Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #108121

Sharon K. Stoffels, RNC, MSN, Department of Nursing, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1840, 208-426-3631, sstoffel@boisestate.edu

Two projects utilizing teams of interdisciplinary health professions students to provide mobile wellness services in rural community-based settings will be described. The Idaho Hispanic Wellness Initiative – La Buena Salud, serves rural Hispanic farmworkers in Southwest Idaho, while the second project, Senior HealthMobile, serves rural geriatric residents in Southeast Idaho. Both projects emphasize wellness care and interdisciplinary teamwork in rural community-based settings, while exploring issues related to health disparities and cultural sensitivity. Health disparities and data gaps will be explored in relation to the rural elderly and rural Hispanic farmworker populations. The importance of public-private partnerships to project success will be discussed.

Learning Objectives: Upon completing this session, participants will be able to

• Describe how mobile interdisciplinary teams provide access to wellness and health promotion services; measure health disparities; and model culturally sensitive care delivery.
• Describe existing health disparities in rural Hispanic farmworker populations and rural senior populations.
• Describe the use of public-private partnerships to reduce health disparities.

Keywords: Special Populations, Health Promotion

Related Web page: www.labuenasalud.org and www.seniorhealthmobile.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.