The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Working With Spanish Speaking Audiences: Lessons Learned in Health Education and Health Promotion
5066.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Working With Spanish Speaking Audiences: Lessons Learned in Health Education and Health Promotion
Presenters will discuss challenges, successes and lessons learned in working with Spanish speaking populations.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Teshia Solomon, PhD
8:30 AMOvercoming cultural barriers in community health promotion: An innovative use of simultaneous translation
Sandra E. Gálvez, MSW
8:45 AMLessons learned in developing education materials for Hispanic/Latino audiences: Translation is not enough
Felicia M. Solomon, MPH, Alicia C. Eberl-Lefko, MHS, CHES, Margo Michaels, MPH, Everly Macario, ScD, MS, EdM
9:00 AMFactors distinguishing organ donors from non-donors among Spanish-dominant Hispanics
Eusebio M. Alvaro, PhD, MPH, Antonio Robles, MPH, Sara Pace Jones, BS, Michael Burgoon, PhD, Jack Cremin, BS
9:15 AMPromotores-based approach to promote heart-healthy practices in Hispanic communities: Preliminary results
Alec Ulasevich, PhD, Matilde Alvarado, RN, MSN
9:30 AMBreast cancer screening knowledge and practice among Mexican and Dominican immigrant women in New York City
Samantha Garbers, MPA, Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH, Maria Uribelarrea, NP, Dorothy J. Jessop, PhD, Heather M. Foti, MPH
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Latino Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA