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Session: Eliminating Health Disparities: Findings From Research Conducted By HBCU Investigators
4194.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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Eliminating Health Disparities: Findings From Research Conducted By HBCU Investigators
This session will present research findings from five studies conducted by members of the National HBCU Research Network for Health Services and Health Disparities. One study tested interventions designed to reduce costs associated with providing care for spinal cord injured youth experiencing preventable health problems. A second study evaluated the effectiveness of a breast cancer screening education program on mammography rates among rural African American women. The third study evaluated the effectiveness of a computer-based nutrition education program on the use of health promotion behaviors by African American adults compared with traditional methods of instruction about exercise and nutrition. A fourth study analyzed the quality of care and risk of diabetes-related hospitalizations among African American and Caucasian American Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in a managed care program. The fifth study assessed self-care behaviors of African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes at high risk for developing complications and developed a model for self-care.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to 1) Describe interventions found to be effective in reducing health care costs for spinal cord injured teens, 2) Discuss strategies for increasing mammography rates among African American women, 3) Discuss uses of computer-based nutrition education in increasing the use of health promotion behaviors by African American adults, 4) Describe differences in quality of care and risk of diabetes-related hospitalizations among African American and Caucasian American Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in a managed care program, 5) Discuss development of a self-care model for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at high risk for complications.
Organizer(s):Eleanor A. Walker, PhD, RN
Moderator(s):Eleanor A. Walker, PhD, RN
2:30 PMIntroduction
Eleanor A. Walker, PhD, RN
2:45 PMHealth promotion in the African American community: A computer-based nutrtion program
JoAnn Blake, PhD, Jennifer Goodman, PhD
3:00 PMReducing Rehospitalization and Rehabilitation Medicaid Costs in African American Teens with Spinal Cord Injuries Who Survive Teen Violence  [ Recorded presentation ]
Betty W Fomby, PhD
3:15 PMSystem and Provider Characteristics in Blood Glucose Monitoring among Black and White Adults Medicaid Beneficiaries with Diabetes Mellitus  [ Recorded presentation ]
Robert M. Mayberry, MPH, PhD, Aziz Samadi, MD, MPH, Ernest Alema-Mensah, MS, DMin, Rita Finley, PhD
3:30 PMOutcomes of a Church-based Mammography Screening Program Among African American Women in Rural Alabama  [ Recorded presentation ]
Mary Edith Powell, EdD, MPA, Vivian L. Carter, PhD, Eunice Bonsi, PhD, Licia W. Williamson, MSN, RN, Lucille Taylor-Smith, MSN, RN
3:45 PMDiabetes: Factors influencing self-care among African Americans in rural and urban populations  [ Recorded presentation ]
Connie M. Webster, DNSc, RNC
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:Health Administration; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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