 |
The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
|
The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3334.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
| |||
| This session will address issues in access to care for vulnerable,underserved populations. Papers will be presented on initiatives to reduce racial disparities in health, community health centers as cost-effective points of access, and targeted community-based programs. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Describe federally funded projects addressing disparities in health care access and use among Medicaid-enrolled minority populations 2. Analyze cost benefits of community health centers over other frequent points of access for care 3. Discuss program efforts to increase access to care for targeted underserved populations | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Richard F. Bragg, PhD | |||
| Racial Disparities in Health Care Access and Use Among Medicaid Populations M. Beth Benedict, DrPH, JD | |||
| Case management as a nursing role to address health disparities Joyce Splann Krothe, DNS, RN, Gary Schepper, MSN, FNP | |||
| Access to community health centers: Influence of governmental policies on emergency room use and hospital charity care dollars Betty Smith-Campbell, RN, PhD | |||
| Rural work sites and evidence based practice: Health policy Armenia M. Williams, DPA, RNC, FNP, Judith L. Wold, PhD, RN | |||
| Keeping the faith: Documenting a nursing model of parish nurses working with children and families Deborah W Kiel, MSN, Alvyne Rethemeyer, MSN, Constance Brooks, PhD, RN, CS | |||
| Quality of life in low income and insured children with special health care needs Janie L. Canty-Mitchell, PhD, Joan Austin, DNS, RN, Rong Amy Qi, MS, Nancy Swigonski, MD, MPH | |||
| Organized by: | Public Health Nursing | ||
| Endorsed by: | Caucus on Homelessness; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||