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4279.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| This presentation provides panelists and participants with an opportunity to discuss the issue of health disparities. A recent published report on health disparities by the federal Department of Health and Human Services originally suggested that health disparities were not a prevalent in communities of color. Since then, the report has been revised to include disparities amongst ethnic communities. The moderator and presenters will provide racial/ethnic, socioeconomic and geographical factors that contribute to health disparities. Three presenters will provide information on different approaches and strategies to reduce health disparities. These approaches and strategies include recent developments in public policy as well as programs and practices that address health disparities. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to (1) describe the racial/ethnic, socioeconomic and geographical factors that contribute to health disparities; (2) present examples of what organizations are doing locally and/or statewide to reduce health disparities in communities of color. | |||
| Judy Wessler, MA | |||
| Redefining Health Disparities in the Majority-Minority State of California Lupe Alonzo-Diaz | |||
| Policy and Programmatic Perspectives from Community Voices Miami on Reducing Health Disparities: A Local Approach Leda, M. Perez, PhD | |||
| Manhattan Borough President's Commission to Close the Health Divide: Government's Response to Eliminating Health Disparities C. Virginia Fields | |||
| A Long Trip to Health Equity; another journey for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Jeffrey Caballero, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||