3173.0: Monday, October 22, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

Physical and Mental Health of Refugees

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Arlene Miller, PhD, RN
4:30 PMFactors Predicting the Practice of Breast Self Examination and Utilization of Mammography among Chinese Immigrant Women
Evaon C. Wong-Kim, MSW, MPH, PhD
4:50 PMInfluence of psychological distress and coping styles on patient adherence to hypertensive management: Results from a quality of care survey adapted for the Hmong
Kelsey Gray, Candice Wong, MD, PhD, Leng Mouanoutoua, PhD, Kao-ly Yang, PhD, Neng Moua, Amy Carroll, MPH
5:10 PMGuatemalan refugees twenty years later: An assessment of mental health status in Mayan refugees in Chiapas, Mexico
Miriam Sabin, MSSW, Barbara Lopes-Cardozo, MD, MPH, Marianela Vergara, MA, Reinhard Kaiser, MD, MPH, Larry Nackerud, PhD, MSW
5:30 PMRefugee women's support groups: What works and what they cost
Donelle M. Barnes, PhD, RN
Sponsor:Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health
Cosponsors:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; International Health; Latino Caucus; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA