The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #72903

Allen huff, MSSA, LISW, Michelle Marie Mills, MSSA, LSW, and Letitia golden, ccc. Administration, The Neighborhood House, 1000 Atcheson St, Columbus, OH 43203

DESCRIPTION /GOALS OF THE PRESENTATION:

This presentation will describe and discuss the use of Community Care Coordination (community health work), the Settlement House approach and a formal helping system combined to create an effective strategy to address infant mortality in the African-American community. Community Health Work is locally recognized as Community Care Coordination. The presentation will be co-presented by a Community Care Coordinator (CHW).

Learning Objectives:

• LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• At the conclusion of the session, the participants in this session will be able to:
• 1 Define the Settlement House approach and Community Care Coordination (community health work), while a local program
• 2 Identify effective components of an African American infant mortality reduction program
• 3 Recognize and describe a new and emerging Community Care Coordination Collaborative (community health worker network) and the benefits of these networks
• 4 Prioritize the training and networking of Community Health Workers
• 5 Articulate some of the unique health issues and psychosocial issues impacting African American women and their infants and how this approach addresses those issues
• 6 Analyze the advantages and challenges of this approach
• 7 Identify possible partners in their own communities to bring together and discuss this as a possible strategy to replicate

Keywords: Healthy Start, Community Collaboration

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affliation with any organization/institution whose products or services ar discussed in this session.
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.