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

Abstract #122216

Carl H. Rush, MRP, Chommunity Health Worker Institute, New Jersey AHEC Program, 42 East Laurel Road, Suite 3200, Stratford, WA 08084, 856-566-6024, rushch@umdnj.edu and Jacqueline B. Scott, BA, JD, Center for Sustainable Health Outreach, part of the Harrison Institute for Public Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 50 F Street, NW, Suite 8300, Washington, DC 20001.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe a variety of roles for Community Health Workers in community preparedness and disaster response.
• Identify local organizations which can engage in collaborative planning for preparedness and response activities involving CHWs
• Identify public policy leverage points to pursue official support

Keywords: Community Response, Community Health Promoters

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.

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