The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Meeting the Public Health Education Needs of Diverse Communities
3060.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Poster
Meeting the Public Health Education Needs of Diverse Communities
These poster presentations represent health education programs that have been developed for specific audiences. They represent the creative and innovative approaches used to meet those population in greatest need for public health education services.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Board 1An early breast cancer education program targeting elderly Hispanic women and their grandchildren
Ximena Somoza, MD, MPH, Cheryl Gibson, PhD
Board 2Descriptive epidemiology of chronic disease coverage in Canadian aboriginal newspapers
Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, PhD, MPH, Charlene Shannon, MA, Juanne N. Clarke, PhD
Board 3Effect of sociodemographic characteristics and asthma experience on asthma awareness in inner city communities
A Malone, MPH, E Grant, MD, C Lyttle, MS, K Weiss, MD, MPH
Board 4Expecting the best: A health education and English instruction program for women with limited English proficiency
Sandra J. Diehl, MPH, Monique G. DeUnger, MEd
Board 5Factors affecting obesity among California rural Indians
Felicia S. Hodge, DrPH, Betty A. Geishirt Cantrell, MSSW, MBA, Carol Marquez, MPH
Board 6Food, fellowship and community problem-solving
Linda A. Faust, MPA, Rajika E. Reed, MPH, Lynn Blanchard, MPH, PhD, Dale A. Breyfogle, Jill Baroni, MPH
Board 7Health care communication needs among ethnic groups of South Florida
Sheila Marie Allen, RN, CSPI, H. Virginia McCoy, PhD, Janvier Gasana, MD, MpH, PhD
Board 8Narrowing the Health Disparity:Integrating Academia and Practice
Patti Herring, PHD, RN, Susanne Montgomery, MS, MPH, PhD, Elizabeth Holzhauser, MPH, CHES, Crystal Bieterman, BS, Elizabeth Castillo, BS, Eileen Guerrero, BS, Cheri Haasch, BS, Gwen Moore, BS, Vicki Walker, BS, Virginia Diane Woods, RN, MSN
Board 9Rural African-American Faith Community Can Help Adults Change Cardiovascular Behaviors
Mary S. Sutherland, Gregory J. Harris, MASS
Board 10Socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health status of Kentucky adult population: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2000
Ning Lu, PhD, MPH, Richard W. Wilson, DHSc, MPH
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Gerontological Health; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:Nursing, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA