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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Cultural Awareness in Health Education
5135.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Cultural Awareness in Health Education
The diversity of the current US population has important implications for the effective practice of health education and health promotion. Strategies for intervening with particular ethnic or cultural groups within the general population must be based upon sensitivity to cultural norms within these communities. This session will describe studies and programs among various communities, including Muslim American women, Latino immigrants, and Native Americans. Panelists will discuss the implications of culturally specific interventions for health education practice.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify cultural factors that influence dietary practices among Hispanic/Latino communities;
  2. Describe the results of multicultural focus groups discussing oral health care for young children; and
  3. Explain traditional health practices of Native Americans.
Moderator(s):Ruth Maiorana
12:30 PMReducing the burden of diabetes on Hispanics through the Juntos Contra la Diabetes (JCD) project  [ Recorded presentation ]
Eliana T. Loveluck, MSW
12:48 PMTelevision language preference relates to dietary habits for Latinos in central North Carolina  [ Recorded presentation ]
Deanna Lee Kepka, MA, Guadalupe X. Ayala, PhD, MPH, India Ornelas, MPH, Delesha L. Miller, MSPH
1:06 PMUse of Native American Traditional Health Practices  [ Recorded presentation ]
Larry Murillo, DrPH, MS
1:24 PMBreast health education and the Muslim American woman: A needs assessment in the greater Philadelphia area  [ Recorded presentation ]
Brooke Layne Hardison, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Community Health Workers SPIG; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Oral Health

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA