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4106.0: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The purpose of this session is to examine the disparities and perinatal factors affecting Native women’s health. Eliminating health disparities is a focus of public health, and we will examine this and issues Native women experience, such as prenatal care, obesity, substance use and access to care, in relation to Healthy People 2010 objectives. This session will provide a means for the participant to understand the issues that Native women face, as Native women are among the highest risk groups in each of these areas. We will examine factors contributing to these high rates and propose resolutions, discussing the process of developing community-based solutions to these problems and offering ways to implement them. We will highlight the local impact of the programs presented and present culturally relevant solutions. Awareness of the challenges faced by Native women will enhance and further the participants’ knowledge and understanding of Native women’s health issues. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Identify perinatal factors impacting women’s health 2. Describe how these factors impact women’s health policy 3. Describe the process of developing community-based American Indian women’s wellness programs | |||
| Leslie Randall, RN, MPH | |||
| Effects of a culturally focused women’s wellness program for a southwest American Indian Tribe Norma Gray, PhD, Mary Mays, PhD, Denise E. Wolf, MPH, Janice Jirsak | |||
| Healthy People 2010, use of BRFSS to monitor Native American women’s health as compared to HP2010 targets Sonal Doshi, MS, MPH, Ruth Jiles, PhD | |||
| Closing the gap in MCH disparities in Native American and Native Hawaiian communities: A quantitative review Elizabeth Knurek, MPH | |||
Finding solutions to MCH disparities in native communities: Animal clans guide the way ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Geradine Simkins, RN, CNM, MSN, Elizabeth Knurek, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Health Administration; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||