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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Breathing Easier Through Effective Health Education
3400.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Oral
Breathing Easier Through Effective Health Education
Asthma presents particular public health challenges due to its significant morbidity and mortality, as well as the intersection of asthma and smoking. Panelists in this session will describe specific interventions to control asthma, as well as programs to address tobacco use and to address links between asthma and smoking. Throughout the presentations, speakers will describe particular populations and communities that may be at particular risk or face particular challenges in improving their health.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
  1. Explain the public health impact of asthma;
  2. Identify specific interventions addressing asthma; and
  3. Describe planning and policy strategies to address public health problems of cardiovascular disease and asthma.
Moderator(s):Yolanda L. Peele, MEd, CHES
8:30 PMPublic health in public housing: Improving health, changing lives – results of a strategic planning workshop to address CVD and asthma in public housing settings  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lenee N. Simon, MPH, Robinson Fulwood, PhD, MSPH, Gregory J. Morosco, PhD, MPH
8:48 PMIntersection of poverty and gender on prevention practices and health status among Rhode Islanders with asthma
Colleen Caron, PhD, Annie Gjelsvik, PhD
9:06 PMActive and passive smoking among asthmatic Missourians: Implications for health education
Shumei Yun, MD, MPH, PhD, Fungai Chenetsa, Amy Kelsey, MPH, Bao Ping Zhu, MD, MPH
9:24 PMLocal health department impacts tobacco use policy in public schools and local restaurants in Cleveland County, North Carolina
James H. Hines, BS MA, Denese R. Stallings, RN BS MA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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