5081.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Identify health issues facing the following groups of indigenous people: · Hawaiian Natives · Canadian Aboriginals · Indigenous People of Central America · Alaskan Natives · American Indians 2. Identify recommendations for enhancing the health of the next generation of each indigenous population. 3. Integrate ideas from this special session to their professional practice of public health. | ||||
| Michael E. Bird, MSW, MPH | ||||
| Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, MD Marco Antonio Sagastume Gemmell Patricia Cochran Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH Jeff Reading, MSC, PhD | ||||
| Bill Kane | ||||
| Welcoming and Introductions - Michael E. Bird, MS, MPH, Santo Domingo & San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, President, APHA | ||||
| Perspective: Hawaiian Native - Kukuni Blaisdell, MD, Elder, Kanaka Maoli People and Nation, Professor of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI | ||||
| Perspective: Indigenous Peopl of Central American - Dr. Antonio Sagastume Gemmell, Coordinator General, Central American Consortium for Human Rights Notary, University of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
| Perspectives: Alaskan Native - Patricia Cochran, Inupiat Eskimo, Nome Alaska, Executive Director, Alaskan Native Science Commission, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK | ||||
| Perspective: Canadian Aborigine - Jeff Reading, MSC, PhD, Mohawk, School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada | ||||
| Perspectives: American Indian - Yvette Roubideaux MD MPH, Rosebud Sioux, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ | ||||
| Questions and Answers | ||||
| Sponsor: | APHA-Special Sessions | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||