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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
5014.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The purpose of this session is to present findings on the physical and mental health of immigrants and refugees that add to our current knowledge of specific population groups in the U.S. or internationally. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to: 1) Identify barriers to health care access among immigrants and refugees. 2) Describe health disparities between foreign-born populations and US-born populations. 3) Evaluate limitations of data about health status and priorities for various immigrant communities. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Rhonda H. Sarnoff, DrPH Karl Eschbach, PhD | |||
| Karl Eschbach, PhD | |||
| Welcoming Remarks | |||
| Differences in barriers to health care utilization between Latino and Asian immigrants in meatpacking towns Joseph K. Ogah, MA, Michele yehieli, DrPH, Clementine Msengi, MA | |||
| Access to preventive services for latina immigrants: The roles of citizenship and acculturation Judith Katzburg, PhD | |||
| Breast cancer risk factors and screening among Cambodian American women Shin-Ping Tu, MD, MPH, Nadine L. Chan, MPH, Yutaka Yasui, PhD, Alan Kuniyuki, MS, J. Carey Jackson, MD, MA, MPH, Victoria M. Taylor, MD, MPH | |||
| Assessing health disparities among New York City foreign-born populations Chau Trinh-Shevrin, MS, Jo Wiederhorn, MS, Mariano Rey, MD, Francesca Gany, MD, William B. Bateman, MD, Allen Keller, MD, Andre-Jacques Neusy, MD, Mack Lipkin, MD | |||
| Validity of self-reported weight and height: Comparison between native born and non-native adults in NHANES III Soo-Kyung Lee, PhD, RD | |||
| Discussion | |||
| Organized by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus; Latino Caucus; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||