Session: Its Time to Declare War on the Leading Causes of Death and Disability in Racial and Ethnic Populations

5012.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral

Its Time to Declare War on the Leading Causes of Death and Disability in Racial and Ethnic Populations

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to: Articulate the seriousness of disease risks for People of Color; Identify the Leading causes of death in Black Populations Articulate the seriousness of these diseases in the U.S. and African Continent; Describe steps one should take to contribute to national and international solutions to the problems.

Organizer(s):

Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH

Moderator(s):

Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH

8:30 AM

An Update on Leading Causes of Death in People of Color

Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH, Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH

8:45 AM

Combating Infant Mortality: The Importance of Breastfeeding Promotion in the African American Community
Darcey Lynn Cobbs, BA, MBA

9:00 AM

Evaluation of a Community-based Health Intervention Program for African-Americans

Angelia Paschal, PhD, Rhonda K. Lewis, PhD, MPH, Arneatha Martin, ARNP, MSN, RN, Donna Dennis-Shipp, BS, Donna Simpson, BA

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by:

Black Caucus of Health Workers

Endorsed by:

Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community; HIV/AIDS; Health Administration; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Social Work; Socialist Caucus

CE Credits:

CME, Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA