H. Mah
8:45 AMDeveloping an outreach worker network to meet the needs of immigrant communities
Carole Upshur, EdD, Meizhu Lui, Miren Uriarte, PhD
9:00 AMEngaging Local Philanthropic Resources to Improve Access to Health Care: A Community-Based Approach to Working with Cultural and Linguistic Minority Consumers, Advocates, and Service Providers
Margaret K. O'Bryon
9:15 AMIdentifying cultural and linguistic barriers to care for low-income populations enrolled in a Public Managed Care Organization
Beatriz M. Solí s, MPH
9:30 AMBarriers and issues for Latino Medicaid consumers with chronic illnesses
Carole C. Upshur, EdD, Gonzalo Bacigalupe, EdD, Dharma Cortes, PhD, Juan Carlos Gorlier, PhD
Sponsor:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Cosponsors:Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Environment; Latino Caucus; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers; Public Health Nursing; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA