5125.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

Social and Behavioral Factors in Access to and Provision of Health Care

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: 1) To understand the impact of social, behavioral and economic factors on access to health care 2) To comprehend the role of culture in medical encounters 3) To appreciate the value of social and cultural considerations in program development
Moderator(s):Victoria H. Raveis, PhD
Organizer(s):Victoria H. Raveis, PhD
12:30 PMUnderstanding dentists' decision to conduct an early oral cancer examination
Carol Kunzel, PhD, Donald Sadowsky, DDS, MPH, PhD, Angela Kang
12:45 PMMeasuring physician cultural behavior in the medical encounter: A research and training tool
Lloyd R. Sherman, EdD, Gary C. Butts, MD
1:00 PMDoctor/patient race concordance and patient satisfaction
Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD, Amani Nuru-Jeter, MPH
1:15 PMDo nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in private sector contribute to increasing access to health care in impoverished areas?
Kyusuk Chung, PhD, Monifa Alexander, MHA, Sang-O Rhee, PhD, Jay J. Shen, PhD
1:30 PMMedicaid Managed Care: How Is It Working?
John F. Newman, PhD, Andrew T. Sumner, ScD, Audrey W. Horne, MA, MS, Robert H. Curry, MD, MPH, Susan F. McLaren, MPH
Sponsor:Medical Care
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Health Administration; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA